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I was able to watch the episodes, they were taped for me and I did find them interesting.

I can see where they had to cut corners in terms of explaining things in greater depth. They were only...

I have to ask if this is for compitition application or personal defense?

There is a difference with how you would train for these, compitition vs. defense.

Compitition, I have limited...

Trevor, I like the quote. Sun Tzu was more about the deeper meaning of applying force or not applying force for a means to an end.

I have often thought of kata as learning harmony. Harmony for...

Just a few thoughts on lower rank sparring, to avoid injury, hopfully.

There should be no contact to the face, and this will be harder for lower belts. They do not have the same control as a...

You didn't really say if there was a goal for the kumite training. Do you want to compete in tournaments, or is it for your karate development? Just asking, I find there are differences in training...

I would like to say that you might want to not just practice kata slow and at full speed, but in 3 ways.

Slow, good for breathing and harmony. Also this is a way for continous movement, pauses...

Here is the USA SKIF web page it has a catalog of the video of Kanazawa doing all 26 kata.

link: http://www.skifusa.com/index.html

Kanazawa has 9 DVDs just released.

link:...

"Beige, I think I'll paint it beige".

I also study Shotokan SKIF. Have you seen the book "KARATE FIGHTING TECHNIQUES" BY H. KANAZAWA, KANCHO? If not, please check it out. Kanazawa has added to the number from 5 to 6, and I have been told...

But, kihon is kata and kata is kihon.

Just trying to say is that when you train kihon you are training kata, you need to connect the feeling. When you do kata you should be a perfect as kihon, but...