tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041374.post1271860386552686606..comments2023-10-24T09:17:19.207-04:00Comments on The Perpetual Beginner: Tournament and Kata FrustrationsPerpetual Beginnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041374.post-8708004523972078302007-11-06T13:09:00.000-05:002007-11-06T13:09:00.000-05:00Hey Becky!Two people videoed the kata at the tourn...Hey Becky!<BR/><BR/>Two people videoed the kata at the tournament. My sensei is hoping that we can watch at least one of them sometime this week. If the video doesn't show any great gaffes (like our other adult purple who completely forgot a kick), then taking the problem to the women's list is a great idea.<BR/><BR/>At this point I'm almost hoping I made some tremendous gaffe - except I can't imagine that the judges wouldn't mention such a thing when asked about my kata.Perpetual Beginnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041374.post-89308341504865879282007-11-05T17:29:00.000-05:002007-11-05T17:29:00.000-05:00I agree with John about the video. It is a very g...I agree with John about the video. It is a very good tool to see exactly what you are doing and what you need to improve. Have someone tape you either at home, or alone in the dojo, so that there are no distractions, and no stress. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with you kata. Have you mentioned this on the women's list? Maybe someone there can give you advice.Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041374.post-7278339880238112972007-11-05T00:40:00.000-05:002007-11-05T00:40:00.000-05:00I did have a good outing. I love this tournament a...I did have a good outing. I love this tournament and wouldn't miss it for the world.<BR/><BR/>I did Chinto kata, which is my newest. I've known it for 4+ months now, though, so it's not raw. The preference of Issihnryu people for the higher level katas is part of my puzzlement, because most of the rest of the group was doing either Seisan or Seiuchin (one did Wansu). I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around <I>They think I did my kata worse than a very stiff orange belt doing Seisan</I>, and not being upset at the idea that they might be right.Perpetual Beginnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625596315528064536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19041374.post-11358717059547752842007-11-04T23:19:00.000-05:002007-11-04T23:19:00.000-05:00Congrats on your placings. Too bad about the sudde...Congrats on your placings. Too bad about the sudden death in kumite, but it sounds like you had a good outing. <BR/><BR/>What kata did you do? Some judges, especially if they're Isshinryu people, will grade higher for something like Sunsu or Chinto, as opposed to Seisan. A good tool to use to gauge you performance in kata is video. <BR/><BR/>Kusanku is a beautiful kata. If you can nail that one, you can't go wrong at a tournament.John Vesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434740196022601040noreply@blogger.com