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	Northwest Recreational Karate: Site Map
		We should always remember that the kata are a crystallization of the essence of karate and that we should always begin afresh and train hard.
		It is in the kata that the essence of karate has assumed a definite form.
		, and are the birthplace of the original Kata of Okinawan Karate.
	www.northwestgoju.org /kata.htm (822 words)

	Kata
		Kata are a preset pattern of karate moves put together as a method of teaching karate or as a way to understanding karate.
		Chinte- "Unusual or Strange Hands" This kata may have come from an old Asian folk dance which portrayed what young women needed to know to survive in a mans world as it was in the early days of karate.
		If a student of karate wanted to classify the Shotokan kata into groups then they generally fall into two distinct types,either the SHOREI-RYU or the SHORIN-RYU.
	www.shotokan-karate.freeservers.com /serv01.htm (731 words)

	KATA
		The early kata forms have been identified with many past karate teachers and schools and are the kata many modern day schools throughout the world include as part of their curriculum today.
		Kata and Kamae From Kojo-Ryu and Kojosho Kempo
		The kata was developed as part of the Tomari-Te system and during the 1900's, was further passed on by Shoshin Nagamine (born 1907) and the Matsubayashi Ryu style.
	www.kojosho.com /kata.html (5285 words)

	Kokondo
		Kokondo is classed as a Japanese karate style due to its strong emphasis on powerful body dynamics and its structured balance of kihon (basics), kata (forms), yakusoku kumite (pre-arranged sparring), and self-defense.
		Until the introduction of free-sparring in the 1950’s, kata was universally considered to be the core element of karate training and the most important area of development for karate practitioners.
		Since there were few written records of karate techniques until this century, we must consider kata to be the living encyclopedia of ancient karate sensei.
	home.gwu.edu /~szlyk/Kokondo.html (5285 words)

	University of New Hampshire Shotokan Karate Club
		If one thinks about karate as a system of self defense then he/she should practice many katas because in each kata there are different methods and applications on how to defend and attack.
		The Shotokan katas contain a plenty of very important elements which one needs to practice according to his/her personal level of training.
		Kata must be performed with serious attitude just as in kumite (sparring).
	www.unh.edu /shotokan/kata.html (1060 words)

	Tsunami Martial Arts Videos
		This program by the premier exponent of Goju Ryu karate is the benchmark for technical excellence and shows superb performances of the mandatory kata Seipai and Saifa.
		This fourth part of the Pangai Noon Uechi karate series begins with the advanced kata Sanseru and continues with karate weapons training.
		Goju Ryu Karate Technical Series Part 5 by Morio Higaonna.A formidable presentation that includes the kata Sesan, Suparinpei, (standard and advanced versions) and Tensho as well as the applications in kakie form of Gekisai, Seiyunchin, Shisochin, Kurur
	www.juka.com /video/videos2.htm (809 words)

	Australian Karate Academy - Karate
		The 'study' kata represent early karate and are suited to the study of self defense and suitable for both young and old.
		Karate was suitable for building the type of person needed to defend their country.
		It seems to be a case of trial and error as the traditional karate world has been introduced to new concepts such as ‘pressure points’ and ‘grappling&; within their karate.
	www.aka.com.au /karate/karate.html (1105 words)

	Order of Isshin-Ryu Karate
		One of the major aims of the karate student is to be able to perform all of the kata accurately.
		Until this century, kata was considered the only and ideal method of karate training.
		To unite for unification of standards, and to teach the Isshin-Ryu kata and knowledge of karate as taught to us by Master Cooling.
	www.isshinryu.net /#kata (6136 words)

	Kata
		Kata is the foundation of Shorin-Ryu Karate and holds many keys to true karate practice.
		Other Kata Practiced at the Shorin-Ryu Karate of Williamsburg
		Kata are pre-arranged forms containing offensive and defensive movements while emphasizing body mechanics, angular movement and bunkai, which exists on many levels.
	www.shoryukan.com /Topics/Skills/kata.html (66 words)

	Karate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Japanese Karate competition can be in three disciplines: sparring (kumite), forms (kata), or kobudo (weapons) kata; competitors may enter either as individuals or as part of a team.
		Karate is a mixture of indigenous Okinawan fighting arts and empty-handed Chinese fighting arts, the latter having been brought to Okinawa by political envoys, merchants, and sailors to and from Fujian Province.
		Karate or karate-dō is a martial art of Ryukyu Islands origin, a synthesis of indigenous Ryukyu fighting methods and southern Chinese martial arts and spread into Japan at least after 14th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karate (3863 words)

	Kata (martial arts) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kata are used by most traditional Japanese and Okinawan martial arts, such as Aikido, Iaido, Jodo, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kendo and Karate.
		The Karate practitioner performing kata executes a specified series of approximately 20 to 70 moves, generally with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form.
		However, the most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kata_(martial_arts) (880 words)

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	Kata (martial arts) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For more information and video footage of all kata in karate see KarateOnline
		There are close to 100 katas in all forms of karate.
		Kata, then, is a form of 'moving meditation,' giving the martial artist the unthinking muscle-memory upon which to draw in the heat of battle, where the time spent having to think about what to do next may mean the difference between victory and defeat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kata_(martial_arts) (1161 words)

	Karate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Karate is characterized by the use of the hips and stances to generate striking power, by the distinctive use of breathing (sharp, explosive exhalations) to focus power, and by the practice of prearranged forms (called kata).
		Japanese Karate competition can be in three disciplines: sparring (kumite), forms (kata), or kobudo (weapons) kata; competitors may enter either as individuals or as part of a team.
		Karate is a mixture of indigenous Okinawan fighting arts and empty-handed Chinese fighting arts, the latter having been brought to Okinawa by political envoys, merchants, and sailors to and from Fujian Province.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karate (3740 words)

	Seyler Martial Arts
		He has competed at many different levels of sport karate including point fighting, kata, weapons kata, Japanese style knockdown sparring, and kick boxing.
		This page is presented as a free public information source for the advancement of the traditional Shudokan style of karate and the martial arts in general.
		Kata is emphasized and bunkai is stressed for practical self-defense.
	home.cfl.rr.com /shudokan (817 words)

	Who's - Who
		Top Ranked Florida Kumite and Kata Champion; Nationally Ranked Kata Champion; First Full Contact Champion to fight on mats and with the old style Karate safety equipment.
		Top Florida and National Kata and Kumite Competitor.
		The list of his famous students is too long to mention here and the accuracy of it could be questioned due to a lack of responsible and reliable sources.
	home.earthlink.net /~gojusandan/id7.html (624 words)

	AWMA.com...The leading distributor of martial arts supplies, boxing gear & exercise equipment.
		In sensei Paul Godshaw's 30 years of karate training, he has been a sparring and kata competitor who has earned a fourth dan in shito-ryu karate, a sixth dan in shotokan, and a kyoshi in karate.
		For the spectators, these volumes on winning traditional tournament karate will help you understand and enjoy the action, including free fighting, kata and weapons kata.
		The art of karate, originally conceived as a system of self-defense, has now evolved into a major sport which is practiced in nearly 200 countries worldwide.
	www.awma.com /index.cfm/action/productdetail/product_id/10604.htm (236 words)

	Martial Arts Planet - Help karate to be Olympic
		Itd be great to see karate in the olympics.whats wrong with wkf rules?I agree kata would be great but probably boring for the general public to watch unless it was artistic kata/musical forms.
		Karate comes as a pacakge, kata is part of it.
		There's no way that they're not going to include kumite if they include karate in the olympics, and if they include kumite, it WILL be in the form of point fighing, which is ridiculous.
	www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=20883 (840 words)

	PragDave
		A kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many times, making little improvements in each.
		Sometimes ‘kata’ isn’t quite the right word; karate uses other techniques to teach too.
		However, remember that the point of the kata is not arriving at a correct answer.
	blogs.pragprog.com /cgi-bin/pragdave.cgi/Practices/Kata (699 words)

	YKKF-India Kata
		This kata was introduced and developed by Chojun Miyagi Sensei in 1940 as a form of physical exercise to popularize karate among the public of Okinawa.
		Japan was at war at the time of this kata creation and according to Higaonna Sensei's book The History of karate-Do, Miyagi Sensei included the forward step as an analogy to the country moving forward.
		Kata practice is a lifetime of dedication under the guidance of a knowledgeable and authentic teacher.
	www.ykkfindia.org /kata.htm (1621 words)

	Kata - Ashihara Karate International - Kaicho Hoosain Narker Sabaki Fighting Karate
		In Ashihara Karate it is referred to as controlled technique Kata.
		Kata's are sequences of movements for offence and defence applied against the simultaneous attack of more than one opponent.
		The practise of Kata's is similar to shadow boxing in that when it is practised solo, it is performed against imaginary opponents.
	www.ashiharaonline.com /aki/html/kata.html (547 words)

	UC Berkeley Karate Club
		The UC Karate Club is open both to male and female students, faculty, employees of the University of California as well as the community in general.
		Karate is not just about fighting techniques and physical conditioning, but spiritual and intellectual training and discipline as well.
		It is the oldest karate organization on campus and was founded in 1965 by a group of students to provide high-quality instruction and training at UC.
	karate.berkeley.edu /faq.shtml (560 words)

	Okinawa karate & kobudo
		This account would seem to put to rest the speculation by some karate historians that Funakoshi learned the Pinan Kata from Kenwa Mabuni (the founder of Shito Ryu Karate who had studied with Itosu) in 1919 or 1920.
		Karate again was promoted and popularized and soon instruction was sought out by members of the very army of occupation who had previously banned its practice.
		Even this was not without its disappointment, however, for in the growth of Karate, Funakoshi also saw his students at odds with one another as rival factions formed.
	www.karate.org.yu /articles/gichen_funakoshi1.htm (2504 words)

	Kata
		To the uninitiated and/or newer student of Karate-Do, a Kata is a set pattern of offensive and defensive techniques performed against imaginary opponents in all directions.
		It is far more than this and Okinawa Goju Ryu is one style of Karate that exemplifies the very essence of the Kata, the applications/Bunkai, which students not only hear refered to more and more, but also practise in conjunction with each other.
		Kata in the former group (Sanchin and Tensho) rely on a constant state of tension maintained throughout the execution of the Kata, while Kata in the latter group (all other Kata listed above) allow for quick and free flowing movements and concentrate power in the tanden only at the moment of execution of each technique.
	www.rembuden.co.nz /Kata.aspx (354 words)

	Trad Kata
		TEN EMPTY HAND KATA are required for Black Belt Level in the Traditional Art Form of the American Open Karate System under the American Karate Academies National Association.
		KATA must be practiced in three steps: fusing the mind, body, and spirit, in order to bring each kata to life with its own personality and characteristics.
		Kata improves fighting skills such as, stances, turns, posture, flexibility, balance, applications of speed and power (yin and yang), direction of gaze, focus of target areas, details of technique, mind set, breathing, relaxation, and muscle tension (kime).
	www.sidekickkarate.com /newpage32.htm (355 words)

	Kata
		Oldest Isshinryu kata; developed around 527 A.D. Versions are found in MANY other styles of Karate.
		Only kata with an aerial technique (in the middle).
		The only kata indigineous to Isshinryu (found here only).
	www.fortunecity.com /olympia/sampras/376/id7.htm (50 words)

	Shotokan karate clubs, lessons for women, children and men, London UK
		Shotokan karate clubs, lessons for women, children and men, London UK Shotokan karate clubs, lessons for women, children and men, London UK Shotokan karate clubs, Sensei Akita giving traditional shotokan karate-do self defence lessons and martial arts tuition in shotokan kata for women, children and men in London, UK.
		Traditional karate tuition and shotokan kata in shotokan karate clubs.
		Shotokan karate self defence lesson are avilable for women, children and men.
	www.shotokankarateassociation.com (137 words)

	Amazon.com: Shindo Jinen Ryu Karate (Tsunami) (1998) : Video
		The technical aspect of the video is an essential part for all karatekas who wish to understand the finer points of kata as demonstrated by the Masters.
		Takehiro Konishi (10th Dan) is the son of the founder of this style of karate, and Kiyoshi Yamazaki, one of his most famous students.
		Karate tapes abound, but instead of taking the typical straight how-to format, this tape approaches its subject with the historical reverence of a Ken Burns opus.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6305435219?v=glance (697 words)

	Connecticut Japan Karate Association and UConn JKA Karate Club
		The UConn JKA Karate Club was founded in September, 1972 and is dedicated to the continuation of traditional karate-do as a physical and mental discipline designed to improve the overall quality of the student's life.
		Karate's roots go back to the Shao Lin and other ancient fighting arts of China, where physical training methods were used to build the endurance and strength required to carry out the rigid discipline of the religion.
		The JKA trained and sent instructors throughout the world, which is one the the primary reasons karate is as well known and popular as it is today.
	jkaconn.com (983 words)

	Japan Karate Association of Albany
		He competed for 18 years in Karate competition and with the SKDI regional team, he received first place team kata (with Eiji Toryu and Esami Shiroma) in 1983 at the AAKF national tournament.
		Sensei Luft began Shotokan Karate training in September 1967 at the Albany WMCA and co-founded the Albany Central Karate in 1968 with Robert Ecyler (Chief Instructor), Hal Frasier, Ihor Evanik, John Luft, and Danny Conley.
		Janet is the chief instructor of Kodomo Karate Club a youth and adult club affiliated with the JKA of Albany, operating out of North Greenbush N.Y. Originating from Stony Point, N.Y., Janet began her study of the martial arts in 1980.
	www.jka-albany.org /instructors.shtml (1064 words)

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