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MAIN FEATURES OF KATA Each kata has its own character. Some kata have a very heavy, solid, and robust feeling to them. While performing them you can imagine that you are plowing through the enemy like a bull that cannot be stopped. Other kata have a quick, light feeling to them and require acrobatics. When performing these kata you can imagine yourself moving about from enemy to enemy so quickly that you never even get a good look at who you are fighting. Some are more graceful and flowing in nature, and others are performed very slowly with great muscle tension. Each and every technique is executed as if it were the only technique to be performed maximized to its fullest. Rather, it is the shape of the techniques, the speed at which they are performed, and the rhythm of the kata itself that lends it character. Kata is good for all ages, it builds the body and helps the practice of self defence in areas such as speed, mental concentration, spirit, strength, and stamina A kata may be regarded as an integration of offensive and defensive techniques, but it is more than that. One should try to understand the spirit of the master karateka who created the kata, for it has a life of its own and requires many years to be mastered.
The Katas of Wado Ryu PINAN KATAS: Nidan - Shodan - Sandan - Yodan - Godan Kusanku Naihanchi Seishan Chinto Nisheishi Rohai Wanshu Bassai Jitte Jion
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