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- From: mikel@Apple.COM (Mikel Evins)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: What are the purposes of Forms ?
- Message-ID: <74530@apple.apple.COM>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 19:21:47 GMT
- References: <BxytnD.JrL@gabriel.keele.ac.uk> <JON.92Nov19105944@zeus.med.utah.edu>
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- In article <JON.92Nov19105944@zeus.med.utah.edu> jon@zeus.med.utah.edu (Jonathan Byrd) writes:
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- >Perhaps I should mention that there is a major difference between
- >Kendo kata and Karate kata: Kendo kata are done with a partner. This
- >forces the Kendo student to accept one single interpretation of the
- >purpose of each technique, because each technique is directly applied
- >to a real opponent. On the other hand, having a real partner allows
- >the Kendo student to explore the realm of timing more thoroughly,
- >since imaginary opponents tend to attack us only when we're ready.
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- For reference, Chinese fighting styles commonly include both
- weapon and empty hand forms performed with a partner.
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