Good question! Sensei Nakayama and others in the JKA likely created the convention of finishing where you started. This is rooted in the concept of "zanshin" (beginning and end the same). So, one can argue that it's not important to the original intent of the kata; but nonetheless it's an important concept to consider.
@@uconnjka4076 'Zanshin' or perfect finish is something that Kase Sensei had in bucket loads. And yet he, for what ever reason, considered it unimportant. My take is that people are actually spoiling their kata by becoming obsessed with it.
Thank you sensei for your contribution to the wider JKA karate community, from all the way over here in Australia.
Thank you.
I think it would be a serious kata for tournaments.Its strong and rooted no nonsense kata
Is finishing on 'the spot' really that important?
Good question! Sensei Nakayama and others in the JKA likely created the convention of finishing where you started. This is rooted in the concept of "zanshin" (beginning and end the same). So, one can argue that it's not important to the original intent of the kata; but nonetheless it's an important concept to consider.
@@uconnjka4076 'Zanshin' or perfect finish is something that Kase Sensei had in bucket loads. And yet he, for what ever reason, considered it unimportant.
My take is that people are actually spoiling their kata by becoming obsessed with it.