Wednesday, May 19, 2010

What is a "Kata"?


The kata is the essence of karate and contains all of the teachings and knowledge of karate in a set of pre arranged movements. Kata have been used to pass down the knowledge of karate from Sensei to student as a living textbook.




Heishugata

Heishugata is "kata with closed hands" also known as "fundamental kata". This kata teaches fundamentals of movement and principles