What is ur favourite Shito-ryu karate kata and why?

Question

No offence to Elden B but kata is the soul of karate even though it is not techniquely practical. None of the other practicions in karate would be available in karate without kata. It is often referd to as the soul of karate.

Answer 1

Even though its the only one I have seen.......

SUPARINPEI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xulhg5uJP...

love the first dude's power; those blocks look like they could break limbs!  Flawless form!  Well flawless to someone like me; don't know what an expert thinks.

As to Kata being not technically practical, Bruce Lee's quote;

"using forms to learn how to fight, is like trying to learn how to swim on dry land."

Here is my counter quote, which you are perfectly free to steal;

"without relaxation and focus, even a strong man will drown in the water; forms teach relaxation and focus."

Forgive me being so presumptuous but, I had to come with a counter quote to that.

Sorry.

Answer 2

Okay I actually do wado-ryu karate but naihanchi is my favourite kata but it features in wado AND shito-ryu.

Why is it my favourite kata?

The kata Naihanchi (Tekki) is practised within the majority of karate styles. The word 'Naihanchi' is said to mean 'sideways fighting' due to the kata's distinctive embusen (floor pattern). This embusen often leads to many karate-ka incorrectly believing that the kata is for fighting on a boat, or when your back is against a wall etc. As we shall see later, the sideways steps in the kata have nothing to do with fighting on boats and everything to do with effectively incapacitating an opponent. In Shotokan the kata is referred to as 'Tekki', which translates as 'Horse riding,' presumably named after the stance from which Shotokanpractitionerss perform the kata. In the past, Naihanchi was often the first kata taught but today it tends to be introduced at brown belt level. Naihanchi is not visually impressive, there are no flamboyant techniques or fancy jumps, and as a result few students enjoy practising it. The kata is unlikely to win any trophies and is usually begrudgingly learnt and practised in order to satisfy grading requirements.

It is my belief that Naihanchi contains many highly effective techniques & concepts that are of great value to today's martial artists. Few modern day students value the kata due to its simplistic appearance and hence fail to give it the attention it deserves. As mentioned earlier, this situation is not helped by the fact that many instructors explain that the kata is for use when fighting on a boat, or on the raised land between paddy fields etc. Such explanations are unlikely to inspire the student to value the kata, as few are likely to find themselves in such bizarre circumstances. All the sideways steps in the kata are there in order to position you to strike an opponent who is now off centre due to the preceding technique, or to move you inside the effective range of an opponent's strike, and have nothing to do with fighting around paddy fields!

Answer 3

Sorry, but I think forms are lame.  Bruce Lee hit it on the nose when he described them as 'organized despair'.  

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