Dear kata competitors: what goes through your mind when you do kata?

[Gyakuto]

It's on YouTube and is an hour and 20 minutes long. Just type in 40 man kumite. Starts off with a tree getting abused.........

Is it some kind of ‘spoof’? It is utterly bizarre

 

[isshinryuronin]

I was being polite! Have you seen those ‘5th Dan gradings’ where blind folded candidates, try and roll away from a shinai blow to the head?

A shinai ??!! We used a bokken!

 

[Yokozuna514]

Is it some kind of ‘spoof’? It is utterly bizarre

Unfortunately I don't think it is. I hope, as she continues her journey, she will come to understand what true Kyokushin is and she will reflect on this area of her life and understand why some people view what she did as not being in the spirit of a 40 man kumite.

 

[Gyakuto]

Belt holes are not the same thing . You may want to ramp up the sit ups.

Oh…

 

[TenHands]

I come back months later and realize that I started World War 4 in this thread.