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Summary: Katas are Karate moves made into forms or sequences practiced for muscle memory and style. Learn Okinawan Karate and katas for self defense in this free martial arts video.

Views: 1,023 | Tags: self, defense, martial, arts, karate, okinawan

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Armando Martinez Armando Martinez is the Instructor for the JUNDOKAN Karate Dojo. He is Graded 6th Dan in Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do. His Instructor is Sensei Teruo Chinen. M... read more

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Kata in Okinawan Karate

In this clip, I would like to discuss and show you the concept of Kata. Kata is considered to be the mold or of the form of karate. It is the encyclopedia of the karate style. This style Okinawa gojodo we use Kata called getsadichi which we will demonstrate for you at this time. The students stand at attention and there is self-respect. The ready position is called yo. As you can see several different stances are used and several techniques both defensive and offensive. These movements are done with some isometric tension.

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