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Background. There is limited knowledge on structure of performance in top-level karate kata competition. Problem and aim. The main goal of the study is to describe the type and frequency of performed katas at the Karate 1 competition and to analyse if different kata have different chances of resulting successfully in top level karate competition. Methods. All performed katas during eight Karate 1...
Background. In early taekwondo training, during the late 1940s and 1950s, the forms (a solo-performance of a practitioner of a sequence of movements) used in training consisted mostly of Japanese karate kata; however, during the 1960s, a variety of new forms, and sets of forms, were developed to escape the karate association. Subsequently, during the early 1970s, the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA)...
Background. The cultural phenomenon of ‘fighting arts’ requires interdisciplinary research focusing on multiple aspects. The current study adopts a viewpoint defined by the General Theory of Fighting Arts. It also uses related conceptual terminology. The preferences related to the basic teaching method – the forms or rejection of these – are treated here as a specific institution, or ‘habitus’. Problem...
Background. A year and a half before karate was scheduled to make its debut appearance in the Olympics in 2020, the World Karate Federation (WKF) elected to change its judging system for kata to a point-based system reminiscent of other Olympic sports. Problem and aim. This paper analyzes data collected from WKF tournaments over the first year of the adoption of the new karate judging system to evaluate...
Background. Randori (free practice combat exercise) and kata (formal codified practice exercise) are complementary in learning judo. Traditionally taught by imitation (relationship between sensei and senpai/kohai; SHU phase of the SHU-HA-RI method) and after randori, kata are often perceived as an obstacle for promotion to a higher rank. Active teaching methods may help us in changing this perception...
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