In marital circles participating in kata tournament competitions are usually judged to the form. The perfect placement of the kick or hand technique is judged along with stances, movement between stances and techniques, combinations, and many other "things." It appears that we westerner practitioners have taken a form as the cart before the horse that be the function or bunkai of kata.
What? Well, think of it this way. If the form is not exacting what does happen? If one thinks along the lines of the fundamental principles of martial systems or what is often called "body mechanics" we find we lose power and stability.
What? Yes, if the alignment, etc. is not as perfect as we can get it as humans then that lack of proper alignment, etc. bleeds off our power. Is it possible we have become so enamored with trophies and winning forms titles and competitions we have forgotten one of many lessons kata provide, powerful application of technique. Do judges look at kata with appropriate consideration as to the applications as they relate to power where form is function is form and one or the other either optimizes or deflates power to the target?
Have we in our over riding desire to gain notoriety we have forgotten kata is more than form and more than function but a coupling of lessons that promote full implementation and maximization of both principles of martial systems with technique, etc.?
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