I study Shotokan and believe that though it doesn't have supplementary mental training, you learn that as you go along. I have never taken part in poi...

I study Shotokan and believe that though it doesn’t have supplementary mental training, you learn that as you go along. I have never taken part in point sparring, though I have practiced Kumatie often. I would say that Kata is the most essential part of Shotokan, and though students from my class often go onto competitions I don’t see them as essential.

Answering Greg: so you’ve beaten up lots of people? My brother wanted to do Karate because he thought it would all be about beating up people. “Beating up” people should NOT come into Karate.

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