I know, just bear with me

Folks,

I know that I talk about kata a lot, and I apologize....Wait no I dont. Kata is important, and it needs to be spoken of. There are still a lot of people who claim that kata is useless. Well, you may not beat someone up with a kata, but that is not what they are for. Kata build explosive movement, flexibility and focus. Does that sound like something that you might use in a fight? Iin my mind, kata helps fighters in the same way that yoga does.

Sure, there are some nay-sayers who say that yoga is "New-Age crap." But most folks realize that flexibility and the ability to flow from one position to another is good thing. Lets take Rickson Gracie as an example. At 52 or 53 years old, he has not been tapped since he was 18. Since he learned the same Gracie Jiu-jitsu as everyone else, is it so unreasonable that his yoga is part of the difference between his success in GJJ and theirs? His videos on youtube of him practicing yoga are practically legendary in and of themselves. He has made yoga an integral part of his training. Do you think that it does not benefit him?

Yoga and kata build attributes, and fighters with excellent atributes win fights. Or maybe Brock Lesnar is just a fluke. Maybe GSP is also? I wouldnt count on it. Kata and yoga build attributes and body awareness. So how in the world can you say that kata doesnt work? Well, keep thinking it. Maybe I will keep all of the benefits for myself.









What is kata if not an alternate between flowing and powerful movements? I would love to preach more, but it is passed midnight and I am pooped. I have yoga class tomorrow.