169 - Kata Is Useless for Combat, Prove Me Wrong, with Iain Abernathy
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 169
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Episode description
Iain Abernathy is an author, a 7th degree black belt, and an expert in the application of traditional karate techniques. He joined me on the podcast today to talk about kata as a training method, techniques advancing over time, ancient martial arts training methods, "freezing" between moves in kata, pushback from the traditional karate community, drills to make the application of moves instinctive, and more.
Find out more about about Iain, his books, articles, and apps at https://iainabernethy.co.uk
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