Reader Ray wrote: I would be interested in your opinion about the following: koryu school are keeping their traditions even if some of the techniques have physical inconsistency.Thanks for reading!
The only thing I'd add is that when you're training for any athletic pursuit, you do things that build up your physical capacity which aren't directly "doing the thing". No reason Koryu kata should be any different.
Baseball pitchers run laps around the field like everyone else, even though they aren't moving any further than first base most of the time. In the same sense, maybe that kata a skeptic is scratching their head at is about training your reaction time, your sense of distance, or it's just leg day...
Another fantastic article Peter.
The only thing I'd add is that when you're training for any athletic pursuit, you do things that build up your physical capacity which aren't directly "doing the thing". No reason Koryu kata should be any different.
Baseball pitchers run laps around the field like everyone else, even though they aren't moving any further than first base most of the time. In the same sense, maybe that kata a skeptic is scratching their head at is about training your reaction time, your sense of distance, or it's just leg day...
Good point, especially in this day and age, when we don't walk everywhere, and don't haul our own loads.