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#82: Are Forms and Kata a Waste of Time in Martial Arts? [Video + Podcast]

Posted on April 11, 2020November 30, 2020 by Ando Mierzwa

Forms and kata… a functional, practical training tool in the martial arts or a big waste of time?

Join me and special guest, Sifu Randy Brown, for a lively discussion on the pros and cons of forms training. We’ve both gone through through phases of LOTS of kata and NO kata, so I think you’ll find this to be a very fair conversation.

If you can’t listen to the whole hour, here are three questions we agree (I think!) you should be asking if you train forms:

  1. What other training are you doing?
  2. What are you expecting?
  3. How are you practicing?

Let us know what YOU think!

To keep up with Sifu Randy Brown, visit his website here: Randy Brown Mantis Boxing

You can check out Randy’s Online Courses here.

You can find links to more of our videos together below.

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  • Play the show below… or download to your device. Or…
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Thanks for listening! Keep fighting for a happy life!

Are Forms and Kata a Waste of Time?

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Here are more videos with Sifu Randy Brown.

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