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169 - Kata Is Useless for Combat, Prove Me Wrong, with Iain Abernathy

169 - Kata Is Useless for Combat, Prove Me Wrong, with Iain Abernathy

FromThe Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting


169 - Kata Is Useless for Combat, Prove Me Wrong, with Iain Abernathy

FromThe Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast 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
Released:
Sep 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What is it that allows some people to push themselves beyond their limitations? Why can some people survive situations others do not? On this podcast we try to find out the answers. Stephan Kesting, is a lifelong martial artist, BJJ black belt, career firefighter, and outdoorsman. Join us as he talks to fighters, adventurers, competitors, coaches, firefighters, trainers and other people living the strenuous life. Stephan also runs Grapplearts.com, where he has published many hundreds of martial arts videos, articles and tutorials. His free guide to learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, A Roadmap for BJJ, has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and has become a foundational text for the art.