'KATA: A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery Inside An Enigma'

Damo W

An interview with Patrick McCarthy 8th Dan, published in the shotokan way website,

http://www.theshotokanway.com/interviewwithpatmccarthy.html,

may be of particular interest to our shotokan members and/or karate-ka in general.

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TKD SC

"Incidentally, as you mentioned that I have gone in a style-free direction, I'd like to add the following. I am confident that the change of direction in which I am presently travelling is much more in line with the teachings left to us by the pioneers of our art than the conformist mentality, which forms the foundation of modern karate. "Tradition is not about preserving the ashes but keeping a flame alight." - Jean Janses. The only way to do this effectively, especially in lieu of such widespread ambiguity, is continually exploring that which we don't understand by using any and all means available to us. This is what I'm doing, it's the guiding light of the IRKRS, and it's also what I believe the pioneers of our tradition embraced and meant for all learners to accept as true."


Good article. It's quite long but some interesting bits and pieces in there. Quote from it above that I liked.