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Karate for self-defense: an analysis of Goju-ryu and Kyokushinkai kata
C Layton1, M Higaonna, S Arneil
1Kime Publishing, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 1, 1993
Abstract:
12 Goju-ryu and 24 Kyokushinkai kata (forms) widely practised today were analysed for blocking and counter-offensive techniques. A statistically significant preference was found for blocking in Goju-ryu kata and a significant preference for counter-offensive techniques in Kyokushinkai kata. The kata from both styles were seen as fostering nonviolence in their practitioners, however.