World class form

Sure, it's a performance kata, but it is very well done and she is a cutie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiiznDpoapQ

Very good! Far better than a *lot* of black belts I've seen.

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Very good! Far better than a *lot* of black belts I've seen.

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Indeed, even given the performance element.
Very crisp, clean and fluid.

Compare to this form, which "performance flavor" do you like?

- To use few slow moves to set up few fast moves? or
- To flow smoothly from the beginning all the way to the end?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrXpjf8sZo

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

Compare to this form, which "performance flavor" do you like?

- To use few slow moves to set up few fast moves? or
- To flow smoothly from the beginning all the way to the end?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrXpjf8sZo

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Both are good so it's not an either/or BUT I do like her performance better.
The pauses and slow moves give a look of "pent up tension" and "potential explosion", know what I mean?

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Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin

Both are good so it's not an either/or BUT I do like her performance better.
The pauses and slow moves give a look of "pent up tension" and "potential explosion", know what I mean?

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I agree, watching quality kata performance is pretty entertaining sometimes.

She's very graceful, power dynamics and speed, excellent. I've seen her perform on YouTube before. Noticed the knife-hand technique as part of the Kata. :)