Kaizen sho kata

Here's another short video of a mini kata (Kaizen sho) that I put together for my beginning students. It's built around the same hand positioning concept that I made instructional videos on in 2015 (Project 16: Hand positioning 1 and Hand positioning 2 can be found at www.gumroad.com/ante). Here you can see a simplified version without follow-ups and takedowns. The video also includes a beginner friendly but functional application for each move, so that various habitual acts of physical violence can be addressed, while at the same time becoming familiar with the different hand positions (in relation to the attacker) that you can find yourself in. It seems to be harder and harder for people, especially the younger generation, to memorise longer sequences. With smartphones, "all" information is in your palm with a few clicks, so there is less of a need to remember things. This obviously means exercising your brain less (or at least differently) than before. With this in mind, I think there is a need for really short kata, that are not too overwhelming for those in the beginning of their martial arts journey. With the covid19 pandemic, it has become even more important to have something simple enough, that also beginners can do on their own.