I am thinking
out loud here but IMVHO too often the quote of Funakoshi Ginchin about masters
only knowing or requiring 3 kata is being thrown out there, and frequently by
people who don’t practice the art of Funakoshi Ginchin.
When we take a
look at what actually was done by instructors from Okinawa there is not one
size that fits all of them.
Certainly were
some that had few forms, Then there were more had a bit more than a few forms.
And of course those who used many form studies.
Perhaps every
student did not study every form in those larger examples, but it seems to me
as time passed, many systems grew in size as to the number of forms they
studied.
I am not
interested in passing judgment, just noting what happened, and in each of those
cases someone made a choice to follow a different paradigm.
Of course Master
instructors are free to make their own rules for their own reasons.
But let’s go
back to the 3 kata, each in 3 years of study of Funakoshi Ginchin.
Just because
something is written, nor being written does that make it unequivocal truth.
Many times I have found reasonable propositions in books, in turn copied from
other books, etc. And then only discovered the original writing was incorrect. Cascading martial inaccuracies becoming
‘truth’.
Just
because something is written, nor being written does that make it unequivocal
truth.
One the other
hand perhaps another reason come to mind.
Such as
statements might be use to lead the mind, a common potential, that does not
mean it is wrong to do that.
What if the
intent to focus the beginner mind on what they are actually working on, and
move that mind away from what others, not beginners, are doing. That might also be a reasonable interpretation
why those words were written.
Of course my
suggestion does not actually answer the question. That choice as to meaning is
up to your use.
I only suggest
it might be a possible interpretation. Through effort, we may learn and
prosper,
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