[quote=bodhisattva;288686]Draeger can say what he likes - I still don't find many Judo schools who compete who really care about Kata.
No matter what Draeger said "back in the day" it doesn't change that fact.[/QUOTE]
Interesting you should mention the FACT that many Judo schools ignore kata these days!
As a matter of FACT Mr. Draeger started that very article off with a similar observation.
And I quote; "Kata? Not in this dojo. We only do fightin' Judo here. It's bad enough you have to learn some of it just before ya' wanna pass your Dan exam; but after that.....forget it!"
The more things change the more they stay the same...
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