Written by The kata that I have chosen to do 1000 times is Chinto. I have a few reasons for picking this kata. The main reason being that I like how challenging it is because of the length and the double jump kick. I remember when I first began training, I would watch all of the older kids preform Chinto and thought it was the coolest thing ever. When I became a brown belt and began learning this kata, I was SO excited. Little yellow belt me didn’t realize how complex this kata really was. I just saw the jump kick and wanted to learn it immediately. Now that I have been working on Chinto for about 2.5 years, I have found that it’s helped me in other aspects of my training. The little details in the punches or in a horse stance have elevated my skills in sparring, for example. Doing Chinto everyday has been challenging, but I am already seeing a difference in my performance!
Attached is a YouTube link of my most recent Chinto Kata.
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Nice job! I’m glad you’re enjoying the kata you chose. You mentioned that you began learning this as a brown belt. At my first dojo, we learned this as a blue belt (if I recall correctly). It’s really interesting how alike and yet how different Isshinryu can be from one school to another. I hope you continue to enjoy doing all those jump kicks this year!
Chinto is an amazing kata! You will see so much progression in your kata over the next 13 months. Keep up the good work!
Chinto is a difficult but, rewarding kata. I hope you enjoy doing it 1000 times.
Looking good Elinor-San! In your progression toward 1000 reps, you’re going to notice so many small adjustments to make. Those small improvements add up to a next-level kata. It’s those invisible things that many practitioners never get because they don’t put this kind of work in.