Can kata help striking?

Question, can kata help you with striking? Is there any substitute for the good old fashion pad hitting drills. Can kata alone improve a person’s striking? If you are interested in this topic, make a quick comment and I will give you my opinion! ——— ok, no comments but there were 5 views so I guess I will comment on it then. Does kata alone improve a person’s striking? Simply stated – yes it does, but that does not mean that all you need to do is kata work and your striking will improve. If you diligently work hard on your kata, then your punches and kicks will improve, because you are working on the basic foundations of your kicks and strikes. You will be building up the muscles used in striking, you will be working on your muscle memory which will improve your striking. Now, will you improve on the more advanced aspects of striking, for example power and speed? Here I have to answer no. Developing power and speed requires isolated striking work, for example hitting the pads, partner drills, sparring and the like. This is where distance, speed, accuracy and power are developed.

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