How to properly interpret Martial Arts forms

One of the biggest misunderstood elements of modern Martial Arts is forms practice. If you were to ask any Martial Artist out there today “what are forms for?” 80% of them would tell you, it’s a way of documenting techniques that can be used in combat situations....

Martial arts forms practice, useful or useless?

Recently I had the opportunity to listen to a PodCast that was a debate between two opposing viewpoints on whether or not martial arts forms had any value.It is a controversial topic to be sure.Both parties had valid arguments that supported their point of view. So...