Better leave martial arts out of this. Kata is just a form, a pattern you repeat until the movments are known to the body. If you overload the kata with spirit

Better leave martial arts out of this. Kata is just a form, a pattern you repeat until the movments are known to the body. If you overload the kata with spiritual/psychological baggage, it isn't martial arts anymore. To quote a teacher, its "Ken before Zen" Disclosure: have been practicing for more then two decades.