Kata is often referred to as the heart of Karatedo. Many teachers will go so far as to say that if there is no kata, then there is no Karatedo. For me. kata is like constructing a building. When you construct a building you put up scaffolding, but when construction is finished you remove it. You don't keep it up. Similarly, when you cross a river, you need a boat to get to the other side, but once there you discard the boat - you do not carry it with you. Therefore we can think of the scaffolding and the boat as kata, which encompass the techniques, and teaching method of Karatedo. In the end, they disappear. BUT you do not destroy them. That would be quite selfish as others need the scaffolding or boat to build their own building or to cross the river.
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