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Thank-you very much Kaoru & Shinkenshi.

So from your post, I will need to be in the correct mindset & not just going through the moves. So I will start practicing the correct mindset/mental-state in kata.

You're welcome!

Yup! You gotta be in the proper mind-set whether or not you have an opponent in front of you(That is, practicing alone or with someone.) Pretend you are the one attacking someone first when practicing the uchidachi side. Then, pretend your life is in danger and you have to defend yourself when practicing the shidachi side.(Because this is what each side is about. One starts the fight, the other defends, then one wins, and one loses.) hehehe, It helps to have a really good imagination... That'll help with your zanshin and your intentions.

Just going through each technique would technically get you killed because you would not be thinking properly and be in the right mind-set.

Kaoru