As I have said before and taught examples of, the godai appear in sanshin no kata
earth
water
fire
wind
void
as well as practical techniques, and the basis for unarmed and armed methods, they form the concepts of taking the emotional feeling in a fight and translating it to direct action
if you feel confident, use earth
if you feel angry, use fire and jumonji
if you feel afraid, use water and ichimonji
we use these today in taijutsu unarmed, with knives, with sword, and in mutodori
in KB how do you feel?
defensive - use water, use savate, keep the distance, displace
aggressive - use fire, boxing, thai, get in , punch, knee
