Other People's Kata Goals: learn the art as it was passed down for centuries to better understand Karate and its motions and philosophies. Alternately, well enough to pass a belt test.

My Kata Goals: know it juuuust enough to be facing the same direction as the rest of the class so I don't feel like an idiot

I have heard people on the internet argue that traditional martial arts do not give a person a realistic expectation of how they would fare in on the street fighting. I think it does. If I can't win a match against an 11 year old, realistically I should just hand over my wallet.

Why are my only white clothes the only clothes I roll around on the floor and bleed on?

All the fun conversations you can have when you take up martial arts.