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Kumite

Men's Kumite at the 2003 AAKF Nationals Circuit

There are many types of kumite (sparring) practice

In order to break kumite into smaller fundmentals, Sugiyama Sensei has developed several kumite-gata. These kumite-gata allow the karate student to focus on a specfic aspect of their kumite, in a controled environment. Students learn to control their oponent's timing and distance, and to use these factors effectively in a sparring situation.

Concepts include:

  • Deai (tai-no-sen): attacking on your opponents physical commitment to attack.

  • Deai (sen-no-sen): attacking upon your opponents mental commitment to attack.

  • Mikiri (go-no-sen): evading, and then attacking.



     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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