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In traditional Shotokan karate, the first type of kumite for beginners is gohon kumite. The defender steps back each time, blocking the attacks and performing a counterattack after the last block. This activity looks nothing like the jiyu kumite (or "free sparring") practiced by more advanced practitioners.
In his book "Karate-do Kyohan" Funakoshi wrote: “Because of its simplicity, the kata is easily learned by beginners. Nevertheless, as its name implies, this form is of the most profound character and one to which, upon mastery of the art of karate, an expert will return to select it as the ultimate training kata” (page 42, ‘Karate-Do ...
Kata is a term used by some programmers in the Software Craftsmanship [11] movement. Computer programmers who call themselves "Software Craftsmen" [ 12 ] will write 'Kata' [ 13 ] - small snippets of code that they write in one sitting, sometimes repeatedly, [ 14 ] often daily, in order to build muscle memory and practise their craft.
In the Karate Kid franchise, Tang Soo Do serves the basis for the fictional Karate derivative called Cobra Kai, practiced by the villainous Cobra Kai Dojo, founded by John Kreese. [ h ] In particular Johnny Lawrence , a central antagonist of the 1984 film and one of the central protagonists of the sequel series Cobra Kai is one of the most well ...
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The choku-tsuki (直突き) – straight punch—is a basic karate technique.It is performed by closing the hand in a fist. Target contact is made with the first two knuckles of the fore-fist, with the fist rotated slightly, both externally and downwards, so as to align the wrist directly behind the first two knuckles.