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Kumite (Japanese: 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary.
Motobu-ryū has the characteristics of koryū (old style) karate, the martial art known as tī or tōdī, which predates the birth of modern karate, and emphasizes kumite rather than kata. Motobu Udundī ( 本部御殿手 ) , also sometimes called Motobu-ryū, is the martial art of the Motobu family, a branch of the Ryukyuan royal family.
Bōgutsuki, a form of full-contact karate fought with armour, one of the competition formats for kumite. Sparring in Karate is called kumite (組手:くみて). It literally means "meeting of hands." Kumite is practiced both as a sport and as self-defense training. Levels of physical contact during sparring vary considerably.
Motobu Chōki was born in 1870 in Shuri Akahira, the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom, the third son of father Chōshin and mother Ushi. His father, Prince Motobu Chōshin (Motobu Aji Chōsin) was a descendant of Shō Kōshin, aka Prince Motobu Chōhei (1655 - 1687), the sixth son of Shō Shitsu (1629–1668), the King of Ryukyu.
Dōjō in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia remain associated with the parent organization in Japan. [ 20 ] The Canadian Chitō-ryū Karate-dō Association is now an independent organization headed by Shane Higashi , [ 21 ] who formerly held the titles Kyōshi ( 教士 ) and the Vice Sō-honbuchō ...
The 100-man kumite (Japanese: hyakunin kumite) is an extreme test of physical and mental endurance in Kyokushin karate. [1] Kumite is a form of sparring, one of the three main sections of karate training, and involves simulated combat against an opponent. The 100-man kumite consists of 100 rounds of kumite, each between one-and-a-half and two ...
Kumite −65 kg Eizu Kondo Japan: Yuichi Suzuki Japan: Erik Piispa Finland: Marc Van Reybrouck Belgium: Kumite −70 kg Thierry Masci France: Ko Hayashi Japan: Manuel Monzon Canada: Maurice Negro Switzerland: Kumite −75 kg Kenneth Leeuwin Netherlands: José Carlos de Oliveira Brazil: Tom Lilovac Australia: Ian Napier Australia: Kumite −80 kg
Kiyohide Shinjo (新城 清秀, Shinjō Kiyohide, born November 3, 1951, Ie Island) is a nine-time All-Okinawa kata and kumite champion, and a 10th dan in Uechi Ryū karate. One of his most memorable moments was his three second knock out with a high toe kick. [1]