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Kihon - kata - kumite

Written by shirotora on

From: whitetigermartialarts.blogspot.com

Karate is made up of 3 parts - kihon, kata and kumite.

Kata I've explained in it's own post.

Kihon is a set of moved you practice on your own. Single punches, kicks, blocks and strikes.
These are first practiced on the spot, then moving - forward, backward, and turning.
Then you practice combinations.

Kumite is pre-arranged partner exercises.

Tori steps forward and punches, uke steps back and blocks. That sort of thing.

There is 5 step, 3 step and one step sparring, then one step semi free. Free kumite is free sparring.

In a way kata incorporates kihon and kumite, if done to it's obvious potential.

Take a section of kata and you are practicing kihon. Practice the bunkai with a partner and you are practicing kumite.

In fact, at Black Belt classes this is how I teach kata.

Students learn the basic kata on the way to Black Belt. I then use the kihon and kumite method to teach the advanced katas.

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