The following list contains the belt rankings -- and the kata and type of kumite (sparring) required to earn each one -- under the JKA at Columbia. These rankings and testing requirements follow ...

The two kata champions were the clear favourites to reach the final in a field of 10 competitors. The "kumite" sparring category presented a more open field, but France's Steven Da Costa came through ...

Karate in the Olympics will consist of kata (forms) and kumite (sparring). A Karate practitioner is called a karateka. The Tokyo 2020 Games will see 80 athletes competing in the two styles.

Egremont F & Egremont E SENIORS - 16 YEARS PLUS - KUMITE (SPARRING) - SENIOR MALE 9th to 4th Kyu - Gold: Joe Gannon (Kendal) – Silver: David Whiteley (Carlisle); Bronze: Wayne Watson (Carlisle ...

To the casual observer, karate's other category, "kumite", or sparring, could look like a game of tag, with competitors spending much of the time bouncing on their toes and staring at each other, ...

She was offered to go for the heavier Kumite (sparring) category at +68kg and fully train in Miri, Sarawak. “Adjusting my ...

MEMBERS of Inner Strength Martial Arts Academy returned from the European Games in Liechtenstein with a huge haul of medals. The students who won gold qualified for next year's World Games in New ...

beginner kobudo kumite; third place, beginner three-point sparring Michelle Haugen — third place, women’s black belt kumite; second place women's black belt kata Amanda Frost — first place, women's ...

The All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association (AMKA) has announced its upcoming annual karate championship for school and college ...

Kata and kumite are complementary training methods. In kata, one learns basic techniques; in kumite, one applies them with a sparring partner. The principles of kihon (see above) still apply to kumite ...