Karate Competition and Judging
Kata Look inside and not to the outside, of course, the outside form should be correct, but people have different body types, and the point is not to judge how fancy and beautiful but rather how effectively one uses their bodies, how the whole body cooperates into one purpose, using ground reaction, proper body action and muscle action, and transferring this energy to the technique. This is why kids karate classes at a proper Shotokan karate dojo focus on developing whole-body awareness from the beginning. Judges should learn to see how well one uses whole body snap, make strong and […]
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