Tag: kumite
The Importance of Jiyu Kumite
Editorial Team December 10, 2018
We start Ji Yu Kumite at 3rd Kyu (Brown Belt) denoting the start of the dangerous level in the kyu grades. The transition from Kihon…
Kihon is Kumite
Editorial Team September 7, 2018
Kihon is Kumite By Steve Bailes 4th Dan HDKI (Blackwater Valley Shotokan) I often ask the questions “Why and What and How we train lots…