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Symphony-x
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Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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Location: Scotland
Styles: Freestyle Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing; Used to do TKD
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 Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:50 pm Post subject: Freestyle Karate |
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Well, I've been doing Freestyle Karate for just over 3 months now and was wondering what peoples views on it are? Is it a good MA to start, I'm really into the sparring part of it all.
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bushido_man96
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Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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I say if you are enjoying it, then it is great for you. I am not sure what the sparring in the style is all about, so I can't offer much there.
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Symphony-x
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Styles: Freestyle Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing; Used to do TKD
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the sparring really reminds me of kickboxing on the continous, but not in a ring, and only light contact
and not sure what to describe the points as
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obiwansbane
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Joined: 14 Nov 2006
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Location: Canada
Styles: Open Shotokan,
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for the points... do they just have judges that score what they see through a timed round.... or do you fight till the judge says stop, then they judges call a point, and u begin fighting again?
my guess is the first?
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Symphony-x
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Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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Location: Scotland
Styles: Freestyle Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing; Used to do TKD
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in points its stopped when contact is made. and 2 outta 3 judges must say 1 person to hit it for a point to be added.
Normal hit - 1 point
kick to the face - usually 2 points
hit with style - 2 points
kick to the head with style - 3 points
keep in mind, i dnt tend to do much points, so that might be slightly wrong
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Jiffy
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It's hard to say without seeing the school, particularly because "Freestyle" can open it up to mean just about anything.
If you are learning something, keeping active and enjoying it, it can't be too bad.
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KaratekaAndy
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Joined: 02 Feb 2006
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Location: United Kingdom
Styles: Karate
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I used to do freestyle, but stopped when the instructor left and her replacement turned it into a McDojo 
But if you like it keep doing it! 
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Symphony-x
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Location: Scotland
Styles: Freestyle Karate, Kickboxing, Boxing; Used to do TKD
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yeah i am enjoying it, and the instructors are great
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on the post.
