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three60roundhouse
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 Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2003 10:44 am Post subject: "Open" Forms? |
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I was looking at the registration for a tournament, because recently I've been trying my luck at the local ones. What is the "Open" forms? I see they have Traditional and Open. Do you make your own form up? If so, do you have a video of an "Open" form being performed? Any tips on how to do fairly well in this competition? Thanks.
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stl_karateka
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
Posts: 645
Location: O'fallon IL
Styles: Shorin Ryu & Isshin Ryu
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Open is anything goes --- unless you are prepared for this I would suggest you stay in traditional. Open forms will be doing flips, machine gun kicks, possibly coreographed to music. Yes, they are made up....usually very high energy, fast paced and because of such the entire form may last less than a minute.
See some open forms at www.sportmartialarts.com go to the videos section.
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
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Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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"Open form" means you can do a form outside your system or belt level and/or you can make one up. Basically, anything goes.
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stl_karateka
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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Location: O'fallon IL
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NN -- I just noticed you are from Upstate NY --- I grew up in Buffalo and went to school in Rochester 
Also in some tournament circuits you can compete outside of your belt level in traditional divisions but they have limitations on the types of moves....ie I've seen something like:
Beg: no double kicks
Intermediate: no spinning moves or flying kicks etc
So with those rules if a beginner knew Chinto kata they could not perform it cause of the double jump front kick....but they could perform Gojushiho which is a black belt kata (not that I am endorsing beginners doing Gojushiho!!!)
You should thouroughly read the rules of the circuit you are going to comepete in and see what is and is not allowed
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ninjanurse
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[quote="stl_karateka"]NN -- I just noticed you are from Upstate NY --- I grew up in Buffalo and went to school in Rochester
I am a transplant from Reno, Nevada. Have only been in NY since July of 1999 (not my idea!). I like Buffalo-have been there many times for swim meets, Rochester is OK.
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on the post.
