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Kevin Wilson
Yellow Belt
Joined: 24 Aug 2011
Posts: 61
Location: Livingston , Scotland
Styles: Shotokan
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 2701
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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Do what you know how to do and you'll be fine.
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tallgeese
KF Sensei
Joined: 04 May 2008
Posts: 5154
Location: McHenry County, IL
Styles: Bujin Bugei Jutsu, Gokei Ryu Kempo Jutsu, BJJ, MMA, Shootfighting, boxing, kickboxing
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I have to go back, like way back, to get to a point in my life where I was doing karate tournies. However, I like open models quite a bit. Everyone looks a bit different, it's a good overview of what others are doing. Kata divisions can really be interesting, even if it's not your thing.
Defiantly go for it. |
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ShoriKid
Brown Belt
Joined: 14 Dec 2007
Posts: 726
Styles: Matsubyashi-Ryu, Okinawan Kempo, wrestling, bits of BJJ
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I've gone to a few open karate tournaments. The last was far enough back that kids born that your are driving now. Check your rules carefully, watch divisions before yours to get an idea. And then, relax, have fun and look at it as a chance to meet new folks, see some new styles and experiment in what you're doing a bit.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 22966
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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Montana
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Posts: 632
Location: Formerly Montana, now Spokane, WA
Styles: Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo & Kobudo
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I've judged and ref'd open tournaments for 25 years or so and would recommend them over a single style tournament any day.
If you want to test your sparring skills, open tournaments are the only way to go because yoyu are fighting against possibly Japanese, Korean, American and who knows what other systems, not just your own. in my experience, most systems all fight pretty mucgh the same, but there are differences.
Some systems use more kicks than others, and higher kicks. some systems view the groin as a viable target, others don't. Some systems use their hands a lot more than others, etc. As has been mentioned, watch as much as you can prior to your event to get a feel for what you're going to run into.
You might want to also check out a thread I posted a while back called From a Tournament Judge and Referee's Perspectiveon this topic.
GOOD LUCK!
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okehamptonunited
White Belt
Joined: 21 Nov 2011
Posts: 12
Location: England
Styles: Karate and Boxing
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What are open tornameants? How do you join?
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Montana
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Posts: 632
Location: Formerly Montana, now Spokane, WA
Styles: Shorin Ryu Matsumura Kenpo & Kobudo
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| What are open tornameants? How do you join? |
Open tournaments are those that are open to ANY system to enter. IE: karate, TKD, kungfu, kenpo, etc. How do you join? Just show up and register.
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sensei8
KF Sempai
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 5106
Location: Owasso, OK and Van Nuys, CA
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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I retired from active competitions in 1994, and open tournaments is all I did for 29 years. After that, I would judge or be an arbitrator. For me, I didn't like the idea of going up against those from my style because I knew them and their tactic ways, and going up against those not from my style was a total rush for me, no matter the divisions.
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MasterPain
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
Posts: 1820
Location: Parts Unknown
Styles: Bujin Bugei Jutsu, Psycho Drive and Spanish Ninjitsu
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I retired from active competitions in 1994, and open tournaments is all I did for 29 years. After that, I would judge or be an arbitrator. For me, I didn't like the idea of going up against those from my style because I knew them and their tactic ways, and going up against those not from my style was a total rush for me, no matter the divisions.
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The only way I know the tactics of anyone from my style is that I know them personally. Dang hybrid arts that encourage cross-training.
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on the post.
