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golden tiger
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Joined: 06 Jun 2001
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Location: Greece
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I would like to thank you all,for you wellcomes.i seend you my best wishes from greece,for the forum and you all.C ya
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Patrick
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Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28753
Location: Los Angeles, California
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ts757
Orange Belt
Joined: 31 May 2001
Posts: 171
Location: Leeds
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| It's a natural human need to gauge our abilities against other's... it's due to something called ego and although some people have no chance in a competition, they will still enter to satisfy this need. Sure there's better ways of gauging your abilities, but considering competition has been around since we were apes, I think it's safe to say that it's here to stay. |
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KUGB_Chris1985
Orange Belt
Joined: 03 Jun 2001
Posts: 210
Location: Harrogate, N.yorkshire, UK
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true, true!
Well said Mr. ts757. I fully agree. My ego needs competition, It gives me such a buzz knowing in the next three minutes I could get some sort of injury or deal one out.
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ts757
Orange Belt
Joined: 31 May 2001
Posts: 171
Location: Leeds
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| Well, well, Mr. Pullan, this is why I DONT enter competitions. You see, I've actually lost count of how many times you've come to school with broken ribs... This is what scares me. I can see where the "buzz" comes in, as the fight is not only against your opponent, but against your own natural instinct not to get hurt... though keeping your ribs intact next time might be advisable. |
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KUGB_Chris1985
Orange Belt
Joined: 03 Jun 2001
Posts: 210
Location: Harrogate, N.yorkshire, UK
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Now ts757.
you've forgotten the 2 broken noses, sprained wrist, dislocated shoulder, sprained ankle, numerous black eyes and I've had 4 ribs broken.
Don't let this put you off. I only get injured so much because I go against the bigger boyz! 
But it's all fun!!!
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Angus
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1064
Location: Australia
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Well dude,
I don't really believe in tournaments as a show of superior skill, i see war and only war as an adequate scene for the performace of superior skill.... but tournaments are fun games. I'm going to soon get into amateur kickboxing (ring) and karate kumite (semi-contact point)...
There ye go,
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Karateka
Red Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2001
Posts: 786
Location: North Vancouver, Canada
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I am in Shito Ryu Karate so I know this is not exactly my site but, what the heck! I have been in three tournaments mainly because the first two I wasn't ready for. I think that tournaments are great. They provide you ample competition, get to meet other people, and its fun. The judges aren't really biased because they all take lessons on how to behave. Sometimes they are when they are higher up but that really doesn't matter. The Kumite is my personal favourite because I enjoy it the most.
Those are my two cents
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thaiboxerken
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1270
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I think "forms" or "kata" competitions are a waste of time. Not just because I don't like forms or kata, but because each style/system has their own "kata" so there isn't a solid, subjective judgement criteria. I bet the Tai Chi guys don't do well at the "kata" tournaments because they moves very slow where-as the karate guys have very dynamic kata that is fast and exciting to watch. To me, if you want to see people flipping in the air, go watch Gymnastics.
As far as sparring or fighting, full-contact with very little rules is the best way to go. Then you can actually see the dynamics and flow of combat. Point sparring is a "who can touch who first" type of competition and really upsets the flow of competition. Shotokan guys are starting to compete in full-contact and grappling, which is great.
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Karateka
Red Belt
Joined: 22 Jun 2001
Posts: 786
Location: North Vancouver, Canada
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To Ken's comment, there are actually a ground ruling for Kata. If you go to http://www.wkf.net and download the new Karate rules, you can see what they consider into Kata's. It is really quite interesting to see how the break it down into The actual techniques and not the styles.
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