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Competition Kakedameshi Ruleset   Recently updated !

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For many years, I have been an advocate of the use of kakedameshi (lit. “test of hanging/hooked hands”), or “sticky hands sparring,” for pressure testing neoclassical/practical karate, even writing an article for Bugeisha Issue #9 on the subject, and teaching multiple seminars on how to engage in kakedameshi. In short, kakedameshi is a symmetrical sparring method where both participants must […]

Rika Usami performing kata in a sport karate tournament

Sport Karate Formats

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As most people know, karate comes in many different flavors, and each flavor has its own variations. There are countless karate organizations, styles, and sub-styles, and each has its own take on the art. The vast majority of these are, in some way, involved in sport karate, to some degree. While it tends to be quite easy to look at […]