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Submitted by Linden on Wed, 27/08/2008 - 21:50.
As karate is primarily a striking art, I have always believed in punch bag, focus pad, kick shield and makiwara, training.
You may disagree, but one of my primary objectives with new and experienced karateka, is to encourage them to hit fast and hard. Not only is this an essential part of a striking art, such as karate, it's also good fun!
I am still shocked at how many karateka are not training with, punch bags, focus pads or makiwara!
I do not practice Shotokan karate just for fighting, I love everything about karate, kata, kihon and kumite, if I wanted fighting I would join a MMA gym, they take the best fighting techniques from all the martial arts and put them to practical use in the ring or cage.
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Posted in General Submitted by Linden on Wed, 27/08/2008 - 21:50.
Posted in General Submitted by Linden on Wed, 27/08/2008 - 21:50.
I totally agree with you. Although sometimes you have to deal with a few more contact injuries in kumite, it does help you learn control a lot better when your hitting bags one second and pulling punches the next.
The whole purpose of kumite, in my opinion, is to learn to apply karate in a practical situation. It wont do any good if your trying to practice a technic that keeps knocking people out all over the place. Who'd want to train with you?
Stephen
1st Dan
While trainnig mae-gueri in the bag. I noticed that the mae-gueri in the katas also improved and that it had a huge impact in the whole kata performance. Kata Kanku-Sho.
Thus, practicing in the bag not makes your kumite better but also your kata.