The 'one for one' sparring exercise is an excellent way to develop certain Shotokan kumite skills, such as, timing, accuracy, speed, reflex, anticipation, stamina, relaxation and many more. 'One for one' sparring is where two karateka take it in turns to attack and defend, the first karateka attacks with one attack, the other karateka blocks and counters with one strike, the first karateka then repeats the process. This exercise can be useful when trying to anticipate your opponents next attack, one for one is a continuous exercise, where there should be no let up in the cycle (attack,block attack,block ,attack,block,etc) , each attack you execute, try and 'out smart' your opponent, try to gain the upper hand and by so doing, control the fight.

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