Ohshima Shotokan Karate Jiyu Kumite Highlights from the 2009 Nisei Week Tournament

[JumpityBruce]

One thing that bothered me about SKA is that it is almost a religion as if the way they do things is somehow sacred. They imply that they are the purest form of Karate and that they train exactly how Master Funakoshi did things. But here on the Internet there are examples of him doing kata and they aren't the same as SKA does them. To me that is fine as the art changes over time and nothing is etched in stone and even Funakoshi himself adpated what he learned to fit P.E. programs in Japan.

[JumpityBruce]

These people are spirtted but they lead with their faces. I know they consider it having a strong mentality but against a good striker such as boxers or MMA people coming in with their head straight forward is a bad habit that could cost them.

Also, they never really have complete free style matches as the referees stop the action so much.

That being said. They develop strong techniques. I trained at a SKA dojo years ago and it gave me a good foundation, especially my hands.

[mateusin25]

@JumpityBruce the referees stop that much because its a called ippon-kumite (1 point fight).

in the real jiyu-kumite (free sparing), the referee just stops when one of them quit, or when one passes out.

but this kind of fight is only trained when you are brown belt or above (just because it is kind of dangerous without technique).

[almamon]

i thought jiyu kumite was free of the method (one punch/kick stop fighting O_O), actually this would be shiai kumite, would it? O_o

[R3dFac3]

Kurt Goessman kicks ass