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PREPARATION OF KARATISTS
The three main components in karate training are kihon, kata and kumite.
KIHON
– development of basic karate techniques by the method of repeated repetitions.
Kata
– Complexes of complexly coordinated movements imitating karate techniques. Continue reading
KARATE
KARATE, karate-do, a kind of Japanese martial art, a system of defense and attack without weapons. Unlike other martial arts in Japan (sumo, ju-jitsu, judo, aikido), which involve wrestling, holding various kinds of throws, holding captures and asphyxiation techniques, in karate the degree of direct contact between the participants of the fight is minimal, and precisely targeted ones are used to crush the enemy powerful blows with hands or feet applied to vital points of his body. Continue reading
WOMEN’S FIGHT
In some countries, various types of women’s wrestling began to be cultivated long before its official recognition.
In the Soviet Union, it was born on the initiative of the Honored Trainer of the USSR L.B. Turilina, who trained athletes in sambo wrestling. In 1959-1960, the USSR champion in sambo, academician G.S. Tumanyan, organized a special course in combat sambo for students of the law faculty of Moscow State University. Continue reading
