The importance of Kumi Kata
The definition of Kumi Kata is grip fighting. By grip fighting it is meant to take a grip that will provide you with advantage over your opponent, but also to not let your opponent take is comfortable[...]
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2 athletes allowed per country/weight in World Championships
The IJF has announced last month that it will allow all nations to send 2 athletes in each category to World Championships, starting at the Tokyo 2010. This development came as a consideration to p[...]
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A small change to the rules as 1 January 2010
The new year is here, and new rules are in effect. As mentioned in an earlier post, a player cannot grip or block an opponent with his hand(s) or arm(s) under the belt. The rule had been tested in a f[...]
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