my tests ome up in 8 weeks and im a part of the ATA Blackbelt Academy(songahm style) so we do patterns by the songahm star and you need to know the basics for your level and we have the stripe system 1 stripe-basics 2 stripe-form 3 stripe-sparring ya
fake front kick into a roundhouse, and when your about a foot away from contact, spin to where you can hit the side of their head with the blade of your foot my personal favorite
concentrate on your opponents whole body, and before you spar, think of different situations and if he throws a certain technique, play out a mental image of how you will react, and it calms you down, you feel more assured in sparring
ya, i watch the show naruto, and every day i meditate by going through the handsigns with candles surrounding me, another way i practice spiritually is i play my guitar, it calms me before i train for my karate classes
hey, i wanted to know what are some good tournaments that have sparring to join, because the only one ive heard about is the Arizona IMPACT Nationals, so please tell me some good ones, i like sparring!!!!
ive trained in karate and TKD, but i wanted to know what would this be closest to: alot of Kicking, punching, blocking, extensive sparring, and not that much forms(or katas), and slow testing inbetween periods