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Hello all,

How many of you have used focus mits, or thai pads, in you karate class? Just wondering if this type of training has drifted in karate at all.

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Armbar

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Hello all,

How many of you have used focus mits, or thai pads, in you karate class? Just wondering if this type of training has drifted in karate at all.

Quite a lot. They're a common part of karate training pretty much everywhere I've been to.

Jussi Häkkinen

Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Karate-Do (Kyan Chotoku lineage)

Turku

Finland

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we don't use them enough. In my opinion, they are absolutely essentially to any striking art. There is only so much an instructor can do within a 2 hour time frame (kihon, kumite, kata, bunkai, etc).

If you're serious about karate, you should be using these on days away from training.

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We use them quite a bit.

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We were using them tonight. They're very useful for developing speed, accuracy, reaction speed etc.

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(Shodan 11th Oct 08)

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