for the sport karate kind of sparring.

What are you're favorite techniques to use?

thanks

My favorite attack is when I use my lead hand to to knock down the other person's lead hand. Then I either jump or step to that side rotating my body and landing a hammer fist to the top of the head with my back hand. This is really hard to explain in words, lol. The reason I do it is to: first, it throws them of as I move to the side and not straight on; second, it puts there lead arm into there other arm making it harder for them to recover; third, I'm short a attack to the top of the head is usually not the place they expect me to attack. If you can't understand what I am saying I'm really sorry... I am not the best at explanations.

My favorite attack is when I use my lead hand to to knock down the other person's lead hand. Then I either jump or step to that side rotating my body and landing a hammer fist to the top of the head with my back hand. This is really hard to explain in words, lol. The reason I do it is to: first, it throws them of as I move to the side and not straight on; second, it puts there lead arm into there other arm making it harder for them to recover; third, I'm short a attack to the top of the head is usually not the place they expect me to attack. If you can't understand what I am saying I'm really sorry... I am not the best at explanations.

ohh, cool. yeah, I understand

that's a good one to use.

Our school doesn't score hammerfists to the top of the head: the crown of the skull is a very hard target that we view as not worth targeting with a comparatively weak strike like the hammerfist. My favorite simple technique in point sparring is a backfist from the lead hand: my favorite complex technique is to feint a side kick to the body, then switch to a backfist to the head.

The king of them all in Shiai has to be a well timed Gyaku - doesn't it?

Chitsu

Strike has to be Uraken (backfist) and kick has to be yoko geri kekomi (side thrust kick).

Backfist and back kick for me.

Ridgehand and backfist for me.

Spinning back kick, specially in response to a rear leg roundhouse kick, which is a VERY common kick used. I get plenty of opportunities to use my spin in every match.

My favorite attack is when I use my lead hand to to knock down the other person's lead hand. Then I either jump or step to that side rotating my body and landing a hammer fist to the top of the head with my back hand.

I can picture this with either the knock/slap down as described, or as a smother. It's interesting that you "jump or step to that side rotating" your body. That's a rather unexpected--and clever--move.