tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812140053300767334.post2828396650381923728..comments2024-02-13T01:37:19.590-05:00Comments on My Karate Kicks: We don't spar enoughUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3812140053300767334.post-54432925752168258602014-09-14T16:03:39.562-04:002014-09-14T16:03:39.562-04:00I've looked into Shotokan karate quite a bit. ...I've looked into Shotokan karate quite a bit. What I've seen, is the traditional karate program (using Shotokan), is divided into three main sections: (1) basics, (2) kata, (3) sparring. Shotokan proposes that all three are necessary and valuable for successful karate training.<br /><br />Does this 3-part training regimen imply that 1/3 of traditional karate training be spent in each section equally; or should the weighting emphasize on section over the other(s)?<br /><br />I would have to say the author here having a policy of, "... less sparring is ,more,' is among the minority. I've attended a local karate school where the entire class was devoted to free sparring.<br /><br />So many in the kickboxing world or in say, the Kyokushin karate style, believe that actual sparring is the most important part of training.<br /><br />What specifically is their argument? Seems to me they want to the realistically prepared for the actual physical fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com