HENKŌ KYOKUSHIN KARATE - DIRECTED BY MARCO KUSTER, 5.DAN KYOKUSHIN KARATE (IKOK SONODA) -

IS  A FULLCONTACT, BAREKNUCKLE STYLE, KAKUTŌ KARATE (JAPANESE 格 闘 空手 COMBAT KARATE) 

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HENKŌ KYOKUSHIN KARATE IS BASED ON THE THREE MAIN PILLARS - KIHON / KATA / KUMITE:

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1) 基本,/ 移動稽古, KIHON / GEIKO & IDŌ GEIKO = THE BASIC TECHNIQUES & CONCEPTS BOTH STATIC & IN MOTION (KICKING, PUNCHING, BLOCKING, ELLBOW STRIKES & KNEE STRIKES)

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2) 形切土, KATA = THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF KATA, THE KARATE TECHNIQUES USED FOR FIGHTING ARE LEARNED. BALANCE, COORDINATION, BREATHING AND CONCENTRATION ARE ALSO DEVELOPED. 

KATA IS A VERY EFFECTIVE FORM OF MIND AND BODY CONDITIONING AND CONNECTION.

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3) 組手, KUMITE = "GRAPPLING HANDS" IS THE PART OF KARATE IN WHICH A PERSON TRAINS AGAINST AN TRAINING PARTNER USING THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES PRACTICED IN KIHON.

IN KUMITE THE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING AND DEVELOPPING STRATEGIES TO APPLY THESE TECHNIQUES IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF KUMITE.

SPARRING AND COMPETITION FIGHTING ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF KUMITE TO DEVELOP AND MASTER THE KYOKUSHIN KARATE FIGHTING SKILLS AND THEREFORE HENKO KYOKUSHIN KARATE PUTS EXTRA EMPHASIZE ON KUMITE.

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PARTS OF KUMITE ARE NEXT TO OTHERS: 

> 約束組手, YAKUSOKU KUMITE = PARTNER FIGHT COMBINATION DRILLS

STRIKE-, BLOCK-, KICK-COMBINATIONS OF KYOKUSHIN KARATE & MUAY THAI/KICKBOXING

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> 実戦組手, JISSEN-KUMITE = SPARRING - FULLCONTACT SPARRING IN KYOKUSHIN FULLCONTACT,  BAREKNUCKLE KARATE RULES WITHOUT PROTECTORS

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> 競争 KYŌSŌ = COMPETITION, FIGHTS IN A RULESET SIMILAR TO THE SEIDOKAIKAN RULESET, WITH BAREKNUCKLE, FULLCONTACT KARATE ROUNDS & K-1 KICKBOXING / MUAY THAI ROUNDS.