Archive for October 30th, 2007

Be First! Initial Movement

Posted by: John W. Zimmer
Under: karate
30 Oct 2007

In sport karate we have a saying – Be First! That means as far as a point karate standpoint – being first is everything. Let me explain, in the open tournaments I use to fight in from the eighties, the most points in two minutes, won the match. While it was true that sometimes some sloppy but effective techniques would ultimately win bouts. I think generally that a practitioner that can hit their opponent first would also win in the street. Full Story »

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