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Competition
- ach other’s skills. ITKF competition rules were compiled based on this “Shiai” philosophy: for the athletes to improve their mental and technical skills.
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Traditional Karate vs. General Sports
- The most visible and compelling difference between Traditional Karate and other Karate-like sports is that Traditional Karate’s competition rules specifically require each technique to have sufficient maximum force resulting in a “finishing blow.” These other sports do not have competition rules that exact such a requirement of each of their techniques. Because of this very important distinction, the training methods and biomechanics of Traditional Karate are therefore much different from these other sports.
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Competition Categories of Traditional Karate
Kumite (Sparring)
- Men’s Individual: Free sparring
- Women’s Individual: Ko-go sparring (Alternate offense and defense)
- Team: 3 persons
Kata (Form)
- Men’s Individual
- Women’s Individual
- Team (3 persons perform a Kata together. In the final match, the athletes demonstrate the application of the techniques in the Kata.)
Fuku-go (Alternate individual Kata and Kumite)
- Men
- Women (Ko-go sparring is used instead of free sparring)
En-bu (A pair of athletes performs choreographed offense/defense techniques)
- Men: 2 Men (Free offense and defense)
- WMixed: Woman & Man (Man attacks and woman defends)