Karate Fight Classes:

Instructors:

Shihan George Kolovos

Kyokushin Karate places a heavy emphasis on Kumite where all its basics are designed for application in fighting. While this is not for everyone, these fight classes are specifically about the application of these techniques and learning how to fight. Due to the intensive demands of sparring, the classes are structured to meet these through the conjunction of the advanced classes. Techniques learnt in these classes are further applied with the sole focus of Kumite and as such, it is a requirement of the fight classes to also be doing the advanced classes.

The classes are structured around the different elements of Kumite: fitness, strength, power, speed, reflexes and conditioning. As such, the classes are physically demanding but the results are those which separate the fighters from other students. These students are taught methods to generate maximum power, by using the entire body with every strike, in realistic Kyokushin drills. Sparring plays a large part of this class as it forms a simulation of fighting in a tournament. Light sparring is enforced by instructors however to allow for fighters of different levels to learn from each other without the risk of becoming injured.

The classes are of great value and importance to students looking at enhancing their skills in Kumite.