Full contact karate

Full contact karate
FocusStriking
Country of originJapan
CreatorVaries depending on subtype.
Famous practitioners
ParenthoodVaries depending on subtype.
Olympic sportNo

Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "The Empty Hand | FIGHT! Magazine – Archives". Fightmagazine.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. ^ "Smoker | FIGHT! Magazine – Archives". Fightmagazine.com. 2007-10-31. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ^ Springer, Steve (1986-05-04). "A Different Way to Get Their Kicks". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-21.