Sparring Combinations

[Saz]

I've got a tournament coming up, and normally use gyaku/uraken followed up by a kick of some kind. Its basics and we all get taught this, so I've been thinking that throwing something a bit more orginal might give a better chance, as they won't be expecting it.
If you do spar, what combinations do you think is most effective?

[Andrew Green]

To get any usefull responses I think you would need to state what rules.

Sport karate? Knockdown? Semi-knockdown?

[Saz]

Nihon Shobu, first fighter to two points or 4 half points wins.

[Bon]

Lead leg front kick seems like a nice one to try.

[TkdWarrior]

some sparring tips on here
http://members.tripod.com/martial_arts_tips/
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[Sonshu]

Use the range of kicks.

A front kick from your lead leg, then (from your back foot) rear footed front kick followed by a side kick from the original leg.

This seems to work well in tournements.

Don't do em now as I would just go for Jab, Cross, then low line leg kick, then cross.

Works well and draws them in for the last cross as a finish.

Still might lose points for leveling em!

SONSHU

[Jamo]

Kyokushin Girl,

I always score with a rear leg instep roundhouse to the opponent's lead thigh, immediately followed by a head or solar plexus roundhouse with the other leg. To tell the truth, I stole that move from the Karate Kid movie...when Dutch was fighting Daniel-san in the tourney...but, hey, it still works great.

Another good one, not from the movie, is to throw a head reverse punch or gi sleeve grab AND lead leg foot sweep simultaneously, followed by a head or solar plexus lead punch with the opposite hand.

Good Luck in the tourney!

Sekai no Karate Do

Jamo

[paul paterson]

Kyokushin_girl

Osu,

Combinations....

Since there are many variations of the combination and each style / school has his or her own way of performing them. Then the best rule that comes to mind is practice what comes natural to you. Forget about thinking and be spontaneous with your actions especially when fighting.

Nihon Shobu is fast and tiring and requires skill but without the knockdown element.

Stick to basics as this will help get in do the damage and then get back out, look at what weekness there is and attack again.

Left gyaku tsuki, right gyaku tsuki, right chudan mawashi geri heisoku. Followed by Right gyaku tsuki, left gyaku tsuki, left chudan mawashi geri heisoku and may be followed by either a Ushiro mawashi geri heisoku or ushiro yoko geri. All one after the other.

Basic stuff but it works, just think on your Ren Raku's

Hope this wee bit has helped.

Osu.

Paul Paterson.