Purba Bardhaman District Karate E-Kata Championship 2020 & Selection for West Bengal State Championship Sub Junior, Cadet & Junior

 

 

Sport Karate : Kumite

 Kumite (Fighting / Sparring)

Kumite is the fighting element in karate competition and is normally divided into a number of official weight classes & age classes. In Kumite you can compete both individually and as part of a team. In individual kumite one fights against another one & in team matches several individual rounds are played. 
In Kumite, points are given for well-executed techniques and it goes quickly when they arrive. High kicking techniques and throws give three points, kicks to the body two points and percussion techniques one point, which is signaled by the 4 judges through flag signals & awarded by the referee. Winners are chosen when someone leads by 8 points, a competitor gives up, is disqualified or when the match time is over.

The techniques and hits must be realistic but you must be able to show control, knockout is not allowed in competition karate and warnings can be handed out if you have too bad control. Since each technique must be so well executed that in a real self-defense situation alone it can neutralize an opponent, the match is stopped symbolically when the referee distributes points and the opponents then restart. For the safety of the players, the rules are modifying & updating day by day & there are also guards e.g. chest, shin, gloves, teeth etc. Effect, power, good form, focus and sporting attitude are some of the criteria that must be met for a technique to give points.

Sport Karate : Kata

Kata (Form)

Kata is a kind of predetermined, pedagogical movement pattern with offensive and defensive techniques. This discipline has a very long history and is trained in all clubs that practice traditional karate. Many instructors believe that it is precisely in kata that it is possible to find the key to karate. Kata is the Soul of Karate. In the movement patterns you can find centuries of experience that has been added to each other.

Linguistically, the word "form" means. Kata as a whole is not something you use in a fight, but its individual movements are taken from and used in real situations. It makes you flexible and strong.

In Kata at a competition, you are judged, among other things, on timing, rhythm, focus, balance, speed and breathing. It is also important that the performance does not resemble a dance or theatrical performance. Instead, it should be presented according to traditional values and principles. Kata must be realistic in self-defense techniques and combat terms and show concentration, endurance and power potential. It must show strength, endurance and speed as well as elegance, rhythm and balance. Kata at competitions can be performed both individually and in teams. In individual bouts 1 karateka performs on the tatami & in team bouts a team consists of 3 karatekas perform on the tatami. Previously it was judged by the vote of 5 judges showing flags, but presently, as the rules are changing, modifying & updating day by day, it is judged by the points given by 5 or 7 judges according to the rules in 2 separate performances, i.e. Technical & Atheletic or collectively both.

Fair Play in Sport Karate

Fair play, ethics  in sport karate is a remarkable contribution to the cultivation of aggression in civilized tracks. The attitude of Karate-Do is the teaching of an art that did not come, not there to destroy, but to fill Martial Arts with a higher ethic - the renunciation of violence. It does not harm, but stands in thought and action in the highest respect for the integrity of the other.

Fair play is an expression of a human attitude that is expressed in mindful behaviour towards oneself, towards others, but also towards the environment and the community. Fair behaviour requires the skills of “mindfulness”, “honesty”, “self-confidence”, “consideration”, “being able to lose” and “empathy”. The education for fair play is one of the central tasks of Karate-Do.

The focus of Karate-Do is not just on performance, but on people. The ethics charter is based on the idea of responsible management by human and technically competent people. The authority of the governing body of Purba Bardhaman District Karate, i.e. Bardhaman Karate-Do Association (BKA) , their credibility and the advantage of their expertise and experience over other BKA participants and athletes should lead to an exemplary function so that their claim to leadership is recognized.

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10th Anniversary of BKA

 10th ANNIVERSARY of the BKA

Happy Birthday to the Bardhaman Karate-Do Association FAMILY!

2010 – 2020

Bardhaman Karate-Do Association [BKA] (Govt. Regd.) is the one & only official & authentic Governing Body to promote Sport Karate in Purba Bardhaman District & affiliated to Karate-Do Association of Bengal [KAB].

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Karate, Society, Social Development & Sport

Karate and society

Karate-do is a traditional form of movement with a great diversity of appearances. This diversity makes karate-do suitable for a large target group with different objectives. Think of the development of self-confidence, self-image, discipline, structure, norms and values, respect, perseverance, assertiveness, resilience and all ground-motor qualities (strength, coordination, flexibility, endurance, speed). This wide variety of objectives is what makes Karate-Do so special.

Karate-do is not just any physical form of movement. It is based on developing the character of the practitioner. This focus on personal development in particular gives karate-do an important pedagogical value for children and adults, and tries to make a positive contribution to our society.

Responding to social developments and needs

In order to propagate the values of karate-do, it is important to respond to social developments and needs. We live in a hurried and competition-oriented society where people have a lot of free time and freedom of choice. The basic necessities of life are amply provided, so that quality of life and life realization can come to the fore. This gives rise to high expectations and individual responsibility. But people also want quality, variety and fast results with minimal effort.
Needs arise from these social developments. Sometimes the needs are in line with the developments. Consider, for example, the current competitive drive within the sports world. The demand for quality, variety and fast results is also reflected in the current exercise culture. In other cases, the needs turn out to be just the opposite of social developments. Compensation behavior arises. We suffer from lack of exercise and try to compensate for this by exercising more and more; we are getting more and more freedom and responsibility and therefore also a need for structure and identity. Developing self-confidence, resilience, respect, discipline and perseverance also meet the needs of today's society.
Karate-do teachers must therefore look carefully at the real needs and the possible contributions that karate-do can make to this. Sometimes this is in line with developments, and sometimes the opposite. The same applies, for example, to technological developments or developments in education. In order to be able to pass on this beautiful tradition to the next generations, it is therefore important to keep in touch with these developments and needs, while not losing sight of the traditional values of karate-do.
Martial arts can make an important contribution to resilience, aggression control and personal growth. Martial arts offers opportunities to improve their psychosocial well-being and social (re) integration, especially for socially vulnerable youth. Qualified martial arts trainers with sports-related and pedagogical knowledge and skills play a key role in this.

Karate: Sport or art

Due to the characteristic differences in nature and origin, karate-do and sport sometimes seem difficult to reconcile. The competitive drive and the one-sided focus on the end result that characterizes the current Western sports world, seems to be the opposite of the Traditional Eastern Budo idea. When we study both forms more closely, however, it appears that sport also contains values that characterize karate-do.

The experience of a competition is of great value. A few minutes on the competition mat can equal many hours on the training mat. The realization that the student must present and perform in front of spectators can give him / her an extra incentive to develop to the best of his / her ability. Competition provides insight into the various skills and thus makes the development of a karateka visible. Think of resilience, responsiveness, perseverance and dealing with profit and loss. The control that is necessary in a competitive fight not to lose oneself in aggressiveness or to give in to fear, anger, etc., is of great value.

In this sense, sport and karate are an extension of and complement each other. It is precisely with regard to this game element that is missing in the budo that sports karate has something to add to karate-do. The presence of a competitive form of practice makes karate-do open to the practice of youth and young adults. This accessibility introduces the young person to the practice of karate-do into a meaningful tradition, which in due course will assert itself as a discipline beyond what appears at first glance.

Given the ultimate goal of karate-do, the development of the character of the practitioner, the competition forms should be seen as an (important) means, and not as an end in itself. This offers the opportunity to put the value of winning and losing into perspective. As long as the game element remains embedded within the larger, formative whole, there will only be an enrichment of karate-do.

There are several objectives of practice Karate-Do. One can consider this in many ways, mainly as Body Fitness, Sport, Art & Self-Defense.

If Parents and Karatekas (practitioners of karate) aspiring to excel in the field of KARATE as ‘SPORT’ need to wisely choose a nearby karate dojo (training centre) that is approved by the body connected to the World Body WKF. Of course, the quality and technical ability of the karate coach is utmost importance for the growth of the karateka, besides having the approval of the dojo.

A practitioner may practice any style of Karate, learn a lot but in Sport Karate, his/her performance speaks in official Karate Tournaments.  


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