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About Alan Platt
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General and specific questions relating to Karate, Karate-jutsu, original techniques and applications.
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I have 37 years experience in karate. I do not teach any one particular style or a collection of prescribed techniques. No one particular style has anywhere near all the answers. I don't claim to either.
I teach a state of open mind, techniques concepts, dynamics and tactics which allow you to look for your own answers. My job is to teach students to switch on and trust their own critical faculties. I teach understanding how to judge what works and why, to utilise, adapt and apply any technique suited from the vast repertoire available from a diverse martial arts world and promote creativity.
Students need to be aware of what's needed for defence or offence instinctively. Not slow down the process of response by prescribing movement for possible use. A prescribed action alone is not enough. We must learn to be aware of probable actions taking place quicker than you could think the action out. Students must fully understand exactly what the purpose of the action is for, when and why.
I work on a system by which we can initiate a stimulant for an efficient movement. A needed response i.e. catch, throw, evade, resist, parry, strike. Of which the body already has inherent patterns for those purposes. You can’t slow down or alter this system to get a better "karate effect".
We have built into our mindset a trial and error self correcting attitude. Karate can not redefine movement for its own purpose or style.
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Free Agent
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A personal qualification for my karate experiences.
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6th Dan Karate-jutsu.
Chief Instructor of my own small members only organisation.
Website link www.uk-karate.com
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You are here: Experts > Recreation/Outdoors > Martial Arts > Karate > Kyokushin
Expert: Alan Platt - 10/30/2009
Question
Is that kung fu is full contact martial arts.And what is Non contact , semi contact, full contact.is boxing ,wrestling is a martial arts.
Answer
Please don't box me into a corner. You don't need me to answer questions you already know the answers to. Sport Karate is "termed non contact" Kick boxing with pads etc is "termed semi contact" Full contact competition (as with Non %26 Semi)has rules to prevent injury. RULES %26 REGULATIONS.............pads and protection are used for safety and to prolong fights and life?
My definition of full contact fighting has life threatening consequences, far greater risk other than by accident. The purpose and intention is to injure, maim or kill. Anything less is a facsimile to a lesser degree of finality.
Kyokushin is renowned for it's tough knock down karate competitions. It's a sport not a killing art, a killing art being one that would fight to the death.
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