Winning Traditional Tournament Karate: Volumes 1-5: 5 DVD Set

Volume 1 includes free-sparring techniques, officials’ signs, proper dress, hand signals, terminology, flag signals and recognizing and awarding points. Volume 2 covers free fighting, kata and criteria to study as a means to win, scoring procedures, and black-belt-level kata (jion, empi and bassai dai). Volume 3 highlights free fighting, offense combinations, takedowns, how to create openings, seven major attack combinations (sen no sen), and more on officials. Volume 4 reveals advanced sparring techniques; more on focus, timing, and distance; hand signals; and counterattacks (go no sen). Volume 5 includes sparring matches to study, referees’ and officials’ responsibilities, and a final critique.