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Having a Competitor IQ in Martial Arts

sport karate
Sammy Smith
Century Martial Arts
You can be as prepared as ever and still not get the results you had wanted or expected. You can put your heart into every training session, just to lose. The truth is when you step onto the mat the numerical results are out of your control. Sometimes, as mentioned, you can train harder than you ever have, hit a "near perfect" form and still lose. Ironically other times, you can run a form that you didn't think was your strongest with a few slight missteps and still win. Part of having a competitor IQ means that you can assess yourself and your performances realistically and make the proper changes, if any, (but there always are) moving forward to the next tournament. I'm going to share my evaluation process between tournaments down below:
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Having a Competitor IQ in Martial Arts

sport karate
Sammy Smith Karate
blackbeltmag.com

You can be as prepared as ever and still not get the results you had wanted or expected. You can put your heart into every training session, just to lose. The truth is when you step onto the mat the numerical results are out of your control. Sometimes, as mentioned, you can train harder than you ever have, hit a "near perfect" form and still lose. Ironically other times, you can run a form that you didn't think was your strongest with a few slight missteps and still win. Part of having a competitor IQ means that you can assess yourself and your performances realistically and make the proper changes, if any, (but there always are) moving forward to the next tournament. I'm going to share my evaluation process between tournaments down below:

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What Exactly is Forms “Conditioning”?

sport karate
Sammy Smith

Every Sport karate competitor knows how hard it is to get through one routine, let alone several of them. Each routine is only about a minute and a half, but this minute and a half is composed of nonstop hard- hitting movements that take a lot of energy from the body. The more events a competitor competes in, the more in tune they need to be with their body and training. I typically compete in six events (some of which all are ran the same night, within the span of just over an hour). After those six divisions are completed, if I were to win any of the events, there are other rounds; "overall grands", which means I would compete again the following day. There is a very specific type of training that needs to be done in order to obtain success inside the ring.

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New Website Connects Martial Artists With World Class Coaches

sport karate
KickLink

World Champion competitor introduces a new product that is perfect for young competitors seeking personalized sport karate training.

For years, sport karate private lessons have been booked through email exchanges and social media private messages. Now, Team Paul Mitchell member and world champion Danny Etkin has created an online platform that will streamline the booking process for private lessons with many sport karate practitioners. The website features coaches for forms, weapons, sparring, and tricking. New coaches can also apply to be listed on the site. Keep reading for more details about the new project in the official press release from Etkin and KickLink.

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