KUMITE AN ARTICLE

THIS IS WHEN IN KARATE YOU FIGHT SOMEONE EITHER IN A COMPETITION- RULES AND POINTS REWARDED OR AFTER MAIN KARATE LESSON WITH LESSER RULES .YOU START WITH A BOW  TO RESPECT YOUR FELLOW STUDENT OR OPPONENT .THEN KUMITE BEGINS LIKE A HUMAN GAME OF CHESS ,EYES ON YOUR OPPONENT NOT ON PUNCHES,KICKS OR OTHER MOVES COMING YOUR WAY.I HAVE SO FAR ONLY DONE 2 AND ADMIT TO FINDING DIFFICULT AS A PASSIVE PERSON WHO WOULD RATHER WALK AWAY FROM A FIGHT.BUT I KNOW ITS REQUIRED TO TOUGHEN YOU UP AND DEVELOP YOUR SKILL SET AND YOU LEARN QUICKLY THAT ALL HITS HURT BUT ITS NOT PERSONAL AND TOO LOSE YOUR TEMPER AS THATS A LOSE OF CONTROL.AFTER MAYBE A COUPLE OF MINUTES ,TIME SEEMS STOP DURING THIS,YOU BOW AGAIN AND IF I CAN I LIKE TO SHAKE THIER HAND  AS A WAY OF SAYING NOTHING DURING KUMITE IS PERSONAL AS THIS MAY DISRESPECT YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS.SO I MAY GET BETTER WHO KNOWS AS LONG AS I REMEMBER ALL MARTIAL ARTISTS SEEK PERFECTION AS PART OF ANY ART FORM YOU LEARN.FOLLOW LINK -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumite