Kumite
Sport discipline of karate, in which a person trains against an adversary
组手 · 組手 · 구미테
Kumite (Japanese: 組手, literally "grappling hands") is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which a person trains against an adversary.
Kumite can be used to develop a particular technique or a skill (e.g. effectively judging and adjusting one's distance from one's opponent) or it can be done in competition.
Styles and branches of Kumite
Notable Kumite athletes and practitioners
- Ivet Goranova Bulgaria
- Iryna Zaretska Ukraine
- Tareg Hamedi Saudi Arabia
- Jenny Warling Luxembourg
- Angelo Crescenzo Italy
- Luca Maresca Italy
- William Millerson Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Burak Uygur Turkey
- Mia Bitsch Germany
- Michele Martina Italy
- Niyazi Əliyev Azerbaijan
- Simone Marino Italy
- Teruo Kono Japan
- Chirine Zarati Tunisia
- Gulshan Alimardanova Uzbekistan
- Ruslans Sadikovs Latvia
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q932795 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.