As a subscriber to the KarateTips \/ KarateTeaching
newsletter I\u2019m sure you like to know about what\u2019s going on
in the larger karate world…<\/p>\n
One thing that I\u2019ve been meaning to mention for a while now
is the recent changes to the World Karate Federation
Competition Rules. There are some SIGNIFICANT changes
that will DEFINITELY affect you if: <\/p>\n
– You compete under WKF rules (or variations thereof)<\/p>\n
– You have students who compete locally, nationally or
internationally<\/p>\n
– You are a coach trying to stay up with the most recent
changes for strategy\/tactical reasons<\/p>\n
– You are an official and want to know what changes were
approved and made by the WKF this past January and when
that might (if it hasn\u2019t already) affect you…<\/p>\n
You can download the summary and the latest version below.<\/p>\n
With these updates we are definitely going to see changes
in tactics and strategies. For example, what was hugely
successful for World Champions like Aghayev, Lefevre, etc
was the slipping of the attack, grabbing the legs and dumping
your opponent on their back… this is just one example of
what’s no longer allowed under the new rules.<\/p>\n
There are also changes to what happens if the match is a
tie, and a simplified scoring system. <\/p>\n
For the summary go here:
https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/cwukq6<\/a><\/p>\n