Kumite

Kumite means sparring/fighting. Kumite can be done in many different ways. For example, competitions are held based on the non-contact system, semi-contact system, full-contact system, bogu system, etc. The scoring is also different for each system.

Points

• 3 points: Sanbon (kicks to the head, sweeping and foot techniques followed by combination techniques).
• 2 points: Nihon (techniques to the back, kicks to the stomach, combined fist techniques).
• 1 point: Ippon (all techniques using the fist).