kumite

Etymology

From Japanese 組手.

kumite means The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata.“Baghbani won gold in kumite – a karate discipline – at the Pan Am Games and the USA Karate Open in Las Vegas in July.”