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Level of Difficulty: 4th Kyu and Above - Green Belt
Randori-Go Kumite is taught to the intermediate Budoka after they have consolidated the basic techniques and material at the junior levels. Before moving on to the Randori Kumites some Sensei like to review all the technical material at the 10th through 5th Kyu levels in order to provide another chance to consolidate the material.
Many students at this level are now getting to a point where some of the earlier material learnt several months, if not years, before is being forgotten. Students must make sure that as they learn the higher material that they continually refreash their old materal so that they can call it back when needed. Naturally, any junior material is now performed with the confidence and technical maturity of this higher level of training. When returning back to review the older material students will see that they are able to perform some techniques, that previously gave them problems, with much more fluidity.
Randori-Go Kumite is generally taught when the student is either learning Sankakutobi Kata or Happiken Kata.
Randori-Go Kumite builds on the lessons of the previous kumites and takes those lessons to the next level. It further emphasizes the light footed approach to Budo that is the hallmark of all Shorinjiryu schools. It also introduces the concept of faking movements which is shown in the opening movement of the Kumite which is meant to throw off the attacker.
The opening movements of Randori-Go reinforces the thought that we do not need to use much space to either attack or defend. Subtle movements replace the expansive movements of the earlier Kumites. Nevertheless, subsequent movements in the kumite again open up to larger techniques. Moreover, the kumite trys to teach us that we need to have an unique mindset or perspective before we enter the contest. In this case the defensiveness of the faking technique with an immediate follow-up offensive movement is very different than what has been studied so far.
Randori-Go Kumite also allows the student to execute several combination techniques in sequence enabling the player to switch back and forth from offense to defense something that was limited in previously studied kumites. Lastly, Randori-Go Kumite also reinforces the ever present Shorinjiryu triangle step.
Naturally as with all the material in the syllabus determination and perseverence will pay off and help the student to consolidate the knowledge contained within this exercise.
At this level of study the step-by-step nature of kumite practice should now be a thing of the past. If the student feels that the swifter movement has not developed then they must go back to the earlier material and focus again and review Nijushiho Waza and Renshu Kumites.
Below you see Shihan Henderson and Shihan York performing Randori-Go Kumite including the proper entrance along with the proper bowing form. Notice that both the formal bow and fighting bow are performed. Also notice that there is an offensive and defensive side to the kumite, as with all kumites, and that the offensive side (Shihan York) moves forward while the defensive side (Shihan Henderson) moves back. Notice also that even though Shihan Henderson executes the first move he is considered the "defender" as it is a faking technique to lure the offensive side into attacking to a particuar target, namely the head area off to the left of the defender. At the end of the Kumite, the footing is reversed so that the players are positioned roughly in the same position from where they began. This is an important element in the correct performance of Kumite practice. Also notice that the Kumite starts off in a Cat Stance whereas the earlier Gohono Kumites began with the Horse Stance.
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