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- kumite – sparring
- san dan gi – basic three step/three level sparring
- sanbon kumite – three step sparring
- ippon kumite – one step sparring (block and counter)
- jiyu ippon kumite – free one step sparring, emphasis on technique
- randori kumite – slow and soft free style sparring with emphasis on technique
- yakusoku kumite – prearranged sparring
- jiyu kumite – hard and fast controlled continuous free fighting (iri kumi in the Okinawan dialect)
- go kumite – full contact sparring
- sanbon shobu kumite or shiai kumite – three point competition karate
