kumite

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noun

The aspect of karate in which a person trains against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata.

OriginJapanese 組手 →
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Meanings

nounkumite (countable and uncountable, plural kumites)

plural kumites

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

    2009 August 20, Kevin McGran, “Players tell officials to take radical changes back to the drawing board”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Japanese組手
  2. Englishkumite

From Japanese 組手.

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APA

kumite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumite

MLA

“kumite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kumite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kumite.

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