Karatekas #StayActive: Male Kumite -60kg edition
2020-04-13

While the world is still in lock down, karatekas around the world continue making the best of troubled times. They keep motivating us to #StayActive and #StayStrong. We take a look at the activities that karatekas of Male Kumite -60kg category are doing to maintain form and fitness.
While the world is still in lock down, karatekas around the world continue making the best of troubled times. They keep motivating us to #StayActive and #StayStrong. We take a look at the activities that karatekas of Male Kumite -60kg category are doing to maintain form and fitness.
ERAY SAMDAN SHOWS KARATE AS A FAMILY SPORT
Karate is more than a sport. It is a set of knowledge and a way of life which is passed from generation to generation, from parents to children. As a demonstration of the strong tradition of this discipline in families, Eray Samdan of Turkey takes social media to show how he is keeping in form his mother and father's help.
“We all know the importance of doing sports to maintain a strong immune system. Here we are showing our dear supporters, who are kept in isolation in their homes, some actions that I am doing with my mother and my father,” said the six-time underage continental championships gold medallist.
Credit: @Eray ÅžAMDAN
Eray Samdan on Instagram
SADRIDDIN SAYMATOV TRAINS WITH A BUDDY
We all know that there’s nothing better than training with a colleague. Sadriddin Saymatov of Uzbekistan gives us an example of fun exercises that you can do with a training buddy. If you don’t a training partner nearby, maybe you can do this routine while social distancing!
Credit: @Saymatov Sadriddin
Sadriddin Saymatov on Instagram.
DOUGLAS BROSE TEACHES US HOW TO IMPROVE OUR SPEED
Two-time World champion Douglas Brose of Brazil is one of the athletes on best form of the international scene. The Brazilian fan favourite shows in this video how you can improve your speed and coordination with limited space and only with a tennis ball. The karateka who is ranked in sixth place in WKF World ranking is training with his wife Lucelia and demonstrates how demanding it is to be one of the best karatekas in the world!
Credit: @Douglas Brose
Douglas Brose on Instagram
EMIL PAVLOV TAKES KARATE TO HIS YARD
You don’t need a lot of space to continue practising your favourite sport. Emil Pavlov of North Macedonia is making the most of his yard to keep improving his Karate abilities. The current European Championships bronze medallist is not letting the lock down keep him from getting better and better at his kicks and punches.
Credit: @Emil Pavlov
Emil Pavlov on Instagram
NENAD DULOVIC PERFORMS SIMPLE EXERCISES TO DO AT HOME
While most of you probably miss the gym and you are most likely looking forward to pumping iron again, the truth is that you can stay in shape with limited or no equipment at all. How? Nenad Dulovic from Montenegro shows you how! Take a look at the tenth-ranked karateka performing callisthenic-inspired and simple movements to maintain top form.
Nenad Dulovic on Facebook
MATIAS GOMEZ PRACTISES PERFECT IPPON WITH A BALL
Do you want to know how you can continue practising your Ura-Mawashi geri while in lock down? Spain’s Matias Gomez is showing you ways to train your three-point kicks at home. You only need a ball. His flexibility and speed also help, of course. Take a look at the two-time European champion in action!
Credit: @Matías Gómez
Show us your workouts with the hashtags #StayActive and #Karate.
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