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Vincente Cabaras compete in the kumite team women's final during the 45th European karate championships Sunday in Athens.
Sports Snapshots 2010
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A critical and commercial flop, it at least featured a healthier lifestyle than the one in Bright Lights (although it ends with a deadly kumite bout).
Ariel Gonzalez: John Edwards Belongs in a Jay McInerney Novel 2009
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I have won this 16th March golden coup for kumite and silver coup for kata, in Pennsylvania, Bethlehem,USA.
American Idol 7 Hollywood Week: Cardin McKinney, Joanne Borgella Top 24 Finalist Moment (Video) 2008
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Kata (pre-choreographed forms) was always my favorite and I got in to kumite (fighting) during the last year or so of competition.
The Way of Writing – Part One of Six Harry 2008
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Didn't see any kumite, but I'm going to go with my gut and say that's probably what they train hardest for.
between the rock and the cold, cold sea -- Day hawkwing_lb 2006
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Rapp looked to the sensei and said, “Jiyu kumite.”
Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006
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Eight students paired up, practicing their sanbon kumite, or three-step moves.
Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006
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Jiyu kumite, or freestyle sparring, was a whole other matter.
Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006
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Jiyu kumite, or freestyle sparring, was a whole other matter.
Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006
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Rapp looked to the sensei and said, “Jiyu kumite.”
Act of Treason Vince Flynn 2006
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