Sensei Christophe Pinna, a well-known former World Karate Champion, will deliver a Kumite seminar in Kigali for the second time at the invitation of the Japan Karate Association Rwanda (JKA Rwanda).
KIGALI, September 1st to 3rd, at the Lycée de Kigali Gymnasium, The Rwandan Karatekas will have a valuable opportunity to train and spar with a famed multi-time world champion, Christophe Pinna.
A three-day seminar, organized by JKA-Rwanda will focus on Kumite, the part of karate in which one trains against an opponent, and will bring together different Karate classes as well as an intriguing competition component.
According to JKA-Rwanda chairman and chief instructor, Guy Didier Rurangayire, the workshop will focus solely on Kumite techniques, and Pinna will impart his technical expertise to the kids and adults who will attend the seminar beginning on Friday.
“The seminar begins on Friday at 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, the courses will be held and followed by a competition to put all we learned the previous two days into practice. On Sunday, we will conclude with a final competition in Kumite for people over the age of 18.” Said Rurangayire
According to Rurangayire, there was a glitch with online registration; nevertheless, the registration deadline has been extended until August 31st, and just a few spots left.
In accordance with the JKA-Rwanda social media outlets, the winner of the JKA-Rwanda Grand Prix will get 300,000 Frw, the second will receive 200,000 Frw, and the third will collect 100,000 Frw.
Kumite, along with kata and kihon, is one of the three primary aspects of karate training in which two participants face off practising defensive and offensive techniques in a standing competition. Competitors can use punches, kicks, and takedowns against their opponents.
Christophe Pinna, a French national and Shotokan 7dan holder, is one of his generation’s fiercest Karate Kumite competitors.
Following his tremendous performance in France and around Europe, Pinna helped France retain their team Kumite championship at the 1996 World Championships in Sun City, South Africa, by beating Great Britain in the final. Two years later, in Rio de Janeiro, he helped France win their third consecutive world team title, defeating England in the final.
On July 3, 2006, he received the National Order of Merit for his contributions to sport.
Pinna will be in the Land of a Thousand Hills to instruct Karate players Kumite techniques. Following the success of the previous year’s workshop, the seminar will be held for the second time.
