Randori
Randori ( Japanese 乱 取 り , literally: to take chaos ) is a form of fighting in Budo , the Japanese martial arts. Analogously, the Randori practice fight contrasts with the Shiai - the actual competition. Randori is not about winning or losing, but about learning to apply the previously learned techniques in the flow of the fight.
Practice fight
Two or more practitioners of a Budō / Bujutsu discipline - so-called Budōka - come together to use the techniques they have learned in Randori and also to improvise playfully.
The teacher can introduce restrictions and additions to the Randori process. He can restrict both the attack techniques and the defense techniques for training purposes. There are also different forms of randori:
- Floor randori (with the aim of holding the partner in a certain position, or making him surrender , outwardly resembles a wrestling match or a jiu-jitsu floor fight),
- Throwing Randori (alternating throwing while moving, e.g. in judo ),
- Self-defense randori (free attacks and free defense, similar to sparring )
- as well as combinations thereof.
etiquette
A randori is determined by strict etiquette. Before the beginning and at the end there is a formal greeting (bowing to each other and the teacher). If one of the fighters gives up during the Randori - by knocking on the mat or shouting Maitta! (jap. I admit defeat or I am defeated ), mate! (Japanese wait or interruption ) or Yame! (Japanese finish ) - the superior must give in immediately. In some dōjōs , especially in Japan, rhythmic, meditative background music is played for longer Randori exercises.
Belt exams
Furthermore, the Randori in many Budo disciplines, for example a self-defense Randori in Jiu Jitsu , is an important part of (belt) exams, in which the examinees should demonstrate that they can also implement what they have learned in a practice situation.
See also
Web links
- Ulrich Apel: Japanese-German Dictionary .
literature
- Jennifer Goldschmidt: Randori learning and teaching: A practical handbook (= official DJB series of publications . Volume 1) 2nd edition Aachen 2016. ISBN 978-3-89899-671-6 .