How Do You Compete And Succeed In Martial Arts Tournaments?
• Train regularly in the martial arts. If you don’t know any martial arts, you certainly can’t compete in a martial arts tournament! Train at least twice a week when preparing for a tournament, as well as few times a week at home so you can achieve a skill level that allows you to compete and do well when pitted against others. Stances, technique, kiai and balance are all important aspects to work on. Private lessons, if offered at your dojo, may be beneficial. If you are an XMA artist or do creative/musical martial arts, be sure to work on being able to keep to your music, land all your stunts and keep your weapons in your hands at all times. Also, if your dojo has a competition team that travels on tournament circuits and practices specifically for tournaments, this may be something you want to look into. • Find a tournament that suits you. There are tons of tournaments out there, so you need to narrow down your search a bit. What kind of martial arts do you do? Some are open tournam
