Although there are several area clubs, karate is a sport a bit mysterious to the general public.And it is just a little to reverse the movement Karate Club Jaguar Vallorbe sets up a public events scheduled.What he did last Saturday, even in Le Brassus, presenting the Cup Jaguar first, which brought together athletes of all ages and all levels of France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Italy and more precisely the Sardinia, an island with which the club has local roots, since now every year training camps in Sardinia have been established.The club president Marc vallorbier Ribezzo of Ballaigues has a score of children at different operating and a dozen adult students, under the direction of coach and black belt Zecca Donato.Ancestral rules very complexDifficult to sum up karate. It should be noted that many schools exist in this sport, or rather this Japanese martial art whose origin is still debated. Each school is one of the basic styles of art that are currently number four: Shotokan, Goju-ryu, the Wado-Ryu and Shito-Ryu.Club Vallorbe practices Shotokan, a variation on the basis of Karate-do-key. It also stands in the presentations of the kata, which is the only gesture of a real fight against several attackers virtual normally presented one or two, but without contact and kumite, which is itself a real fight, given that the opponents can almost touch, according to the rule.Young people or those with colored belts to match even the lower levels of protection of hands and feet to avoid any adverse consequences if poorly chosen shot.Without going into detail here either, karate is a way of life beyond sport to practice daily in the fundamental values such as courage, restraint, self control, etc..An open competition successfullyThey are sixty karatekas of all ages and both sexes who had joined Le Brassus, last Saturday.The morning was rather reserved for cadets who are not necessarily limited belt first year, but whose physical attributes are very similar.The afternoon was reserved for kata, kumite then combining all age groups and, like brown or black belts who form the elite of the sport. It was not really an issue overall, but rather by groups of games with similar capabilities.It should be noted is the presence of very young karateka Italian Davide Felli, who at 14 years old, can already be proud to wear a black belt, which is unusual. In the morning, and kumides local team, the trio formed by Rasim Bandjevic, Jürg Nussbaum and Valentin Bonnet, all members of the Jaguar Club of karate have won a medal by beating performance belts even more complex.A day full satisfaction of athletes and parents of young people who often spend time to allow their child to progress in the sport.