The point of this post is for me to break down what all the potential kimariji are for myself in an attempt to better internalize all the possibilities and the points at which I need to listen for the actual sound that distinguishes one card from another. While this is something I made for myself to help organize my thoughts […]
Here’s a list of potential reasons you may want to send a specific card to the opponent! (Written by me, but inspired by a message on the Discord server.) Note: These are NOT necessarily recommendations—as always, please consider the merits of each before using them. I’ve written some personal thoughts on each below them as well, to help gauge them. […]
From the Discord server, shared by “debugChicken”. Running time: 60 minutes 0) Draw 50 cards at random 1) Place the opponent’s 25 cards randomly 2) Place your 25 cards according to your placement 3) Find 3 card families that have an interesting disposition, mainly with cards present in both fields, define movement Repeat step 4 for the 3 card Families: […]
Shared by Alaric from the Discord server. See also: https://akitakonohana.wixsite.com/karuta/kisoren/ In short, the goal of fudawake is instead of just saying the kimariji of cards like fudanagashi, you separate each card by their first hiragana into different piles as fast as you can. A good goal might be trying to finish in 1 minute and 40 seconds, but apparently players […]
Here’s one way of going about memorizing, shared by Alaric from the Discord server! (Slightly edited for typos/grammar) 1.) Memorize my side as best I can while I place it 2.) Confirm opponents cards 3.) Review all cards in musumefusahose order from A cards going down 4.) Get up, wait 30s-1min recreate placement in my head as best possible 5.) […]
http://www.kakyo-karuta.com/cgi-bin/teiichimaker/ Please note that it’s in Japanese. Thanks to Syphus for sharing the link.
While the Competitive Karuta ONLINE app is far from a substitute for actual karuta, I personally feel it can still be useful as practice if used in the right way. For that, here are some tips/guidelines on how it can and can’t be useful: CPU Games: Aside from being a tool to initially learn karuta without the stress of having […]
One way to “train” yourself is to practice listening to the poems without actually playing. This can give various benefits: becoming more familiar with the sounds of the poems better focusing and calming the mind being able to pay more attention to the rhythm, especially as one poem ends and a new one is about to read being able to […]
Though it may not be nearly as fun as playing with someone else—or ideal—”solo practice”, i.e. having a practice match with oneself, can be used to improve memorization, visualization, technique, and more. Laying out the cards: Though you can of course place the opponent’s cards based on your own layout, it may be more helpful to randomly place them from […]
Karuta that is called “fast” often refers to karuta that involves attempting to take every card as quickly as possible. Of course, all of competitive karuta is, in a sense, about taking cards quickly, but in reality, one only needs to be faster than their opponent more times than their opponent is faster than them: there is no “bonus” for […]