The higher his batting average, the more times you want him to bat. The difference between a .300 and a .350 hitter is 1 extra hit for each 20 times at bat. The more times you go to bat in the karate match, the more opportunities you have to score, and, conversely, the more opportunities your opponent has to score on you. You can extend some control over the number of times at bat. If you are behind, you will try to force more scoring opportunities and if you are ahead, you may want to negate attempts as scoring.
Closure deals with getting into position to attack successfully.
When you are in range of the opponent you have a closure. If you can move so that the opponent loses the ability to use one of his arms or legs, this is called disconnection. In general, during the kumite bout each competitor should try to close upon the other in such a way as to disconnect the opponent's weapons so that when a closure is forced you attack with the most efficient weapons for the circumstances in such a way that the opponent cannot use all his weapons. For example, if you move rapidly to the side, your opponent becomes uncomfortable and must turn to keep properly guarded. In this circumstance, you can disconnect the opponents pivot foot.