This study aims to determine the relationship between self-confidence and emotional regulation of anxiety to face the game at karate athletes in the city of Demak. The population of this study was 74 athletes. The sampling technique used is population study. Taking data using three scales of anxiety in the game, confidence and emotional regulation. The anxiety-facing scale consists of 29 items with different power test ranging from 0.267 to 0.761 and reliability of 0.874. The self-confidence scale consists of 45 items with different aitem power test 0,293-0,688 and reliability 0,919. The emotional regulation scale consists of 11 items with different power test ranging from 0.296 to 0.467. Research subjects were karate athletes in Demak. Data analysis used regression of two predictors and bivariate correlation. The results showed that there was a very significant relationship between self-confidence and emotional regulation of anxiety against the match, R12y = 0.629, Fcount = 23.269, p = 0,000 (p <0.01). Furthermore there is a very significant negative relationship between confidence in anxiety against the match,rx1y=-0.616,p=0,00(p<0.01) and there is a significant negative relationship between emotional regulation of anxiety against the match, rx₂y=-0.420,p=0,000 (p<0.01). Confidence and emotional regulation contributed 39.6% while 60.4% was influenced by other factors.

Keywords: Anxiety of the game,Confidence and Regulation of emotion