Karate is a martial art developed in theRyukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa‚ Japan. It was developed partially from the indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands called Te (手?‚ literally "hand"; Tii in Okinawan) and from Chinese kenpo. Karate is a striking art using punching‚ kicking‚ knee strikes‚ elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands‚ spear-hands‚and palm-heel strikes. In some styles‚ grappling‚ throws‚ joint locks‚ restraints‚ and vital point strikes are also taught.[3] A
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Karate (空手?) (/kəˈrɑːtiː/; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɽate] ( listen)) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa‚ Japan. It was developed partially from the indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands (called te (手?)‚ literally "hand"; tii in Okinawan) and from Chinese kenpo.[1][2] Karate is a striking art using punching‚ kicking‚ knee strikes‚ elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands‚ spear-hands‚ and palm-heel strikes. In some styles‚ grappling‚ throws
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Karate and Fitness Karate is a martial art developed in Okinawa‚ Japan. It can be practiced as an art‚ sport‚ and combat sport or even as self-defense training. Traditional karate usually was considered as self-development. However‚ in this modern society‚ people started to consider karate as psychological element incorporated into a proper attitude such as perseverance‚ fearlessness‚ virtue and leadership skills. Karate is generally using punching‚ kicking‚ knee strikes and elbow strikes
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Karate Karate is an exercise which requires moving the whole body. People who participate in karate receive an intense workout‚ benefiting their strength‚ balance‚ and cardiovascular systems. This workout makes martial arts a good activity to include in a personal physical fitness and exercise regimen or in an endurance training routine. Karate developed in Ryukyu Islands‚ Okinawa‚ Japan. Anko Itosu is considered by many the father of modern karate‚ although this title is also
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arateEnglish Japanese Pronunciation Line Up Shugo Shoe-go Attention Kyotsuke Ki-O-skay Ready Yoi Yo-E Sit down Saiza Say-za Bow Rei Ray Thanks Arrigato Are-ray-gato Way of the Empty Hand Karate-Do Kara-te-doe Teacher Sensei Sen-say Student Deshi or Montei Des-she Mon-te Chief Instructor Osensei Oh Sen-say Grand Master Hanshi Han-she Training Hall Dojo Doe-joe Forms Kata Ka-ta Turn
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martial arts. I took karate lessons in AAK‚ the Association for the Advancement of Karate-do. At first‚ my goal was just mainly self defense. That someday if I see this man again‚ I would punch him in the eye and throw a full roundhouse kick in his “you know where”. But I was wrong. Self defense is just a part of learning the art. From the word Karate‚ “Kara” means empty and “te” means hand. A fight with an empty hand is a misconception of the true meaning of Karate. Gichin Fonakoshi
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Karate kid. 16/07/2013 It’s bad enough moving to a new city‚ but when that city is located in China‚ it’s almost too much to handle for 12 year old Dre Parker. It’s not easy being the new boy in class when you don’t know the language‚ and it’s even harder‚ when the cool boys use Kung Fu to rule over the other pupils at school. Fortunately‚ Dre meets some nice classmates‚ including the cute girl (he fancies) Mei Ying. However‚ it turns out that Cheng
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What is karate? In any sports that one performs it is fundamental to know the mechanics of it to be able to understand and produce the desired movements. When decomposing the word biomechanics we come up with the part bio (meaning living) so we study the mechanics of living subjects and the effects of forces (gravity‚ air resistance‚ ect.) on both living and non-living objects. This term project required us to record a short clip comparing experts to novices. Our "stars" are named Ricky Lew
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around! Album Reviews Book Reviews Downloads Features Movie Reviews Music Video Reviews Single Reviews The Karate Kid: Children’s own self-help Filed under: Movie Reviews — Leave a comment August 15‚ 2010 Starring Will Smith’s son‚ Jaden Smith‚ along Jackie Chan‚ bring to the big screen the remake of 1984’s The Karate Kid‚ a cross cultural adaptation depiction and a vivid stand-up towards school bullying. Dre is a 12 year old who just moved to China due to
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and I have studied Shotokan Karate for the last several years. Even though I am an advanced student with a green belt‚ I realized that I do not know very much about the history of this amazing martial art. In this project‚ I hope to share with you what I learned in my research. Specifically‚ you will learn about who created Shotokan Karate‚ where it began‚ how it came to the United States and what makes it different from other martial arts. The History of Shotokan Karate Gichin Funakoshi was born
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