Understanding The Art Of Martial Arts – Karate
An unarmed self defense that came from eastern Asia involving the use of hands, elbows and knees or feet for kicks and blows to parts of the body that are vulnerable is called Karate. This system of self defense is often confused with other Asian sport like ju-jitsu,sumo and judo. These involve wrestling, holding an opponent on the ground and choking him and throwing as well.
Karate during the seventies was referred to as an acrobatic boxing. Karate involves a little personal contact and the opponent becomes immobile because of powerful and well directed blows which are delivered far from the opponent as possible. Experts in Karate can crush a large block of ice using his fist, he can splinter a six inch thick pine wood by a single kick and he can shatter stacks of tiles using his head or an elbow.
The three main areas of karate training are calisthenics, kumite, and kata. Calisthenics are rigorous and build up acrobatic flexibility and speed. Kumite is training in specific karate blows, kicks, chops, and blocks, involving the use of knuckles of the fist, the blade of the hand, the ball and outside edge of the foot.
The extended fingers are also strengthened and used like a spear point. Katas are acrobatic forms of punching, kicking, blocking, turning, leaping, and dodging and are often practiced with an imaginary opponent. In a dojo, or karate school, training is done barefoot on the wooden floor with no mats used.
In karate, pieces of equipment like punching bags, weights, boxes or corase sand for strengthening the exnteded fingers of the hand are used frequently. Gi is the traditional costume in karate. This includes a loose fitting pants and jacket and a belt or a long cotton sash.
The color of the belt denotes the wearer's rank. Beginners wear white belts, and experts black. The belts in between are yellow, green, and brown in this respective order. The black belts also have various degrees or dans, based on skill and teaching ability. Most schools go no higher than the eighth dan.
Karate was very popular especially during the seventies. Many movies were released like Bruce Lee's Game of Death and David Carradine's Kung Fu. The spirit of this sport has not died today. In fact, there are still movies today that are patterned using this theme. The most recent is the newly released Karate Kid's third installment with Jackie Chan and Jayden Smith, son of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.
Then came another popular movie martial art character, the Japanese assassin, the ninja ninjutsu. How would you like to learn this ancient Japanese art? Buy an instructional DVD or take ninjutsu classes and acquire the ninjas' skills and discipline.
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