Karate

This really varies depending on what dojo you go to. Every dojo has it's own belt order, but many dojos follow this order:

white

yellow

orange

green

blue

purple

red

brown

black

No. Karate is a blend of White Crane style Kung fu and Okinawan wrestling (te). Legend says that Kung fu was created by the Bodhidharma in the Buddhist temples of China and that he was an Indian prince.

Too many variables to consider:

Who's teaching? A qualified instructor of high rank from a recognized organization is worth more than a Shodan opening his first school and teaching his 'own style.'

Location - Cost of living and the economic situation of the community can vary widely.

What overhead has to be covered? - Insurance, rent, utilities, advertising and other items have to accounted for. If those don't exist, there is a lot less to worry about.

Employees?

Facilities? Providing showers, locker rooms, weight rooms, saunas and other items with the membership is worth a lot more.

Karate is not a sport and never has been, it is a martial art. Karate was developed by Okinawan peasants as a means to disarm and/or kill armed attackers during a period when the non-military classes were forbidden to own or carry weapons.

They also incorporated simple farming tools such as Tonfa and Nunchaku into a range of formidable weapons that could be used against armed aggressors.

There are some schools that have turned the study into a sports oriented program with focus on sparring competitions and winning trophies.

It depends on the actual style of karate. There are many variations between the styles, so there is no one 'universal' first form , or kata. Some styles share the same forms, at different ranks. For example, one style's first form may be another one's second, and with slight variations.

it depends on the style of karate

in my karate it goes

white-yellow-orange-green-blue-purple-brown1-brown2-brown3- black

if u r to young after brown3 u do black/white-black/yellow-black/orange-black/green ............and so on til u get full black

Yes In my Tang Soo Do Fed. it goes White-Yellow-Orange(Stripes)- Green (Stripes)-Red (Stripes)- Blue(Stripes) - Black Belt(Degrees)

The uniform varies from style to style and school and school.

The uniform is called a gi in Japanese styles.

I believe it is a tobuk in Korean styles.

Beginners wear a white uniform with a belt from white to brown (in kenpo karate).

and Masters wear a black uniform and the belt they have earned.

In my style of Okinawa Karate, white is the only color allowed for anyone.

Earning a black belt really just means that you have figured out how much you don't know. There are ten degrees of black belt. One can continue to learn and enhance one's skills thoughout your life.

The requirements for becoming an instructor vary according to the organization and style. Most have specific requirements, others simply require that the instructor have his instructor's permission to teach.

Karate was developed over hundreds of years on the island of Okinawa, also known as the Ryūkyū Kingdom. People learned what worked in a fight and passed it down to their children. As they learned more, they developed ways to help them remember. One way to help was through kata, sequences of moves to help teach, learn and remember.

There are some key people in the history of karate such as Matsumora, Funakoshi, and Chibana that are recognized by most karateka. Elements of White Crane Kung Fu were brought to Okinawa and merged with the native martial art of Te to become Kara Te, originally China Hand, but now translated as Empty Hand.

Since the 1930's, karate moved to Japan and then to Korea. In both places the style was modified and merged with already existing arts, but the kata are clearly identifiable.

Certainly! Repetitive motion of the punches and blocks will build up muscle and muscle tone. The stances and kicks greatly strengthen the legs and they all work on improvement of the core muscle groups.

Traditional karate strength training is called Tanren and uses a variety of traditional tools.

hmm, funny you ask. I do karate, i'm a first degree black belt, and i'm trying to get this girl to like me. Anyway. I would suggest coming to a few classes, like one every once in a while so they dont think your a stalker. Also, come to all their belt tests and tournaments to support them. I hope this works!

Hey I do Wado-Ryu Karate and I found the videos on youtube helpful, especially with katas. Just type in Wado-Ryu Karate. Hope this helps. Megan x.

The proper execution varies from style to style, so it would be hard to definitively say. Goju Shiho - 56 Moves is pretty long, but the Kushanku katas can take a long time to execute as well.

Taekwondo Sparring competition can be conducted as either an individual or a team sport. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION: Most tournaments are individual where each competitor enters his or her division according to rank, age, and (in the case of Black Belts) weight divisions. There might be only one competitor in a division if that is the only person who shows up and is eligible to compete that day. In most cases, there are 2 to 8 competitors but it could be as many as 16 or more. In many tournaments, divisions with less than 5 competitors are consolidated with another division of similar age and rank. A bracket system is used to eliminate fighters, and advance others to the final rounds for 1st and 2nd place. TEAM COMPETITION: In the World Taekwondo Federation rules for Olympic Sparring, the weight classes are divided into male and female (Black Belts only). Each one has five weight divisions, so there would be five members on the male team, and five members on the female team. Thus, in an international competition, each country could send a team of ten members (5 male and 5 female). International competitions must have at least 4 countries participating, with at least 4 contestants in each weight class (weight classes with less than 4 contestants are not counted in the official results). In Team competition, individuals earn their medals by winning their weight class. The team is awarded 1 point for each successful weigh in, 1 point for each win (including a bye), plus an additional 7 points for each gold medal, 3 points for each silver medal, and 1 point for each bronze medal.

Karate began on an island in Okinawa, Japan (formally China, people from Okinawa still say they are Chinese and if you say they are Japanese they get very upset)

It was started there along with the beginnings of traditional martial art weapons because Okinawa was invaded by the Japanese and because they were a simple and friendly farming community, they didn't know how to fight. Over the years that followed they learnt from watching the Japanese Army training and began to teach themselves their own form of karate as well as teaching themselves how to use their farm tools as weapons to defend themselves. The Bo, Tonfa, Nunchucka, Sai are all farm tools.

In my karate, we do a type of karate called Tang so doo. There is also taekwondo, which is more action while Tang So Doo is more defensive. There are forms and different types of defence rules and you learn the proper kicks like round kick, side kick and front snap kick. There is basically two sides to karate training, katas and kumite. Katas are a predefined sequence of movements against an imaginary opponent and kumite is the practice of individual moves. This can be done in pairs ippon and ju ippon kumite or by ones self. A lesson can also include sparing, self defence and other exercises

Depends on the skill of each.

hands to the head our highly more realistic in a fight because they are much faster and don't wear you out as fast.

But then again we take into the effect that someone in karate not only knows how to use their hands but their feet as well.

Therefore it depends on the skill of the fighters. And that fight is one I'd watch anytime.

Anyone can learn taekwondo. The things that make great taekwondo athletes are the same things that make great athletes in every sport. Koreans tend to dominate the sport internationally because the martial art originated there. More people study taekwondo in Korea, and so the great Korean athletes are more likely to choose taekwondo as their sport.

Taekwondo tactics place more emphasis on kicking and long range strikes, although hand strikes and other close quarter fighting techniques are utilized. Kempo uses more of the upper body with focus on hand strikes, knees and elbows. Taekwondo will often use wider range techniques with a fuller motion for maximum power, and the torque of the internal body muscles is different than Kempo and other Karate systems. Taekwondo's fighting tactics will involve moving around in a defensive stance similar to Kempo, but the guarding hands in Kempo often resemble boxing whereas Taekwondo keeps are further distance of the guards if used at all.

Taekwondo fighters rely more on distance, and evasions, and only blocking when necessary. After initially stunning an opponent with a quick strike, a Taekwondo fighter will finish the oppent quickly with the maximum power generated from the torso, and supported by a firmly rooted stance, and properly locked joint positions. Kempo tends to remain fluid and mobile using the lunging of the upper body torso, and turning of the shoulders into the punch to gain the power needed rather than using a deep fixed stance.

Karate effects people in many ways. Some good. Karate teaches respect and self-defense. It improves self-confidence. A good teacher will be sure that the students understand the right way to use it and the right times to use it.

There can be BAD things about karate.

1. Injury is a possibility, usually because

2. Teaches dangerous moves that most kids use improperly which means they are not paying attention to class and are not learning what is being taught.

In my own personnel experience a family member threatened me with his karate. I also noticed bad behavior since he started karate. And in some cases, people will use their karate skills to intimidate other non-karate people. A person might intimidate another karate person with their belt level. These types of people are not learning the martial art, but simply the martial skills associated with the martial art. They give the art a bad name and are not welcome in my school!

If you are asking how long one usually has to study karate in order to receive a black belt it really depends on the dojo you go to, and the age of the person when they start.

However, in many dojos in the United States if someone begins after the age of 18 on average it takes about 5-6 years.