Karate

Karate originated on Okinawa. It was taken to Japan in the 1930's.

You call it a "karate fish" or, more humorously, a "fin-isher." This playful pun combines the idea of a skilled martial artist with the fish's aquatic nature, creating a fun and memorable image.

In general, all martial arts will be teaching and practicing very similar things. The human body only moves in certain ways, and that pretty much restricts variation. Both will work on strength, flexibility, balance and knowledge of how the body works. Sometimes, a martial arts class will also teach you the art's native language and history.

The requirements vary from style to style. In some, there are no new kata to learn after 1st or 2nd degree black belt, it is a matter of refining the technique, dedicating one's self to the art and reaching the appropriate level of maturity and age.

No, he was happily married.

Rated as what? A sport? An activity that people participate in? As a fitness program? As the total number of people that participate.

Any form of martial art can be used in UFC. As long as you don't use any illegal techniques it doesn't matter.

Its a Chinese enclave city, so, probably. The one I know for certain that it has, and this is something the city is famous for among homeland Chinese, is Hung Gar Chuan; the founding teacher of the Kung Fu school, handily defeated Masatatsu Oyama, the founder of Kyokshin Karate, in a test of skill. The reason the more advanced Katas in Kyokshin have circular movements that ressemble Kung Fu, has to do with Oyama's defeat at the hands of that teacher. If you do go to Singapore, likely the style you will end up studying is Hung Gar Chuan.

ballet is way better way more skilled and advanced than karate if you are doing karate and not ballet then you are a full moron you have to be way more skilled to do ballet then you have to do to do karate and karate is just kicking radomly and punching radomly ballet is way more organized than that

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No that law did exist for a short time in Hawaii

Yes, it is. As long as you get plenty of food/calories. If you are vegetarian, make sure you increase your food intake. Like I always said, quantity vs. quality. Meat is quality, but fewer in numbers, vegetable are quanity, theirs plenty to go around.

The specific rank does not matter. It is more about the style and what the head of the style allows. And it can vary from person to person as well. I was allowed to start classes at a new location and teach when I was a 2nd kyu. At the same time, I am aware of 3rd degree blackbelts that have not been allowed to open a school.

American Karate is a style based on karate from Asia. It has been changed by Americans for various reasons, some of which is to approach the American style of fighting. There is also American Kempo which may be the same thing, depending on what school or system you are working with.

Even though Judo and Karate are both Japanese martial arts they focus on completely different fighting styles.

Karate means empty hand, Karate focuses primarily on striking techniques such as delivering punches and kicks, karate practitioners are trained to maximize the force behind their punches/kicks.

Judo means the gentle way, the sport of Judo was formed from traditional Japanese combat art of Ju-Jutsu. Modifications were made which eliminated striking techniques, in Judo instead of going strength against strength the practitioner uses their opponents leverage to throw them. Judo unlike Karate also involves grappling and the use of joint locks, wind and blood chokes. It is impossible to with 100% accuracy state which art is better, from stand-up karate has the advantage of using strikes and the judo practitioner who does not use strikes has throws and leg sweeps at their disposal.

Karate practitioners who are not trained to fight on the ground are at a major disadvantage to the Judo practitioner who is trained in grappling, joint locks, and wind/blood chokes. Both styles have their advantages and disadvantages and neither style is better than the other, it all depends on the practitioner.

In my opinion the best fighting style would not be a single style but a mixture of styles; such as a mixture of muay thai, judo, karate, and Brazilian jujitsu.

steel wool and a polishing stone. But, why would you remove the black finish?

There are no requirements for size. Minimum is enough room for one person to do a kata in. Many of the dojo in Okinawa are only three or four tatami mats. Ideally there is enough room for a class of ten or twelve students to observe the teacher and follow along on a kata.

The Short Answer is intent! Earlier empty hand development was developed for life threatening events. The training grading was slow and often a student would incur injury learning the techniques associated the branch they were studying. Today the Mentality of most people would not tolerate the lack of positive acknowledgement with a two belt grading process of the old days just white and black. I should also add that shodan is just a first degree. It only states that you know all the basics well. There are nine other degrees to obtain! The degrees have specific developmental levels attached to them. I have personally found often many dan rated practioners are not fully informed of their positions of development relative to their ability to disseminate information and executive technique, which is disheartening.

Depends on the number of students, how many instructors and the overhead of the dojo. Some work for free, others for a percentage and others for a basic wage rate. There are days I show up to teach and there are no students. I get nothing, but there are still costs to be paid.

'Kia' is the word used to describe the short shout often used in martial arts. It is often translated as 'spirit shout.' The yell is used to focus one's energy and tightens up the body. This helps focus power in strikes and kicks as well as protecting the body against incoming blows. It can also take the spirit out of one's opponent(s) and make them think twice about attacking you. Some practitioners actually use the word 'kia' as their shout, but any word or sound that focusses one's energy can be used. Mine tends to be a rather loud, low 'huhhhh' while others may be very high and sharp.

John Gaddy is the first American to win the World Koshiki Karate title 1985 in Brisbane, Australia.

I agree with Sensei Swarthout. I began my study at age 37 and earned my Black Belt in 2012. I have Multiple Sclerosis and teach Self Defense classes. May I suggest Seniors learn to use walking cane for Self Defense? Canemasters and the American Cane Self Defense System provide great canes and instructional materials online.

Sport karate is geared towards competition rather than as a martial art.

Budō is simply a Japanese word for martial arts, with gendai budō referring to styles that came about after the Meiji restoration - karate, aikido, judo, kendo etc. As such ALL karate is "budo karate".

Hoshu Ikeda