Karate

In most schools you can sign kids up when they're 5 or 6.
Where i go, if you reach the Black Belt level when you're under 15, you're given a probational black belt, which means when you turn 15, you can test for your 1st Dan Black Belt at the adult level.

fist law::: it is pronounced KEM PO the kanji in Japanese reads the same as chuan'fa which translates to fist law or law of the fist........

It depends on the style of karate you study. There are millions, Shu jit zu, Ty Kwo Do, Kung Fu, Ouichiru.....But generally, It helps safety-wise to have a form of self defense on you at all times.

A toddler isn't really capable of learning karate. It requires knowledge and understanding, as well as good balance and muscle. Moderate exercise is good at any age and is not likely to affect their growth.

Partially; Karate is a martial art native to Okinawa dating to the year (roughly) 300 A.D. according to oral tradition, its original name was Ti, the native Japanese translation being To Te Jitsu. The martial art was developed following a weapons ban that occurred after a catastrophic war between the two Ryukyuan kingdoms, a war so devastating it destroyed 90% of Okinawa's population. The population devastation was so thorough, legend says it took the living 20 years to bury the dead. The king banned weapons, and to enforce the law, weapon bans, and for his own personal safety, commissioned his royal guard to develop a method fighting without weapons.

A couple of centuries later, when they heard that a similar philosophy was being practiced in China, the Okinawan King sent envoys to China to study from Chinese masters. So, you see, Kung Fu and Karate had an ongoing relationship spanning over 1,000 years, that did not really end until the early 19th century. Okinawa's Ti experts took what techniques from various southern Kung Fu schools they felt where the simplest and most practical, as well as the training methods, and took said methods back to Okinawa. The so-called soft styles of Karate for example, are influenced by Tai Chi Chuan. The most advanced Kata in the Goju Ryu system, all resemble Tai Chi routines. Most Okinawan experts, even the very old red belts, do not like being called "masters;" having skimmed through a martial arts book somewhere, I THINK though I could be mistaken something called "Karate Masters," one of them said that word is too lightly thrown around these days. The real masters of martial arts in Okinawa, he said, all died in the 1960's.

The most influential style of Kung Fu on the development of Karate is the Fujian Crane style, the truth is, the Okinawans of old were greedy for knowledge and every single style of Kung Fu contributed some bit of knowledge to Karate. However by far the single most influential style, was the Fujian Crane style. If To Te Jitsu is the father of Karate, then the Fujian Crane style can be said to be its mother.

There are way too many to count! First you can divide it by the country where it is currently practices. While the source countries are considered Okinawa, Japan and Korea, there are also variations developed in many other countries, including the US. And there are divisions within the countries. In Okinawa, there are three major divisions, and each of those has dozens of sub-groups.

It is less about the age then about the attitude and ability to focus. I have had 4 year olds that were very focused. I've had to ask 8 year olds to come back in a year. As long as the child does not endanger the others in the class, or take up all of the instructors attention with discipline, I'll let them stay.

There are some other factors that you need to know. What size person is this kick coming from, weight, height, strength, and distance.

A good martial artist can snap a kick out at 30 to 40 miles an hour. Focus onto a rather small area of contact can create forces in excess of 1000 pounds of pressure. The exact amount is going to vary based on the factors above.

Bikini Karate Babes was created in 2002.

There are scores of karate styles, most of them offshoots of other styles of karate. The primary styles as recognized by the World Karate Federation for form exercises are:

Shotokan-ryu

Shito-ryu

Budokan

Kyokushinkai

Gojo-ryu

Wado-ryu

Shorin-ryu

Uechi-ryu

Almost all other styles are influenced by one or more of these. If you're curious, Chuck Norris has an 8th degree black belt in Tai Kwon do.

Itosu Ankō - He is denoted as the godfather of karate.

Sensei Gichin Funakoshi - He is the founder of Shotokan and is considered as the father of modern karate.

Higaonna Kanryō

Really good teachers can trace their lineage back to Matsumura, who taught Itosu.

Each style of karate sets its own rules and promotions. In some styles, dark blue is the highest rank. A style could set the brown belt as the highest, but most use the black belt. In traditional karate, the highest possible belt is red.

It primarily depends on the skill of the practitioner. Ask yourself who would win a gun fight - - the guy with a revolver, or the guy with a semi-automatic pistol. They are both just as deadly, and it all depends on who has the best aim, and who gets off the first accurate, fatal shot. Chances are, they might just end up both getting seriously wounded or killing each other.

There is an old saying. When two tigers fight, one will end up dead, and the other will crawl away badly wounded.

It varies from karate organizations and promoters. Some tournament rules are all techniques are one point. Some are hand techniques are one point and kicks are two points. Others are hands are one point, kicks to the body and head are two points with jump spinning kicks to the head are three points and so on. Some tournaments allow groin kicks for two points. Also there are boot to boot sweeps with a follow up hand technique for one point. All this will be explained at the rules meeting before the tournament or you can get the rules from the organizations website that the tournament is associated with.

International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation was created in 1979.

Better for what?

Self-defense - Karate is certainly better

Competitions - Depends on the style of karate, some martial arts have lots of competitions. If you don't like to compete, find a style that doesn't focus on sport. Gymnastics is much more competitive and is recognized globally. You can compete in the Olympics in Gymnastics, you can't in karate.

Longevity - Most gymnasts don't compete after they hit their early 20's. Then what are you going to do? Many martial artists are still actively participating into their 70's and 80's.

Traditional karate does not require any equipment and can be practiced in a relatively small area. Gymnastics use a variety of equipment types, most of which are not available in the home.

Cost wise, it will depend more on the program and training school as to whether there is any advantage.

There are two symbols that make up the word karate. Te is translated as hand. The character Kara can be translated in two ways, either empty or China. In the 1930's the Okinawa masters gathered and agreed that they would use the word empty for the art.

The self defense applications within the art of Karate are varied and widespread. While the kicks and strikes are obvious, there are many other techniques including grappling, joint locks, throws and take downs within the art. To understand even a fraction of the available techniques requires years of study, but even a few months can add a variety of skill to one's abilities.

Wada ryu karate is a form of karate that has influences from all the main styles of karate, but the only differences are in the kata's. for example, the pinan's and unsu are from Wada ryu style.

Monks are not thought to have created karate. There were some that went to Okinawa and taught some aspects of Kung Fu to the Ryu Kyu King's guards that were merged into the local wrestling to create what we now know as karate.

Karate is not a game, it is a martial art. It is most often studied in doors in a dojo. It can be done outside and I enjoy practicing kata on the beach.

The beginnings of karate are somewhat ambiguous. However, the art was developed as an empty-handed system in Okinawa during the time when it was forbidden to carry weapons. Modern karate is said to have been born during the early 20th century, specifically in 1922 when karate master, Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shotokan style), brought karate to Japan from Okinawa and orchestrated the first public karate demonstration. From this point, karate spread to the rest of the world, becoming very popular.