karate

Karate has officially been accepted into the 2020 Olympic games. Is it good? Is it bad? How do you guys think it will affect the art?

Hello everybody. This is my first posting here and I would like to ask for an opinion. So, I am generally I very calm person and have never gotten into a fight, or more then 10 years I haven't gotten into a fight and I live in a small town and recently I had an encounter with this guy that...

what is the is the difference between taekwondo and karate?

I use a variety of drills to help my students improve their leg strength and condition the hip muscles. Thought i'd share this one and would be interested to see what other instructors do.

The Karate Tapestry – Chapter 3 By Robert Hunt There's a beginning somewhere. We seek it out, like Paul Harvey used to say, for "the rest of the story". Of course, there is no real beginning, just the hazy starting place we choose. But, we want to understand it as far in the past as possible...

So this is kind of a general question. I practice Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo, but I don't know much about Karate and the styles it encompasses. Recently there has been a Karate brown belt (I don't know what style) going to classes, and he mentioned something about a different blocking system used...

Osu, i have been practicing kyokushin for 3 months and uhhh 7days...my sensei tells me that i'm progressing fast (Hah!). But he doesnt have a slightest idea that my legs have been shaking since he last told me about my belt fight this friday!!!!! Well, i want to know the good ways to put up a...

two times i saw videos on youtube or facebook where i found myself in, what is funny when you see yourself in trouble 'cause being fully exhausted or with bigger and heavier guys. :D but no excuses, i cut the scenes and put them on my own small channel, so i'd like to post them here. :) the...

hello everyone! my name is tobias and i'm a martial arts enthusiast from germany. i started with karate and took lessons in (or watched to) many other styles to find out what are they doing differently and why (judo, jiu jitsu, kobudo, (kick)boxing, krav maga etc.). however to introduce myself i...

Because we've had a few members post some videos recently about how they punch a bag, and some talk about how best to punch a bag, I thought I'd take a few minutes to post something of my own. Please note: I am not a Sensei. I am not an Instructor. I am not YOUR instructor. I am not telling...

It is sometimes said that karate is not the best martial art for self-defense. Many people prefer Krav Maga and Jiu-Jitsu. An incident which occurred in India this year seems to prove otherwise: A girl which was attacked by two rapists magaged to beat them up so that they fled. "The teenager...

Hey everyone, and before I begin. I know you probably get guys who sound like me a lot, coming in here sounding enthusiastic and ambitious. But hear me out. I have wanted to continue my martial arts training for a long time. (I'm sure you've heard this one before..). I started going to a...