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The amazing world of martial arts and the many different styles that make this sport one of the most amazing sports on the planet. From karate to Taekwondo and krav maga to kickboxing which style best suits you and which is best for self defence.
The many different styles of martial arts and the people that practices them. No matter what size or shape you are there is a style of martial arts that will suit you.
Here is a list of some of the more popular ones / Karate / taekwondo / kickboxing / judo / jiu jitsu / BJJ / Kung fu also you must remember that some styles of martial arts are also broken down into different styles. Like for example Karate has a few different styles like shotokan karate is one and Wado-ryu Karate is another style of karate.
Before you choose what style of martial arts you want to join. First thing to do is to think what you want to get from it. Like if its just purely self defence a lot would recommend krav maga. If its competition have a look at the rules involved. Some have no contact and others would be semi contact, than if you want to go full contact there is plenty of styles to accommodate you there as well.
Once you have chosen your style you will find that it takes approx. 3 to 4 years to get your black belt. If some clubs tell you that you will get it in a year or less. It might be a good idea to look for a different club.
Martial arts can be one of the most self satisfying sports you will ever take part in. It pretty much has something for everything. From fitness to self defence to fighting competition that can be no contact right up to full contact. Or try your hand at the many different styles of kata & forms.
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Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa with its history being able to be traced back to the 1300s. Brought to mainland Japan in the early 20th century, it has become one of the world’s most popular martial arts and has developed several different styles including Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Kyokushinkai and Wado-Ryu.
Karate, unlike Japanese Judo is primarily a striking art and involves the use of punches, kicks, knee and elbow strikes and various other striking techniques. Some forms of karate may also include a small amount of throws, joint locks and grappling, though it is as an exciting striking art that Karate is known.
Karate is practiced all around the world by people young and old. Some famous people to have achieved Karate black belts include James Caan, Sean Connery, Forest Whitaker, Bear Grylls and Elvis Presley. Practitioners of Karate are known as Karateka and for those that want to compete, Karate has a big sporting element known as Kumite, with the World Karate Federation being the world’s largest organisation overseeing the sporting side of the martial art. The WKF hosts competitions across the world and is the only Karate governing body recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Object of Karate The object of Karate is to defeat your opponent by utilising punches, kicks and throws to score points. At the end of a Karate kumite, the competitor with the most points is declared the winner (or before the end if they reach and eight point lead over their opponent). As well as being a combative physical activity, Karate is highly skilled and tactical, and all competitors are required to have a high level of skill, experience, speed and dexterity to be successful in Karate competition.
Players & Equipment Competitors are placed into categories according to their weight and maybe their age in the case of junior competitions. All competitors in Karate kumite competitions are required to wear a traditional Karate suit known as a gi and this should be plain and without stripes or embroidery. Instead of wearing the belt colour that signifies their rank, one contestant wears a red belt and the other a blue belt to help distinguish them. Other prescribed pieces of equipment are:
A gum shield
Body protection (and extra chest protection for females)
Shin pads
Foot protectors
Groin guards can be worn but are not mandatory.
Scoring Scoring in Karate competitions is relatively simple. Scoring is limited to the following areas of the opponent’s body:
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Abdomen
Side
Back
A score is awarded when one fighter performs a technique that conforms to the following criteria and the blow lands on a relevant scoring area of their opponent’s body:
Good form
Vigorous application
Good timing
Accurate distance
Awareness
Sporting attitude
Fighters can score one, two or three points for attacking techniques:
Ippon (three points) is awarded for:
A jodan kick (kick to upper level)
Any scoring technique performed on a fallen or thrown opponent
Waza-ari (two points) is awarded for:
Chudan (mid level) kicks
Yuko (one point) is awarded for:
Chudan or Jodan Tsuki (mid or upper level punch)
Jodan or Chudan Uchi (mid or upper level punch).
Winning the Match A Karate match can be won in a number of ways:
By having more points than your opponent at the end of the fight.
By extending a lead of eight points immediately ends the match
If you render your opponent unable to carry on
If your opponent is disqualified.
If the amount of points are equal at the end, then the referee and the three judges consult and decide a winner between them.
Rules of Karate Karate Kumite matches take place on a matted square of 8m x 8m with an additional 1m on all sides that is called the safety area. Once the referee and judges have taken their places, competitors should exchange bows. The fight starts when the referee shouts “SHOBU HAJIME!” Both fighters should attempt scoring techniques (punches, kicks and throws) on their opponent. These are classified as Yuko, Waza-ari and Ippon and are one, two and three points respectively.
If the referee deems a scoring technique may have been used, the referee shouts YAME and the contestants, judges and referee all resume their original positions.
The judges will then indicate their opinion by means of a signal and if a score is to be awarded, the referee identifies the contents and the area that they attacked and then awards them the relevant socire (Yuko, Waza-ari or Ippon) and then restarts the bout by shouting “TSUZUKETE HAJIME!”
If one competitor establishes a clear lead of eight points during a match, then the referee calls a halt to the bout and declares them the winner. If no competitor establishes a clear lead of eight points during the fight, then the fighter who has the most points is declared the winner.
In the event of the points being level, the referee and the judges will decide who is the winner of the bout. Fights can end earlier if one competitor is knocked down and is not in a position to carry on or if one fighter is disqualified.
First of all this is not a demo on how to get flexible for karate. I am afraid there is no easy way to do that, unless you are one of the people featured in the video below.
So what is this I can hear you say. Well this post shows a video mainly of people who have insane flexibility for the world of martial arts.
Karate Flexibility
So what is the point of this video you might say. Simple really it is to try and drive you mad. Pure and simple. So if you are a person who has trouble getting those high kicks in karate. Well you just got o be jealous of these people. What else can you say.
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Watch some of the most used training moves being used in the ring in a real competition.
Ever wonder why you might be doing the same move over and over in training.Watch this short video and you will see why. These people do this move without thing now and it works.
Training over and over does work. So next time you are fed up with doing the same move a hundred times in a row. Well here’s the reason why. Because it works and when it come to it your training will take over and the move will just come out of no where and down goes your opposition.
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The first question people ask is why is there different Karate styles. Is Karate not just karate, and the short answer is No.
So why is there different styles and what is the differences
First lets have a look at a few of the differences. A lot of the movements like kicks / blocks / punches would look the same but each style would be after tweaking things to make up there own style of karate.
Also when it comes to the karate competitions from the different styles. They will have total different rules for each of there own competition. Like for example shotokon karate has no contact and Kyokushin Karate is a full contact style. Because of the different rules it is important to choose a style that you are happy to take part in.
Why Did Karate Styles split
How did karate split like this. In plane old english really. Its just the same old story. Two people can’t agree on something. So one person goes away and starts his own style with his own rules and changes around a lot of the punches and kicks to suit his own style of fighting. He gives his karate style a name and he because this person started this style he is now the grand master.
Below is a List of the more popular styles of karate.
So is it a good or bad thing to have so many different Karate Styles
In our opinion it is a Good thing. Why you might ask. Well for starters every person is made different. So that means the way you do a head kick will be slightly different from the way I do a head kick. So if you are looking to learn karate for self defence find a style that will suit your body not a style that just looks good when someone else is doing it.Plus if its for.
Plus if you start Karate for the competition side of the sport Have a look at there rules first and see if it is something that you will be interested in. Because there is no point learning a sport for a few year only to discover that the karate style they do in the club in the next town suits you more.
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Aqua punch Bag or water filled punch bags are fast becoming the choice of martial arts & boxing students worldwide.
Why
Here are some of the main reasons for a Aqua punch Bag
First off and probably the most important reason for an aqua punch bag is they are less stressful on the joints. As water can soak up the power from your punch or kick better than any other substance. This means there is less of the impact going back into your joints. Short term it wont make much of a different’s but long term it can save you a lot of pain later on in life.
Next reason at the top of the list is you can get a good heavy bag that wont swing around to much when you hit it. Not like some of the standard lighter hanging bags. That when you hit them the bag nearly hits the roof. Which can be very annoying if you want to get some real power punch’s done.
Now this is a good reason on its own. Aqua Bag give a 2 year manufactures warranty on all there punch bags (true at time of posting). Now there’s not to many company’s out there will stand over there product like that. Especially when its a product that is going to be taken a lot of abuse.
And here is another good reason. The shipping price of these bags are a fraction of the price compared to a standard punch bag. As all aqua punch bags are shipped empty and all you have to do is fill them with water.
Plus an aqua punch bag is suitable for all styles of martial arts & boxing. Due to its shape you are able to preform all styles of punch’s even uppercuts. Plus for martial arts you can use it for knees and all types of kicks.
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