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      Karate is a self defense system that utilizes the whole of the human body and the ways in which it moves and twists. Techniques vary from punching and striking with the fist, hands and elbows to kicks and strikes with the feet, shins and knees. As with many of the Martial arts, karate is often seen by those who have not experience of it as a “Killing art”, but to true practitioners the opposite is, in fact, the case. Karate, whether practiced as an art, sport or as self-defense, carries the motto “Never strike the first blow”.

      Karate Show how there is more to this art than being able to break a brick with bare hands.

KARATE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY

      Karate, or Karate-do, loosely translated means “Empty Hand” KARA Means “Empty” TE Means “Hands”, and this art is indeed predominantly concerned with fighting with bare hand and feet. The Basic Principle is to turn the body into an effective weapon to defend and attack when and where it in appropriate.

      Karate can be regarded as both a sport as well as a self-defense art depending on the emphasis of the club or association that is followed. Instructors Or Coaches of Karate place great emphasis on classical teachings, which incorporate traditional movements Such as KATA & philosophy and on competition training. Karate is also an effective system of self-defense, which originally evolved on the Japanese island of Okinawa, where the carrying of weapons was forbidden and so the inhabitants had to learn surreptitiously to protect themselves by other means.

      Karate is one the most widely practiced of the oriental martial arts. Its evolved during one of the Japanese occupation of the island of Okinawa, part of the Ryukyu chain of islands, in the 15^th century. Its roots, however, can be traced back much further this-all the way back to ancient India and China. Many People hold the view that what we today regard as the oriental martial arts have their roots in India. Indeed, when we look at such disciplines as yoga and the breathing techniques that originated in India, there does seem to be a great similarity between those and many of the modern martial arts systems.

      It is believed that Zen Buddhist monks took Indian fighting techniques to China from as early as the 5^th and 6^th Centuries BC. Bodidharmi, the most famous of these monks, traveled at the end of the 5^th century AD from India to China, where he taught a combination of empty-hand fighting systems and yoga, and this became the well-known shaolin KUNG-FU the system are based. In 1470, the Japanese had occupied the island of Okinawa. The law of the land dictated that anybody found carrying weapons would be put to death. In Order to protect themselves fro local bandits, who largely ignored the prohibition n weapons, Zen Buddhist monks developed the empty-hand system known as TE (Hand), Importing New Techniques from China. Eventually the new art was translated as TANG (China Hand), but waf familiarly known as OKINAWA-TE (Okinawa hand). It was not until the 20^th century that TANG became known as KARATE-DO (Empty Hand). The suffix do was added by Gichin Funakoshi’s son Yoshitaka Funakoshi, in friendly opposition to his father’s OKINAWA-TE Style. Practice and Demonstrations until that time had been extremely violent. Punches were not pulled and full contact was integral part of the OKINAWA-TE style. Yoshitaka Funakoshi transformed the techniques of OKINAWA-TE into a gentler system, seeking not to deliver blows fully, but to “focus” strikes at skin level. The DO suffix expressed the move away from the “aim of the warrior” and towards physical and spiritual development.

BENEFITS OF KARATE

       The Benefit derived from learning of karate extend into many aspects of your everyday life. These include :-

• Health, Fitness, Flexibility, Stamina and mobility.
• Well-Being (through the balance of mind and body)
• Confidence and assertiveness
• Stress reduction
• Self Awareness
• Positive Attitude
• Discipline of mind and body
• Strength of character
• Sense of well-being
• Promotes a good mental attitude and discipline
• Develops internal energy and power
• Teamwork
• Honesty, integrity humility
• Appreciation of justice and fair play
• Sociability and  Courtesy
• Comradeship, Self-Defense skills