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How To Learn Karate?

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Is it true that people learn karate at home? If you are thinking about starting karate, getting some online information, is a good idea. With some online tutorials, you will be able to understand what to expect if you attend a karate club. Follow this link for some free Karate for beginners videos.

But if you have some video instruction, I only recommend using them at the same time you attend classes conducted by a qualified karate instructor and the moves you practice, will be basics (kihon) or forms (kata).

Looking back at old karate books and pictures, even the rare karate videos, it is clear to see, how much karate has evloved. There are thousands of karate for beginners classes starting every day, where people, young and old start to learn karate for the first time.

Karate classes usually start with a warm up, followed by a full body stretch. This alone is great for health and well being, keeping the body soft and supple is a fantastic thing, especially in your later years.

Next will come basic karate moves (kihon), blocking, punching, kicking, etc. These are practiced on the spot, or stepping forward, back and even at different angles in the many varied karate stances (dachi). These are the techniques you will be able to practice at home and get an idea of what karatedo (the way of karate) is all about.

So karate class training has the warm up and stretch, basics (kihon), next comes sparring (kumite). Now the word sparring is used loosely in karate because it usually means anytime you partner up to practice karate techniques. Eg, A simple wrist lock and escape, will be called sparring (kumite) in karate classes. People worry about the kumite or sparring aspect of karate, but there is no need to worry!

Practice of karate moves, sparring and forms, usually follows the karate warm up and stretch. There are hundreds of karate kata, ranging from 20 moves up to kata with hundreds of moves, the karate kata is the martial arts version of the gymnastics floor display.

To explain kata fully will need an article all on it's own, but to me kata is the most important element of karatedo. They say, kumite is the spirit of karate, but kata is the soul! And I agree.

So if you are practicing karate moves at home, trying to get a feel for karate, I wish you luck and urge you to attend a karate for beginners class as soon as possible. All I can do now, is wish you the best and hope you enjoy the fascinating world of karatedo! Ossu Learn Karate At Home

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