Would like to start of karate? How to choose the right karate for you

What to look for and how to prepare yourself, so you can confidently in a karate school walk and not just what to expect, but don't know what to do!

People have practiced for thousands of years of martial arts. There are many reasons why people practice martial arts and the reasons have changed and evolved over the years.

In times of war, was fighting skills learned of karate that were the main reason to train, in times of peace, health and character development took precedence and now we have the competition side of karate, which is enormous!

Master Gichin Funakoshi, who is the founder of Shotokan karate was, believed that the development of character was the most important part of the martial arts. He believed and passed on the philosophy of, no first attack in karate.

Seems to be the modern day martial arts go in one, or a combination of four directions,

1. self defense.

2. Fitness.

3. health and character development.

4. Competition training.

The self-defense aspect of karate is clear to see, but if the karateka (someone who karate practices), not the train with the right attitude, it doesn't matter how many moves they teach, or for how long they train, will they be ineffective in a street situation.

Fitness
The physical profits seen by practicing karate are clear.
Karate is very anaerobic, short explosive eruptions.Many sensei (karate teacher), it will advise of their students to compliment their karate with aerobic exercises such as walking, cycling, swimming or even walking.Many of karate dojo (training hall), the philosophy that you should not practice karate for fitness, instead, you need to be adjusted measured practice karate! this is a very confusing philosophy for someone new to karate, but as time passes, the martial arts this philosophy will understand.

Master Gichin Funakoshi said, "karate begins and ends with respect"
Respect, discipline, courtesy, effort, dedication, humility, performance, perseverance, etc, etc, all these positive human attributes are encouraged and taught in most karate schools.

Competition arenas are a great place to test your karate skills without harm to yourself or others. key areas of karate are tested in competition (shiai), speed, timing, distance, balance, spirit, comments, etc, etc..

Some karateka does not agree with competition, they believe if someone has a bad character, competition can make things worse, some karateka disrespect of their opponents, instructors and referees will show, but I think this is very rare and the majority of the martial arts on contest Show respect and humility, whether they win or lose.

Chose the right Karate Dojo for you!

It is important to know what you want from karate, if it's self defense, you will have to find a karate school that place stress on the street self-defense training. If it's fitness, you can not spruce or kata (Forms), but a lot of stamina training. competition training you need to find a dojo which focus on the competition side of karate. If you're looking for health and character development, it is possible a karate dojo that practice kata (Forms), kihon (basic karate moves) and kumite (sparring), a majority of the time. the majority of the karate schools practice of a mixture of the above areas, but before you start of the training programme and make sure it is what you are looking for.

Karate from three k's

Kata (Forms). The best way to describe kata, is a series of karate strikes, blocks, kicks, and maneuvers, compiled to form a pattern, similar to a gymnastics floor display with stress during the kata placed on technique, fighting spirit, relaxation, speed and power.

Kumite (sparring). where two karateka partner together and attack and defend against each other, karate kumite, for example, begins with very basic moves. Attacker steps in with a single punch and the Defender blocks with a single block and counter strike. over time the karate sparring is evolving into free sparring, where anything goes.

Many karate dojo to learn the philosophy of Hisatsu, ' I ' or ' 'eindigen in one fell swoop.

Kihon (basics). Practice of the basic strikes, blocks, kicks, and views is a fundamental part of karate training, whether it's contest, self-defense or regular training, the karate techniques must be practiced until they become second nature and when needed, just happen, in contrast to consciously think about which movement to use.