Sports karate
The past decade has see a great increase in popularity of karate throughout the world. Among those who have been attracted to it are college students and teacher, artists, businessmen…
Category: Karate
What karate-Do is?
Deciding who is the winner and who is the loser is not the ultimate object. Karate-Do is a martial art for the development of character through training, so that the…
Famous Karate Actors
Film industry stars who are Karatekas Action movie star, Wesley Snipes is a fifth dan black belt in Shotokan Karate. Jason Statham is an English actor famous for his action…
Karate history you’ve never heard about
TWO SIDES OF THE SAME MEDAL This is a story about two men who formed modern karate. Two men’s from different class. They didn’t like each other. But again, their…
Kata training – Kumite competition
How many times you heard “practice kata, you will be better in kumite”. I agree with this sentence, but we must separate two things. If we are kumite competitors, we need…
Psychological preparation and role of the trainer
PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION When it comes to preparation of an athlete for upcoming competitions, psychological preparation cannot be avoided. The fact is that under conditions of equal physical and technical-tactical level,…
Specific coordination in kata performance
COORDINATION IN KATA PERFORMANCE Motor coordination refers to the ability of an individual to perform a motor skill with good technique, rhythm, and accuracy (ACSM, 2012). Since karate consists of…
Karate during pregnancy
If you are practicing martial arts you already know that exercise is good for you, that is no doubt. But what should you do when you are pregnant? Can training hurt your…
Shotokan Karate
History of Shotokan Karate A short reminder to Shotokan karate history: Karate means “empty hand”, and Karate-do translates to “the way of Karate”. It was renamed from “To-Te Jutsu” (the art…
Win karate match!
Win karate match Do you know how you can improve your chance of winning karate match using only science? Do you know what is psychological refractory period(PFP)? Despite the name…