| Karate is a science and philosophy of fighting | | | | are the real karate fundamentals from which |
| which has developed over the centuries in the | | | | karate masters have developed and devised |
| Orient and now popular in Japan. During the past | | | | various other techniques. The six techniques are |
| few years, it has spread from Japan to the | | | | throwing, thrusting, striking, kicking, blocking and |
| United States and Europe, where it is rapidly | | | | covering. Karate techniques aim to concentrate as |
| gaining recognition as one of the world's most | | | | much bodily strength as possible at the points of |
| effective means of self-defense. Karate is a way | | | | contact with the opponent's body. These points |
| of life, the purpose of which is to enable men and | | | | could be almost any part of the body- the knees, |
| women to realize their full potential, both physical | | | | the head, the elbows and shoulders. These are |
| and spiritual. If the spiritual side of karate is | | | | the karate weapons. The distinctive feature of |
| ignored, its physical aspect is meaningless. The | | | | karate preparatory calisthenics is that they are all |
| ultimate purpose of karate is to develop human | | | | aimed at strengthening or limbering the joints. It is |
| character rather than merely strengthen human | | | | essential to follow a basic calisthenics routine daily. |
| beings against physical enemies. Karate does | | | | The true master of martial arts is the man who is |
| promote confidence, courage, and other qualities. | | | | able to forget himself in his desire to help others |
| Karate properly viewed, is a way of perfecting | | | | .This is the real meaning and philosophy of martial |
| your character. Man has developed ways of | | | | arts. |
| combat with his hands, feet, and head as a | | | | Correct karate is a martial art. It is the way of |
| means of staying alive. These primitive fighting | | | | karate, and it shares the common aim with judo, |
| techniques gave birth to a more advanced martial | | | | kendo and aikido. Karate as the original martial art, |
| arts, in which special techniques evolved for the | | | | through physical and spiritual training and discipline, |
| hands, the feet and the head. The human body | | | | makes the impossible possible, and helps one in |
| has five main movable parts, the arms the legs | | | | pursuing the aim of life. Physical and psychological |
| and the head, there are only five types of | | | | training are very demanding. Karate is a method |
| techniques. This is the case with modern jujutsu, | | | | of unifying body and spirit and making human life |
| kendo and karate. | | | | broader and deeper. Karate, like any other art, |
| Dividing the three major karate technique | | | | requires time. |
| classifications in half there are six techniques which | | | | |