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White Light Weight Karate Uniform Size 1

Made of durable poly/cotton (6 oz.) fine fabric with wrinkle free finish Traditional style wrap around tie top Pants have an additional double inseam and full gusset. Elastic waist pants with drawstring. White belt is included. Product DescriptionThis light weight uniform is made of durable 6 oz. poly/cotton for a wrinkle free finish. Traditional style [...]

The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of the Master

ISBN13: 9784770027962 Condition: NEW Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionGichin Funakoshi, “the father of karate,” once said that “the ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.”… More >> The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate: The Spiritual Legacy of [...]

Origins Of Karate And Key Benefits For The Practitioner

Karate is the traditional discipline of weaponless self-protection; it literally means ” The way of the empty hands”. Traditional Karate employs mental concentration and rigorous training to build up physical aptitudes like speed, force, and nimbleness. Training the spirit and body conjointly leads to multiplied benefits unlike humdrum drill routines observed in most fitness gymnasiums. [...]

The Origins of Karate

Karate is a martial art developed in the Japanese territory known as the Ryukyu Islands. It includes punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes and open-handed techniques. Karate students may also learn grappling techniques, arm locks, throws, and point strikes depending on the schools or style they study. Karate began as a fighting system referred to [...]

Shotokan Karate – General Background

History: Shotokan is both a young and an ancient martial art. It is ancient because its roots are deeply entrenched in the past, and young because, as it is expressed today, it is an art that is less than a 100 years old. Shotokan is characterised by its long and low stances, its powerful [...]

Japanese Styles

Kyudo, Kyokushin Karate, Shootfighting, Puroresu Kyudo This archery system is based on the ancient bowmanship techniques of hunters and warriors, but today is practiced primarily for physical and spiritual development. As traditional battlefield arts declined, military teachers of the arts found themselves unemployed and so began to teach civilians the skills that they had developed. [...]

Shotokan Karate Can Help Kickstart Your Day

Shotokan Karate is a Karate style that was developed by Gichin Funakoshi and his son Gigo Funakoshi. The shotokan training can be divided into three broad parts: Kihon meaning basic. Kata which means patterns of moves or forms. Kumite meaning punches and kicks. The moves in Kihon and Kata are deep long postures that make [...]

Karate Basics

Karate-Do is a japanese martial art, introduced from Okinawa in 1922. In japanese Kara means empty ; Te means hand ; Do means the way, so’Karate-Do’ means’the way of the empty hand’. Shuri-Te, Naha-Te, Tomari-Te are the 3 styles of Te ( Hands ) that Karate descended from. Even though it is ‘the way of [...]