How to Learn the Basics of Karate
Pick a type of martial arts to study: traditional, combat, or sport., Research the styles and their histories., Select a school to learn from., Consider who your teachers will be.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Pick a type of martial arts to study: traditional
Traditional
- This would include learning and drilling all your basics such as blocks, stances, punches, and kicks.
You will also advance through the belt system while training in the traditional style.
Combat
- This is your self-defense.
The "best of the best" schools will teach you self-defense in all 5 ranges of self-defense:
Long Range Combat Mid Range Combat Short Range Combat Ground Self-Defense Weapons Self-Defense Sport
- If you chose to train the sport side of the martial arts, you will learn how to perform katas and point kumite for tournaments -
Step 2: combat
Before choosing which style you would like to train in, do a little bit of history on the style, and make sure you like it.
When most people think of Karate, they think of Tae Kwon Do, but in reality, there are so many more styles.
In fact, the proper term for "Karate" is Martial Arts.
Karate is actually its own style of Martial Arts along with Bando, Kenpo, Mauy Thai, Shotokan, Aikido, etc.
Each style is unique in its own way.
For example, people who train in Muay Thai and Bando are taught to be very aggressive, while people in Aikido learn to flow with their opponents movements in order to get them into pressure point holds. , Choosing a school is very important, and it may also be very difficult.
The first thing you're going to need to do is find the style that you'd like to train in. , Another factor to think about when trying to choose a school is the instructor, or Sensei.
Is he a guy who actually wants to train you, or just wants your money? A good way to tell is if he makes you work hard or not.
Every time you leave class you should be sweating profusely! If not, then you may have a bad instructor on your hands. -
Step 3: or sport.
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Step 4: Research the styles and their histories.
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Step 5: Select a school to learn from.
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Step 6: Consider who your teachers will be.
Detailed Guide
Traditional
- This would include learning and drilling all your basics such as blocks, stances, punches, and kicks.
You will also advance through the belt system while training in the traditional style.
Combat
- This is your self-defense.
The "best of the best" schools will teach you self-defense in all 5 ranges of self-defense:
Long Range Combat Mid Range Combat Short Range Combat Ground Self-Defense Weapons Self-Defense Sport
- If you chose to train the sport side of the martial arts, you will learn how to perform katas and point kumite for tournaments
Before choosing which style you would like to train in, do a little bit of history on the style, and make sure you like it.
When most people think of Karate, they think of Tae Kwon Do, but in reality, there are so many more styles.
In fact, the proper term for "Karate" is Martial Arts.
Karate is actually its own style of Martial Arts along with Bando, Kenpo, Mauy Thai, Shotokan, Aikido, etc.
Each style is unique in its own way.
For example, people who train in Muay Thai and Bando are taught to be very aggressive, while people in Aikido learn to flow with their opponents movements in order to get them into pressure point holds. , Choosing a school is very important, and it may also be very difficult.
The first thing you're going to need to do is find the style that you'd like to train in. , Another factor to think about when trying to choose a school is the instructor, or Sensei.
Is he a guy who actually wants to train you, or just wants your money? A good way to tell is if he makes you work hard or not.
Every time you leave class you should be sweating profusely! If not, then you may have a bad instructor on your hands.
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