i have taken the exact type of karate you are describing. okinawan goju-ryu so i'll tell you what i think
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The main purpose of Karate is for health benefits.
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if that case why don't we just take lifetime fitness. that will be better for fitness then karate.
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The purpose of Karate is to make the body like iron, or as hard as rock. Your hands and feet should be used like the points of arrows.
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then just pump iron. i know for a fact the arrow pointed hand works when you hit your opponent in the solarplex but there is just to much risk involved.
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Karate cannot be learned in a short amount of time.
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why would we take more of our precious time to learn something that is not as good and fast as muay thai or lifetime fitness.
let me explain this-you should stand upright in onw of those stances and be totally static. now if you were in horse stance all anyone would have to do is push you over.
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You should practice the external techniques of Karate one by one
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basically practice you predetermined kata- another waste of time.
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You must decide for yourself why you practice Karate
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most of the time the reason people get in to karate is because they need the recognition, they think their tough with a black belt, they saw it on a cartoon, they think its cool, and so on.
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During practice you should imagine that you are in a real battle.
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alright thats cool and all but not realistic when your doing the same predetermined moves over again.
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Do not overexert yourself during practice, because your ch'i will rise up, your face and eyes will turn red and you will bring injury to your body. Be careful of this.
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damn can't remember the last time my head almost exploded and my eyes started bleeding
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In the past, many of those who have become experts in Karate have lived to an old age.
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so have a bunch of other people excersiced and had a good diet.
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when they are alone and outnumbered, will literally be able to win against ten attackers.
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bull shit