How often should i practice my karate?

How often should i practice my karate? how much is too much? is training every day in karate just crazy?|||As often as you (conveniently) can. If a student is serious about their karate practice then it is inevitable that the more you train the better you will be. Sporadic training will inevitably lead to under-achievement, possibly even injury.





%26#039;Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.%26#039;


(Attributed to 19th century German writer Johann Goethe.)|||Being a MA instructor, I can answer this one with somewhat ease. There are a number of factors to figure into this. 1. Work/school schedule; 2 Your physical condition; 3. How badly you want it. I myself train nearly everyday, but then I am a BB and my body is used to working out, so it doesn%26#039;t bother me hardly at all. But also remember, just because you work out, doesn%26#039;t mean that you have to go through all your techniques you know. I would suggest on some days, work on kicking, others work on hand techniques, some work on forms and some throw in a mix of all. Even if you dont go hard, you still get a good workout. In times like that, it is called perfecting your technique. Especially if you are in a school that does a lot of tournaments, then you want to work on technical techniques. Make sure of your placements and stances and weight differentials. Two of my students work out nearly 7 days a week, while others only do it 3 to 4 times a week. It all depends on the person. There is no real wrong answer to it. If you are head strong with it, then do it as much as you wish, just don%26#039;t burn yourself out with it. Myself, I workout pretty much 7 days a week. Unless one of those days I have to work 10 hours. Then, if I work out, I do pretty much only forms, working on the technical part of them. Just do what you feel right and good with. And there is nothing wrong if you want to to take a day or so off of it, especially if you workout really hard, to give your body time to recupe.|||it really just depends how badly you want to get better at it.|||well.....5 days a week should do you well..i wouldnt say everyday..because if your doing anything with intenstity..you need to have at least one day of total rest....|||At least a little bit every day-- bare minimum of 30 minutes a day. I do at least that much.|||you can practice karate as much as you want. physically just know how your body copes with fatigue and regeneration...if you think youre body is getting too tired or is injured, just mentally visualise practicing karate or meditate on its meanings if youre that way inclined.|||practice daily in the morning.for some people it may be crazy and for some it may not be.|||evry day


or a minimum of 4 days a week|||depends on your lifestyle dude... Many people are very busy so aim for 7 days and get more like 4-6 days because of unplanned factors.





If you have a physically demanding job you will have to take that into account.





really as long as you have one day of rest you are all good. Everyone seems to foget that rest doesn%26#039;t have to be totally nothing, go for a slow swim, walk, do kata or technique slowly to get technique paths perfect ect. It is still rest as long as you don%26#039;t finish the session panting and sweating from head to toe.





Realistically, you should be able to train every day, but don%26#039;t do high intensity training back to back and make sure you watch what you eat and get at least 8 hours sleep everynight. train your **** off, your body will tell you when you%26#039;ve over done it.|||24/7|||Mas Oyama (the founder of kyokushen) used to practice over 10-12 hours a day, he%26#039;d do katas hundreds of times, in the icy mountains, and at night he%26#039;ll read philosophical books.





He became knows as %26quot;hand of god%26quot; , as he could win matches with only one punch, knocking out his opponents or breaking their bones if they blocked.





He did this by pushing his body to the limit, there%26#039;s no such things as overtraining, just know your limit.|||You practice Karate when you kick, punch and block. You practice Karate-Do 24/7. Google Master Gichin Funakoshi%26#039;s 20 principles for your answer.|||Even if you don%26#039;t practice the kata everyday, you should be working on self discipline and meditation.|||The answer depends on how hard you train. I train jui jitsu and all the guys i train with are fiercely competetive, so every time we come to class its kill or be killed, dog eat dog you know what i mean. When your training a grappling/submission style you never want to be submitted. So we roll hard. 3 times a week is all I manage. I need a days rest after trainig to let the soreness disipate. i have been to other gyms that focus more on learning techniques and mastering them through drills and light sparring. if this is how you train five days a week should be manageable|||train as much as u feel is necessary to become a good fighter . that is the most important thing u should feel confident that your training will help you defeat anyone who threatens u. above all incorporate foul tack ticks (shots to the groin,eyes,and knees) not to mention hair pulling,pinching and biting just think of judo and things like that most of the time u can get them off of u with a simple bite|||I think Karate should be practiced every day to gain perfection,but upto a certain limit.I being a girl like karate and am a green belt|||Every school I%26#039;ve encountered (Karate and other Martial Arts) usually recommends going to class a minimum of 3 days a week and practicing at home a minimum of 1 hour a day 3 days a week. If the school you go to doesn%26#039;t offer 3 classes a week (which is starting to become common for the smaller schools) I suggest trying to do private lessons if they provide them to make up for the missing classes.