Hi I%26#039;m a freshman in college and I%26#039;m going to be taking elementary karate as an extra course next semester. We will meet twice a week and 1 hour per day. How strong do you think I will get? Will I at least be strong enough to beat a mugger since our university is in a big city full of crazy people.
I prefer hand techniques too, since I can%26#039;t really kick.|||I have recently restarted Karate after a few years of Kung Fu and I can safely say that you will become very strong. Not only physically but mentally. In some respects, it depends upon the way your school trains you - the one I have recently joined does a warm up consisting of stretches, press-ups on your knuckles and other hard exercises that use your own body weight. Training consists of kata (set patterns of techniques that help develop your technique) and training in pairs to learn kicks, throws and hand striking techniques. Also, body conditioning such as being hit in the stomach (with control!) to build strength all over.
You will learn discipline as the instuctors don%26#039;t like people messing around but you will earn respect if you work hard.
Don%26#039;t worry about not being able to kick - you will!!!
With karate, it does not matter how big you are - the techniques work on bigger and stonger opponents than yourself regardless.
Muggers are usually cowards - I doubt they have the mental discipline or physical stamina to train in anything so you should have a pretty good chance!! However, remember they may have a knife or gun - their is no shame in running away, in fact, it is the best self defence known of!!!|||go on with your practise daily with interest . you will be feeling that you are gaining strength day by day|||It depends on how you train. If you want to be good at fighting, you have to actually fight.|||I am sure very strong. Remember %26quot;wax on wax off%26quot;?|||Strong physically and being able to beat an opponent are really kind of two different things...
Strong - well you are working out a whole 2 hours a week. Not bad, better than nothing but that isn%26#039;t a huge amount of time.
Being able to kick a muggers *** - well that%26#039;s gonna take time to learn - class wise.
And - learn how to kick. Why punch some one when you can kick them in the nuts. Always utilitze your long range weapons first. Why break a hand when you don%26#039;t need to!|||I start karate and ballet when I%26#039;m 4 year old. I%26#039;m strong for my size, but my lover is 4 times bigger and much stronger. he%26#039;s powerlifter-wrestler-martial artist. Lifting make him much stronger than karate. He lift me over head in one hand, my friend Kumiko in other hand. I weigh 44kg, she weigh 45.5kg, lover weigh 165kg.|||Yes you will defintely get strength but strength of the mind because you need to focus and automarically you feel the strength in your body too,,,use this self defense as a hidden skill and not to flaunt it , remember you dont want to test yourself by creating trouble..this a self defense technique, where you will elarn different kinds of body techniques and arm and feet stategies all in the name of building a martial art character, this way it will also improve your attitude towards competitions or with your dealings with the boys your age or older, ok?and before I forget..............you only get the knack of Karate when you practice..because practice makes perfect...........|||actually you will gain almost no strength..but you will get fitter and faster and will increase your stamina but not strength..you need to train with wates for that|||Strength does not play a big role in martial arts..It is technique %26amp; attitude..if you have the confidense and a good instructor, you should be able to defend yourself with success...be careful of the useless exeercise used by studios to justify the continued tuition. A self defense course is better for you then a studio full karate ciriculum
Friday, November 18, 2011
How can I prove to my karate instructor that I'm good enough to get a job there.?
I%26#039;ve been proving to my karate instructor for a year now that I%26#039;ve been good enough to teach but he won%26#039;t let me. What do I need to do?|||Well my first question is what is your rank in your school and how long have you been there? How many teachers are there already?
There must be a reason he or she is not allowing you to teach yet though you are proving that you want to do it, so you can ask, but in a traditional school it would be better to ask not the highest rank teacher but rather the lowest rank teacher first and then work upward. That is if you are in a traditional school. If not then just ask him why.
What age group do you want to teach? What is it exactly the style you are teaching and are you sure your qualified to teach yet? I am not saying you are not for I do not know you I am only asking because you wish to know yourself.
I hope you find your answer. I will add more if you answer the small questions I asked in return to clarify more to me. Ty.
(Corporal Boob - when are you going to tire following me around like the boob you are and thumbing me down every questions i answer? Shows the kind of MA you really are..lame)|||a karate chop to throat ought ta get your point across!|||Look at the situation, does he need you to teach there? are there other people who are better equiped to teach? Our instructor makes sure we take a few lessons once we reach a certain grade but already has regular students taking the classes he can%26#039;t
When he need someone to fill in it%26#039;s usually the highest grade that takes the class, don%26#039;t know what the situation you have at you dojo but If you are a high enough grade you should be taking the classes there
Anyway, you can%26#039;t really do much, it%26#039;s up to your instructor and I don%26#039;t know what he is like, but If in our Dojo asking for something is a guranteed way NOT to get it, especially skiping grades, the only thing I can think off is if you win a few competitions or something and then maby this will show you have some skill and maby he will let you take a kata or sparing or whatever the competition was for class, other than that don%26#039;t think about it too much and just train hard and do your best every lesson|||Ask for a trial.
If he is still stubborn, go down on your knees and ask, firmly and respectfully, for a trial.
If he still refuses, then accept his refusal and work your limbs to the bone until he acknowledges you.
Take his refusal as a test.|||you should mention the fact you would like to take a womens self defense class.
he should be aware of the fact that they would prefer a female teacher.
once he sees how good you are at teaching it would be very foolish not to let you teach.|||I mostly agree with what the others have said. Go to the instructor, but do it with tact, and sensitivity. That is go to him/her, and ask, %26quot;May I speak to you in private.%26quot; If you don%26#039;t feel comfortable with that, you could take another approach and ask starting at the oher end of the teaching scale. Remember protocol is huge in martial arts. Most importantly keep training and do your best. Your teacher will notice.|||First, how have you been proving your good enough to teach? As an instructor I can tell you there is much more to it than simply being %26quot;good.%26quot;
Find out why your instructor doesn%26#039;t want you to teach.
There may be many issues that could potentially be a factor; anything from not being old enough, rank, lack of mental maturity, personality, approachability, technical knowledge, patience, willingness to teach all ranks, lack of money to pay you for teaching, lack of needing an additional instructor, and anything and everything inbetween.
Once you have an answer, provided the issue is something you can control or alter (you can%26#039;t make yourself age faster for example), work on fixing that.
If and when your instructor notices an improvement and feels you%26#039;re qualified to teach, he%26#039;ll approach you about it.|||Your avatar is a girl though|||keep practicing, keep training, i will bet that if you have a good instructor he has %26quot;years%26quot; of training and still trains. does he use a belt system to rank people? what belt are you? are you trying to say that in one year you are at his level?
There must be a reason he or she is not allowing you to teach yet though you are proving that you want to do it, so you can ask, but in a traditional school it would be better to ask not the highest rank teacher but rather the lowest rank teacher first and then work upward. That is if you are in a traditional school. If not then just ask him why.
What age group do you want to teach? What is it exactly the style you are teaching and are you sure your qualified to teach yet? I am not saying you are not for I do not know you I am only asking because you wish to know yourself.
I hope you find your answer. I will add more if you answer the small questions I asked in return to clarify more to me. Ty.
(Corporal Boob - when are you going to tire following me around like the boob you are and thumbing me down every questions i answer? Shows the kind of MA you really are..lame)|||a karate chop to throat ought ta get your point across!|||Look at the situation, does he need you to teach there? are there other people who are better equiped to teach? Our instructor makes sure we take a few lessons once we reach a certain grade but already has regular students taking the classes he can%26#039;t
When he need someone to fill in it%26#039;s usually the highest grade that takes the class, don%26#039;t know what the situation you have at you dojo but If you are a high enough grade you should be taking the classes there
Anyway, you can%26#039;t really do much, it%26#039;s up to your instructor and I don%26#039;t know what he is like, but If in our Dojo asking for something is a guranteed way NOT to get it, especially skiping grades, the only thing I can think off is if you win a few competitions or something and then maby this will show you have some skill and maby he will let you take a kata or sparing or whatever the competition was for class, other than that don%26#039;t think about it too much and just train hard and do your best every lesson|||Ask for a trial.
If he is still stubborn, go down on your knees and ask, firmly and respectfully, for a trial.
If he still refuses, then accept his refusal and work your limbs to the bone until he acknowledges you.
Take his refusal as a test.|||you should mention the fact you would like to take a womens self defense class.
he should be aware of the fact that they would prefer a female teacher.
once he sees how good you are at teaching it would be very foolish not to let you teach.|||I mostly agree with what the others have said. Go to the instructor, but do it with tact, and sensitivity. That is go to him/her, and ask, %26quot;May I speak to you in private.%26quot; If you don%26#039;t feel comfortable with that, you could take another approach and ask starting at the oher end of the teaching scale. Remember protocol is huge in martial arts. Most importantly keep training and do your best. Your teacher will notice.|||First, how have you been proving your good enough to teach? As an instructor I can tell you there is much more to it than simply being %26quot;good.%26quot;
Find out why your instructor doesn%26#039;t want you to teach.
There may be many issues that could potentially be a factor; anything from not being old enough, rank, lack of mental maturity, personality, approachability, technical knowledge, patience, willingness to teach all ranks, lack of money to pay you for teaching, lack of needing an additional instructor, and anything and everything inbetween.
Once you have an answer, provided the issue is something you can control or alter (you can%26#039;t make yourself age faster for example), work on fixing that.
If and when your instructor notices an improvement and feels you%26#039;re qualified to teach, he%26#039;ll approach you about it.|||Your avatar is a girl though|||keep practicing, keep training, i will bet that if you have a good instructor he has %26quot;years%26quot; of training and still trains. does he use a belt system to rank people? what belt are you? are you trying to say that in one year you are at his level?
Is it possible to get a karate/taekwondo scholarship to college?Do they have karate/taekwondo at any colleges?
Is it possible to get a karate/taekwondo scholarship to college?Do they have karate/taekwondo at any colleges?|||There are none that I know about. However, I do know a person that was given a 4 year scholarship to take Judo in Colorado. The guy was from St Louis. We trained together in high school. Phil Porter, The president of the NJA(National Judo Association) awarded it to him. He wanted him to come and train with the Olympic team which trains in Colorado. Our school was invited to come and train with the Olympians because of our national standings. Many of our students were highly ranked nationally in a short period of time. Our school became the largest school in Missouri after 3 years.|||Schools themselves won%26#039;t give scholarships, at least not in the United States. However, many, if not most, major colleges have karate and/or tae kwon do as a club or intramural sport. There are even a number of regional tournaments that take place between local colleges and universities. Some schools even have programs to get a certificate or even a minor in the study of martial arts.|||Obviously in Japanese schools you can probably get a Judo scholarship because Judo is so huge over there, and same in Korea regarding TKD. TKD is as big in Korea as Judo is in Japan. As far as here in the U.S. I doubt it. Most Colleges and Universities generally categorize such actitivies as either %26quot;intramural sports%26quot; or %26quot;clubs,%26quot; but as to an actual scholarship for it I seriously doubt it, unless, you can find a rich dude or b*tch so into martial arts they actually fund that kind of scholarship. There%26#039;s all kinds of scholarships out there, from the understandable (%26quot;he must be a good boy scout, he must have 100 merit badges!%26quot;), to the ridiculous (%26quot;he%26#039;s got a good ant farm.%26quot;) Who the hell gives a scholarship for having an ant farm right? You never know though; I have seen some scholarships for like, the stupidest things.
Its POSSIBLE someone out there funds such a scholarship, a millionaire or retiree with too much money to burn but, it stands to reason that such a person would be incredibly difficult to find here in the U.S. so, don%26#039;t hold your breath. As to holding an actual DEGREE in it, from the JKA%26#039;s website, I know Japan offers those. Also from the TKD manuals I%26#039;ve looked at, I know Korea offers PhD%26#039;s in Tae Kwan Do. To get a belt rank higher than 5th Dan, actual academic study of Karate has become a requirement. Moreover, the ranking system in Japan is dominated by the Japan Karate Federation which is for all intents and purposes the %26quot;Vatican%26quot; of Karate, the same way the Vatican is, well, the Vatican as far as Catholicism is concerned.
The JKF is so huge, it doesn%26#039;t matter how good you get, or how many times you win the all Japan Karate championship; tick them off and they are fully capable of finding someone able to smack the crap out of you. Of course they don%26#039;t do that, but so many Karateka in Japan answer to that orgnization, if they truly wanted to, they could probably find a Karate guy so skilled, they could plow through all the PRIDE and UFC guys with but a single blow. Of course to get away with that you%26#039;d have to be pretty damn good but, believe me, the JKF is a large enough, and powerful and influential enough orgnization that with their resources they probably COULD find a beast like that.
I don%26#039;t know if Japan grants any %26quot;Karate%26quot; scholarships for college or if they even grant them to foreigners because generally, even though Chinese people tend to be polite with how sloppy a foreigners Tai Chi or Kung Fu form is, the Japanese on the other hand are not at all shy when it comes to speaking their mind about how bad Judo and Karate is here in the U.S. Even though they are too polite to say it, because they are more careful about making a good impression, most Chinese generally have an equal prejudice; if you are a foreign born person who did not study under a Chinese teacher, they will immediately asume your form is sloppy and bad, even though they won%26#039;t say it.
Japanese friends of mine from Washington State University, they never studied with the Karate club of the school; they trained on their own. That was their opinion of it; they were all black belts so they knew what they were doing, but still, even as a black belt as a general rule you have to seek instruction from someone higher ranked than you. Even though the American guy there claimed to have a 10th dan, and my friends were 1st and 2nd respectively, they studied on their own. They offered to teach me, but I decliend because at the time I was too much of a p*ssy; they were training demons who, all they did, was study, train, study, train, study, and then train some more. Sometimes if the day allowed they would log in a whopping 6 hours. Frankly I don%26#039;t know how they found time to waste with me playing video games and stuff.
No joke man, many east Asian martial artists are ultra hardcore; know what you are getting into if you decide to take that route.|||Not really. Colleges only really give out scholarships for varsity sports. Sorry.
There are almost certain to be karate and taekwando dojo/clubs at any given school, though. There are 2 or three karate clubs at mine, and a taekwando club, and my school only has 5000 people. When you apply, your school will have at least a partial listing of clubs, and a google search (such as %26quot;College Name Martial arts clubs%26quot;) should reveal any others|||Ask your instructor, some dojos give scholarships to students. And there are some colleges that have martial arts check with those colleges for scholarships too. |||No but there are some associations out there who give scholarships to students who are in martial arts but you must have good grades, be a dedicated martial artist and be of good moral character.|||I%26#039;ve never heard of anything like that. It%26#039;s possible that Japan or Korea would have such programs. If that%26#039;s your plan, you%26#039;d better start hitting the language classes.|||The University of Bridgeport offers a bachelor%26#039;s degree in Martial Arts studies. |||Wrestling. No one really cares about TKD...|||no
Its POSSIBLE someone out there funds such a scholarship, a millionaire or retiree with too much money to burn but, it stands to reason that such a person would be incredibly difficult to find here in the U.S. so, don%26#039;t hold your breath. As to holding an actual DEGREE in it, from the JKA%26#039;s website, I know Japan offers those. Also from the TKD manuals I%26#039;ve looked at, I know Korea offers PhD%26#039;s in Tae Kwan Do. To get a belt rank higher than 5th Dan, actual academic study of Karate has become a requirement. Moreover, the ranking system in Japan is dominated by the Japan Karate Federation which is for all intents and purposes the %26quot;Vatican%26quot; of Karate, the same way the Vatican is, well, the Vatican as far as Catholicism is concerned.
The JKF is so huge, it doesn%26#039;t matter how good you get, or how many times you win the all Japan Karate championship; tick them off and they are fully capable of finding someone able to smack the crap out of you. Of course they don%26#039;t do that, but so many Karateka in Japan answer to that orgnization, if they truly wanted to, they could probably find a Karate guy so skilled, they could plow through all the PRIDE and UFC guys with but a single blow. Of course to get away with that you%26#039;d have to be pretty damn good but, believe me, the JKF is a large enough, and powerful and influential enough orgnization that with their resources they probably COULD find a beast like that.
I don%26#039;t know if Japan grants any %26quot;Karate%26quot; scholarships for college or if they even grant them to foreigners because generally, even though Chinese people tend to be polite with how sloppy a foreigners Tai Chi or Kung Fu form is, the Japanese on the other hand are not at all shy when it comes to speaking their mind about how bad Judo and Karate is here in the U.S. Even though they are too polite to say it, because they are more careful about making a good impression, most Chinese generally have an equal prejudice; if you are a foreign born person who did not study under a Chinese teacher, they will immediately asume your form is sloppy and bad, even though they won%26#039;t say it.
Japanese friends of mine from Washington State University, they never studied with the Karate club of the school; they trained on their own. That was their opinion of it; they were all black belts so they knew what they were doing, but still, even as a black belt as a general rule you have to seek instruction from someone higher ranked than you. Even though the American guy there claimed to have a 10th dan, and my friends were 1st and 2nd respectively, they studied on their own. They offered to teach me, but I decliend because at the time I was too much of a p*ssy; they were training demons who, all they did, was study, train, study, train, study, and then train some more. Sometimes if the day allowed they would log in a whopping 6 hours. Frankly I don%26#039;t know how they found time to waste with me playing video games and stuff.
No joke man, many east Asian martial artists are ultra hardcore; know what you are getting into if you decide to take that route.|||Not really. Colleges only really give out scholarships for varsity sports. Sorry.
There are almost certain to be karate and taekwando dojo/clubs at any given school, though. There are 2 or three karate clubs at mine, and a taekwando club, and my school only has 5000 people. When you apply, your school will have at least a partial listing of clubs, and a google search (such as %26quot;College Name Martial arts clubs%26quot;) should reveal any others|||Ask your instructor, some dojos give scholarships to students. And there are some colleges that have martial arts check with those colleges for scholarships too. |||No but there are some associations out there who give scholarships to students who are in martial arts but you must have good grades, be a dedicated martial artist and be of good moral character.|||I%26#039;ve never heard of anything like that. It%26#039;s possible that Japan or Korea would have such programs. If that%26#039;s your plan, you%26#039;d better start hitting the language classes.|||The University of Bridgeport offers a bachelor%26#039;s degree in Martial Arts studies. |||Wrestling. No one really cares about TKD...|||no
What is the difference between Karate and Tae Kwon Do?
I know that Karate is a Japanese martial art, and Tae Kwon Do is Korean. However, what is different about the training and meaning of the belts?|||%26amp;^%26amp;^%26amp;^
Not much just sophisticated street fighting|||From what I know TKD is puting more emphasis on strike with leg, kick. Karate work with the arm and legs. In a competition I rarely saw block in TKD and more in karate. So like other previously answer karate is more in self defence than TKD. But both arts are grate.|||Karate is alot better for actual self defence than Tae-Kwon-Do.
Tae-Kwon-Do is more based for tournements. At least in my area, Tae-Kwon-Do is set up to be a money making business where as Karate is mostly set up to further the art.
Tae-Kwon-Do is alot of kicking where as Karate has kicking, punching blocking and some standing grapling (locks).
Karate is as much defence as attack. The first thing I teach my students is not to get hit, avoid and block. Karate seems to be more practicle to me.|||tae kwon do is more self defence and karate is more attacking then defensive|||tkd focus: kicks
karate focus: chops|||The belt system is pretty much the same - beginners start at white belt, and as your skills and knowledge grow, you get progressively darker belts - black being the highest. Tae Kwon Do incorporates many elaborate kicks. Karate is in my opinion, more practical. The kicks aren%26#039;t as elaborate, but are placed lower and to specific targets on the body. Tae Kwon Do seems to be more of a sport to me. The training depends on the dojo and the sensei doing the teaching. Basically - repetition, repetition, repetition!|||many kinds of karate but most don%26#039;t concentrate on high kicks, more hands and many weapons. TKD is mostly legs and usually no weapons. Althought the ATA does them now|||karate focuses on both upper and lower limbs while tkd focuses on kicks. another is karate incorporates the japanese culture(using japanese commands, bowing, etc.) in its practitioners while tkd doesn%26#039;t or maybe just not that much.|||Karate is not just one martial art there is not just one style of karate what i am saying is there is not just a karate style you have goju ryu, shotokan,kenpo, ect are all under the umbrella of karate. Tae Kwon Do is Korean art form dealing with more kicking to the upper torso jumping kicking and more eloboarte. For self defense purposes you would want to go the route of something more karate style there more lower body strikes. For the belt system the karate systems belts vary but white being beginer black being the highest then you have different dan%26#039;s or levels of black belt. Tae Kwon Do most of the time follow the same belt ranking system white,yellow,orange,green,blue,purple red,brown, black, Some styles vary may switch your belts around but white and black are always the begining and the end per se. The meaning behind the belt levels is white is purity and white is the color of matrial that in the early days of training they was givin black is symbolising the dirty an sweat of your training. You are also supposed to never wash your belt no matter how dirty it is.|||The Tae Kwon-Do Federation is a post Korean War collaboration designed as a military training method, Karate is by Japanese standards a sub curriculum handed down orally from samurai and obscured by periods of it being banded by the government at one point and the American occupation at another. Technically these styles are fairly simular in practice, and differ mainly in protocal, and the fact that Tea Kwon-do has more kicks.|||i think Tae Kwon Do is harder to do than karate, i would guess that karate has more belts, White being the easiest and black being the hardest
Not much just sophisticated street fighting|||From what I know TKD is puting more emphasis on strike with leg, kick. Karate work with the arm and legs. In a competition I rarely saw block in TKD and more in karate. So like other previously answer karate is more in self defence than TKD. But both arts are grate.|||Karate is alot better for actual self defence than Tae-Kwon-Do.
Tae-Kwon-Do is more based for tournements. At least in my area, Tae-Kwon-Do is set up to be a money making business where as Karate is mostly set up to further the art.
Tae-Kwon-Do is alot of kicking where as Karate has kicking, punching blocking and some standing grapling (locks).
Karate is as much defence as attack. The first thing I teach my students is not to get hit, avoid and block. Karate seems to be more practicle to me.|||tae kwon do is more self defence and karate is more attacking then defensive|||tkd focus: kicks
karate focus: chops|||The belt system is pretty much the same - beginners start at white belt, and as your skills and knowledge grow, you get progressively darker belts - black being the highest. Tae Kwon Do incorporates many elaborate kicks. Karate is in my opinion, more practical. The kicks aren%26#039;t as elaborate, but are placed lower and to specific targets on the body. Tae Kwon Do seems to be more of a sport to me. The training depends on the dojo and the sensei doing the teaching. Basically - repetition, repetition, repetition!|||many kinds of karate but most don%26#039;t concentrate on high kicks, more hands and many weapons. TKD is mostly legs and usually no weapons. Althought the ATA does them now|||karate focuses on both upper and lower limbs while tkd focuses on kicks. another is karate incorporates the japanese culture(using japanese commands, bowing, etc.) in its practitioners while tkd doesn%26#039;t or maybe just not that much.|||Karate is not just one martial art there is not just one style of karate what i am saying is there is not just a karate style you have goju ryu, shotokan,kenpo, ect are all under the umbrella of karate. Tae Kwon Do is Korean art form dealing with more kicking to the upper torso jumping kicking and more eloboarte. For self defense purposes you would want to go the route of something more karate style there more lower body strikes. For the belt system the karate systems belts vary but white being beginer black being the highest then you have different dan%26#039;s or levels of black belt. Tae Kwon Do most of the time follow the same belt ranking system white,yellow,orange,green,blue,purple red,brown, black, Some styles vary may switch your belts around but white and black are always the begining and the end per se. The meaning behind the belt levels is white is purity and white is the color of matrial that in the early days of training they was givin black is symbolising the dirty an sweat of your training. You are also supposed to never wash your belt no matter how dirty it is.|||The Tae Kwon-Do Federation is a post Korean War collaboration designed as a military training method, Karate is by Japanese standards a sub curriculum handed down orally from samurai and obscured by periods of it being banded by the government at one point and the American occupation at another. Technically these styles are fairly simular in practice, and differ mainly in protocal, and the fact that Tea Kwon-do has more kicks.|||i think Tae Kwon Do is harder to do than karate, i would guess that karate has more belts, White being the easiest and black being the hardest
Is there any Karate America classes for 14 year old beginners?
I am really interested in karate, but I can%26#039;t find any classes for a 14 year old that doesn%26#039;t know karate. Are there any?|||Yeah, all over.
Just google %26quot;martial arts%26quot; with your zip code, and you%26#039;ll see some local schools all over.
Good luck|||All schools teach beginners no matter how old they are, although there usually is a minimum age of 4. Just use your phone book or http://www.yellowpages.com and call the schools in your area.
You are most likely old enough for the adult classes (the adult mark for a martial arts class is usually 16 but it varies from school to school) talk to the instructors and visit your local dojos, there should be some free trail classes avalible for you to try. Choose the school that best fits your needs.|||%26quot;Karate America%26quot; is not real karate.
They are a McDojo and if you are really interested in learning karate, stay away from mcdojos.|||yes call a school. also don%26#039;t look for black belt schools they don%26#039;t train you to be a black belt they only teach black belts
Just google %26quot;martial arts%26quot; with your zip code, and you%26#039;ll see some local schools all over.
Good luck|||All schools teach beginners no matter how old they are, although there usually is a minimum age of 4. Just use your phone book or http://www.yellowpages.com and call the schools in your area.
You are most likely old enough for the adult classes (the adult mark for a martial arts class is usually 16 but it varies from school to school) talk to the instructors and visit your local dojos, there should be some free trail classes avalible for you to try. Choose the school that best fits your needs.|||%26quot;Karate America%26quot; is not real karate.
They are a McDojo and if you are really interested in learning karate, stay away from mcdojos.|||yes call a school. also don%26#039;t look for black belt schools they don%26#039;t train you to be a black belt they only teach black belts
Friday, May 21, 2010
Learn karate or tae kwon do for basketball player?
I play basketball quite often and i want to take a gym class next year. I am deciding between karate or tae kwon do. which will be better for flexibility and leg stregnth or other traits needed for basketball?|||i think that tae kwon do would be the best because it is a martial art that deals with leg strength and leg conditioning in my opinion.|||Karate could help you but most schools focus more on power and self-defense then doing jumping kicks . i suggest you do TaeKwonDo most schools in it emphasis on Flying kicks and flexibility, and allot of them have a healthy sports aspect to them|||I am a 3rd degree black belt in Unified Tae Kwon-Do (UTKD), recognised by both the International Tae Kwon Do Federation and the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (ITF and WTF, respectively) and have personally trained with one of the co-founders of UTKD. I have 11 years of experience, 8 of which I taught. In those years I became quite flexible, which is a feat for me, because as a bigger guy (five foot 9, 200 lbs) I was able to almost do the splits at the height of my training (almost an inch from the ground which is freakin amazing to see a big guy almost do the splits).
Along with stretching, we did a lot of cardio, plus strength training including pushups and situps and flying kicks (doesnt sound like strength training but its ownderful for the legs -sounds like it would be good for your basketball training).
All in all, I would highly recommend this sport for you. And who knows, you may end up liking it.|||For basketball specific, I%26#039;d have to say TKD.
TKD has way more %26quot;jumping kicks%26quot; and %26quot;high kicks%26quot; than karate does.
Sometimes TKD classes just jump as high as you can for 10 to 20 minutes, rotating from 180 degrees to 540 degrees while your in the air. While these skills may not be the most practical for self defense, they can definitely translate to basketball.
Nothing against karate, it%26#039;s a great martial art, but for basketball, I%26#039;d have to say TKD is your best bet.
James|||Definitly TKD.|||taekwondo.|||I would say karate. They focus a lot more on physical aspects like muscle strength than tae kwon do. In tae kwon do they mainly just focus on flexibility and technique.|||taekwondo
it is great for muscle building and flexability|||I say karate because if someone blocks your shot you can just karate chop him in the Adam%26#039;s apple and I bet he won%26#039;t do that again.
Along with stretching, we did a lot of cardio, plus strength training including pushups and situps and flying kicks (doesnt sound like strength training but its ownderful for the legs -sounds like it would be good for your basketball training).
All in all, I would highly recommend this sport for you. And who knows, you may end up liking it.|||For basketball specific, I%26#039;d have to say TKD.
TKD has way more %26quot;jumping kicks%26quot; and %26quot;high kicks%26quot; than karate does.
Sometimes TKD classes just jump as high as you can for 10 to 20 minutes, rotating from 180 degrees to 540 degrees while your in the air. While these skills may not be the most practical for self defense, they can definitely translate to basketball.
Nothing against karate, it%26#039;s a great martial art, but for basketball, I%26#039;d have to say TKD is your best bet.
James|||Definitly TKD.|||taekwondo.|||I would say karate. They focus a lot more on physical aspects like muscle strength than tae kwon do. In tae kwon do they mainly just focus on flexibility and technique.|||taekwondo
it is great for muscle building and flexability|||I say karate because if someone blocks your shot you can just karate chop him in the Adam%26#039;s apple and I bet he won%26#039;t do that again.
How do I clean crayon stains from my son's karate uniform?
Use a warm iron with 4 layers of paper towel between the cloth and the fabric. Do this 3 or 4 times, then use the steam iron directly on the remaining stain.. Steam will float the remaining wax to the surface. Just keep rubbing your iron over a dry paper towel after each pass over the fabric. After 8 or 10 passes with the steam, there should be no more color left in the fabric. If any remains, alternate between vinegar and ammonia to remove remaining color. Bleach will not dissolve wax, and it might damage the fabric.|||iron it so the wax melts, then scrub with a mixture of vinegar and water.|||Hi,
I just bought one of the clorox stain remover pens and used it on a tabacco stain, it worked awesome. Right after I bought it, I found this link for a free one! Hope if works well for you too!
http://www.alllsite.info/free-clorox-pen...
Good luck|||white bleach black hot water and tide stain remover|||Rub detergent on it, wash in hottest fabric safe water possible. If that doesn%26#039;t work when sponge with alcohol then rinse thoroughly and rewash|||%26#039;Simple, take it to the cleaners%26quot; $2.50 will take care of it
I just bought one of the clorox stain remover pens and used it on a tabacco stain, it worked awesome. Right after I bought it, I found this link for a free one! Hope if works well for you too!
http://www.alllsite.info/free-clorox-pen...
Good luck|||white bleach black hot water and tide stain remover|||Rub detergent on it, wash in hottest fabric safe water possible. If that doesn%26#039;t work when sponge with alcohol then rinse thoroughly and rewash|||%26#039;Simple, take it to the cleaners%26quot; $2.50 will take care of it
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