Sign in for a personalized experience.
Japan Guide Homepage
Travel
Living
A-Z
Forum
Jobs
Friends
Shopping
Arts and Crafts
-
Entertainment
-
Etiquette
-
Food
-
History
-
Language
-
Photo Gallery
-
Religion
-
Tradition
Search this site
Online Reservations
Hotel
 
Flight
 
Bus

(check-in)

Related Pages
Martial Arts
Sports

Judo
Kyudo
Aikido
Kendo

Survey
Have you visited Japan in the last 3 years?
Yes
No
see results
Other Surveys:
Preferred Airport
Favorite hotel reservation website
Favorite travel guide books
How to improve tourism
Next trip to Japan
Purpose of visit
Most popular region
Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter
Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

Sponsored Listings
Japan - Order FREE Brochure!
About vacation plans and specialty travel.
Tour Packages
Guided and individual tour plans.
Car Rental
The cheapest rates in Japan!

Home - Martial Arts
Karate
links
In karate, one strikes with their fists, elbows and feet in defensive action. Karate is related to Chinese Kung-fu and the Korean Taekwondo. Karate-do means "the way of the empty hand" since karate does not usually employ weapons.

Two basic kinds of traditional karate performances are:

  • Kata:
    One fighter or a group performs their skills in front of judges. Precision, technique, and posture are the criteria.

  • Kumite:
    A sparring match between two karate fighters. Kumite matches can end after a fixed time period, or after the successful perfomance of an especially damaging technique.

Any Questions? Ask them in our question forum.

Advertisements

Japan Guide Community
User Feedback
We strive to keep japan-guide.com up-to-date and accurate, and are always looking for ways to improve the user experience. If you have any updates, suggestions, corrections or opinions, please let us know:

English Links
Karate on the web (Alexander Chislenko public page)
Long list of Karate links.
Karate History (BC Karate Homepage)
The history of Karate.
Budovideos.com
The world's largest selection of martial arts products in the world!

Product Links
Best Karate (1): Comprehensive

Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles, and Secret Techniques

Best Karate (1): Comprehensive
Best Karate (2): Fundamentals
Best Karate (3): Kumite 1
Best Karate (4): Kumite 2
Best Karate (5): Heian, Tekki
Best Karate (6): Bassai, Kanku
Best Karate (7): Jitte, Hangetsu, Empi
Best Karate: Gankaku, Jion
Best Karate (9): Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Chinte
Dynamic Karate: Instruction by the Master
Books by Masatoshi Nakayama
Okinawan Karate: Teachers, Styles, and Secret Techniques
Book by Mark Bishop
Complete Idiot's Guide to Karate
Book by Randall G. Hassell
Japanese Karate - Ryobukai & Shotokan
Video by K. Yamazaki
Japanese Masters of Karate
VHS Video
Essentials of Karate
Video with Chris Thompson

 

Travel
Living
Japan A-Z
Community
Sightseeing
Accommodation
Transportation
Shopping
Essentials
Regions
Prefectures
Cities
Working
Studying
Living Cost
Apartments
Arts and Crafts
Entertainment
History
Religion
Etiquette
Food
Language
Tradition
Question Forum
Classifieds
Trip Reports
Member Area
 
108 users are currently online: wata geiru, cjohn22, hiro0419, Junichi Minowa, eunyul, MAMABU, immaterial, mamag, KyleStrange, Jasonx2x, Norio Sugano, geogeek1, Forthright, pstank1, Mina Elder, milky1153, William5, fumimifu, yu ka riiiii, Haru printemps, Ayamelody, Fun on the Ice, CBbas, Robuda, gabulc, Dskinner, Coni Chavez, Hao Ren, Odakyu19, Thomas99, Darknessfall21, komi7, gurokawa, Basuk, coolbiz, tatthan, nycpaula, Vivian06, Siradito, MegInLA, Aya yo, Spainamerican, asuka0319, Toddy3, EU love, norikowithourson, miiyan34, SACCHAI, Lunari, yitzik, may323, Mjjfan10, Love Muppet, Poppychan, YggdrasilMon, Micketwo, dasutin, idonknow, nagoya41ky, David Franz, Yase, Allen556, iizuka, haruka yamaguchi, Trescend, yukana30, amywan1982, kkyou, Kate May, OnewSangtae, fuita, meeeu, lonewolf1666, yukinkosan, kouki06, ashurichan 7, Shinkenger, mkhhirosan, Hayden O, kmnm, miakiyon, kazu902, Maki Cheng, edamame10, zumie, ottt, RachelAK, Mirado, RIMApy, Hino Ogiwara, yoshie117, chifumi1114, tyan55, mmine , suwo, MaiMai8299, fiorina, youhei n , Honeymilktea, Asako in Tokyo, saku32, kana0315, darrin2011, Phiniberri, yurich, Dace, Bben, yusonobe1981
Sign in for a personalized experience.
 
Copyright © 1996-2012 japan-guide.com All rights reserved - Last Page Update: June 9, 2002
home - site map - privacy policy - terms of use - contact - employment - L‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä - advertising