How to learn karate

How to learn karate? Karate is a kind of Chinese martial arts. Practicing karate is a piece of cake for many people, but for some people, karate is really troublesome and has complicated training methods. In fact, if you want to practice karate well, it is also a very troublesome thing. For many people, it is also a very hard thing. So how to learn karate?

Practicing karate is very hard. If you decide to practice it, you must be prepared to endure hardships and even get injured.

Generally, karate classes start by teaching you some basic movements. There are generally four categories (punching, knife skills, blocking skills, and various types of leg techniques). These movements will be repeated in almost every class. These exercises may be boring, but you must do them seriously. The main exercises are the coordination of the limbs, the control of the waist (because the power of the strike almost all depends on the waist), and the balance ability (especially leg exercises). Through these exercises, you will find that your abilities mentioned above have improved without you even realizing it.

Next, you may be taught some movement exercises. There are many kinds of footwork, including basic footwork movements and practical footwork movements. This kind of exercise is relatively tiring and boring. But in actual combat, the movement of footwork is very important. Many times, whether you can accurately attack your opponent depends not on your hands but on your feet. So please take it seriously and experience it with your heart.

The combination of basic movements and footwork is the practice of "form". The so-called "type" is also called routine by us Chinese. It is a set of movements that organically combines countless basic movements. It is used to test and consolidate your foundation. In karate, form practice is very important. On the one hand, it improves your physical fitness, but more importantly, each level test has different "forms" tested.

The above exercises should be carried out for about half a year to a year. That will allow you to experience actual combat. In karate it is called "kumite". You can only rely on your own experience in this area. Through continuous understanding of basic movements and frequent exchanges with other practitioners. To constantly summarize and improve yourself. Of course, injuries are inevitable. When you reach a certain level in karate, the grade exams are all Kumite exams.

The above are the main contents of karate. Of course, all of these require good physical fitness. Mainly includes good physical fitness, muscle endurance, and explosive power. Body balance, reaction and flexibility. We will practice some of these aspects during class. But it is usually not enough. You need to practice more in your spare time. If you have the conditions, go to the gym and use the relevant equipment. If you don’t have the conditions, then do some exercises according to local conditions.

There is no need to explain the role of physical fitness and endurance. A set of kumite lasts for 3 minutes, and it is impossible without a certain level of physical fitness and endurance. Physical training mainly includes aerobic training such as running and skipping rope to exercise cardiopulmonary function. Endurance is generally achieved through exercises such as weighted squats.

Regarding explosive power, it affects the speed of attack and its function need not be explained in detail. Do more push-ups for the upper body, and try to do them faster while still getting the movements right. The lower body can be worked out with squat jumps.

These methods are how to practice karate. You must be serious and hardworking when practicing karate. If you want to learn karate, you must persist. When practicing karate, remember not to hurt your body, otherwise your body will be deformed. You may also get injured in the process of practicing karate, so you must pay attention to these matters when exercising.