warriorlike Arts Grade 10 Contracted gym October 28, 1996 Mgraphicsial Arts Levi 2 The word karate literally means the art of empty hands. It is the most widely practiced of all the militant arts. Karate is a sport and a means of self-defense that uses the dust as a weapon in striking, kicking, and blocking. In Japan, where it is called karate-do, it involves crack of the mind as well as of the body. Unlike judo and aikido, it is non a grappling or throwing sport. There are hundreds of varieties of karate, stemming from the uttermost(prenominal) rivalry among teachers of the art. Some of which will be touched upon in this report.
In the early 6th century AD, Bodhidharma, an Indian non-Christian priest and knight, brought Zen Buddhism to China along with a system of 18 self-defense exercises. The exercises evolved into a form of boxing, which spread, with Zen, throughout China and in the 12th century reached Japan. Karate originated in Okinawa many centuries ago, where it was based on combat techniques imported from China. It was not called karate until it was introduced into Japan early in the 20th century by Gichin Funakoshi. It was he who gave the art its evidence name in 1935 to differentiate it from Okinawan types that used weapons. Its worldwide customaryity came intimately after World War II, when many United States servicemen stationed in Japan discovered it.
The martial arts are popular in many parts of the world today as means of self-defense, law enforcement tactics, competitive sports, and exercises for physical fitness. Among the better cognise forms are karate, kung fu, Levi 3 jujitsu, judo, aikido, tai chi chuan, tae kwon do, sumo wrestling, and kendo.
The language of karate is primarily Japanese. A karate training hall or gym is called a dojo, and the white, pajamalike garment...
The essay is informative but the thesis is not make clear. The essay starts off about Karate and then moves to various another(prenominal) martial art forms.
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