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KARATE

SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS Judo Kendo Aikido Kyudo

In karate one is defending himself/herself with fists, elbows and feet. Karate is related to the Chinese Kung-fu and the Korean Taekwondo. Karate-do means "the way of the empty hand": no weapons are used. Two basic kinds of karate performances are: Kata: One fighter or a group performs his/her skills in front of judges. Precision, technique, and posture are the criteria. Kunmite: A fight between two karate fighters in which they do not really hit each other but stop their movements right before the opponent's body. A potential KO-kick ends the fight.

KARATE CyberDojo (Ryu Enterprises) About traditional Japanese karate: terminology, links, events, etc. Karate Resource Online (Gunnar Alan Kleemann) Lots of karate resources and links. Karate on the web (Home and neighborhood of Alexander Chislenko) Another long list of Karate links. Karate History (BC Karate Homepage) The history of Karate. No links yet.

November 9, 1997 In Deutsch

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