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Sensei Demura
says, "The most important thing |
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in Karate is
having the proper attitude." |
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Dictionary describes Karate as: |
| Karate kaq-raq·te |
| Main Entry: ka·ra·te
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Pronunciation:
ke-raa-te
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Function: noun |
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Etymology:
Japanese, from kara
(empty) + te (hand)
:an Oriental art of
self-defense in which an attacker
is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. |
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karate eventually took on a deeper and broader meaning through many
changes and the adoption of many techniques. Finally becoming Karate-Do,
literally the "way of karate," or of the empty hand. In fact: Karate
is an Art form that uses ALL of the parts of the body (Fingers,
Fists, Elbows, Feet, Knees and more) to provide an effective system
of self defense. |
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Many of the ancient
Karate techniques have been scientifically analyzed and have been
found to be the optimum a human can achieve! |
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Sensei Demura says,
"Karate has many great attributes but an important one is:
That anyone of any size, shape, age, or
gender can train in Karate!" |
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