Karate
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chathura on Wed, 09/30/2009 at 4:57pm.
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 in which they do not really hit each other but stop their movements right before the opponent's body. Kumite matches can end after a fixed time period, or after the successful perfomance of an especially damaging technique.
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