karate, unarmed martial-arts discipline employing kicking, striking, and
defensive blocking with arms and legs. Emphasis is on concentrating as
much of the body’s power as possible at the point and instant of impact.
Striking surfaces include the hands (particularly the knuckles and the
outer edge), ball of the foot, heel, forearm, knee, and elbow. All are
toughened by practice blows against padded surfaces or wood. Pine boards
up to several inches in thickness can be broken by the bare hand or foot
of an expert. Timing, tactics, and spirit, however, are each considered at
least as important as physical toughening.
The roundhouse kick begins by chambering the kicking leg high,
followed by turning the hip and snapping the leg outward from the
knee. When throwing this kick to the torso or lower body, the
practitioner can strike using the top of the foot. This can help add
more distance to the kick; however, when striking the head, it is
often advised that the strike comes from the lower shin, as this area
of the leg is much stronger. Aiming to hit your opponent with the shin
rather than the top of the foot can prevent injury caused by impacting
the foot, along with its numerous small bones, and the hard bone of
the skull.
Ushiro Geri (back kick)
Ushiro Geri is a powerful kick because the back kick is thrown like a
mule kick. However, a back kick can be a less accurate kick because it
is aimed at a target behind the kicker.
Age Zuki (uppercut punch)
When executing an uppercut punch from the guard, the shoulder lowers
with the knees and then the body is propelled forward and upwards,
extending the fist towards the chin and face area.
Haito Uchi (ridge hand strike).
Haito- uchi -The striking surface is the space between the thumb and
the knuckle of the index finger. It's very powerful 💥 Haito uchi - It
is an open hand attack that uses the lateral region of the hand
between the thumb and the head of the second metacarpa
Kata
Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a
Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced
either solo or in pairs. Karate kata are executed as a specified
series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while
attempting to maintain perfect form.Kata is a traditional technique
used to teach students how to combine kicks, strikes, blocks, stances,
etc. It is used frequently for solo training
