SKILL AND SPORTS

Arts and sports

In a series of martial arts and sports that are represented in the modern world, the most important place is occupied by Karate.

According to most historical records Karate originated in the 5th century BC to the present day in India from where it spread across the Buddhist priests to China. Early Middle Ages maps are transferred from China to Japan, specifically the island of Okinawa. On Okinawa, a new skill is accepted not only as a form of physical exercise but also as a practical aid to the local population in the defense of the upcoming, unrelenting and cruel Samurai, who robbed, burned and killed the innocent and poor farmers. Mid-19th first century, the best known and most respected isntruktor and teacher Gichin Funakoshi, brought karate reform in a sport that is practiced today, and rightly bears the name of the creator of modern karate. KARATE from 1902 was introduced as a compulsory subject in Japanese schools, and a mass popularity that there is a gain, 60-ies of the last century, spread throughout the world.

Karate is an ancient martial art of placing, blocking and avoiding shocks with bare hands and feet, while its sports section with various forms of protection, has become one of the most modern sports and was on the verge of entering the family of Olympic sports. Karate is not a simple fight or fighting, as many wrongly interpreted, but contains all the elements of tactics, strategy, determining the distance, and the determination and exploitation of "genuine" moment for the attack. In addition to affecting the physical development of the individual, karate contains such psycho-physical exercises a profound influence on the intellectual changes in man. In addition to increasing the concentration to the maximum possible, karate has a beneficial effect on learning outcomes and more effective in every paper. Karate is a member of a small group of sports that you insist on the humanity and seeking punishment for those who do not respect the man and his personality, so the rules of karate competition set to protect all participants, and to penalize or disqualify those who inflict their opponent with any violation.

When asked why they engage in karate and when is the best time to start it might be too long to write answers, but one thing is certain - sport is health, and therefore one needs to strive for it. Today, it is often the case, especially for school aged children, abnormalities in the development of the spinal column and position during walking. In order to avoid this, the child should be given to such PERSONAL activities with which to engage the entire muscle mass, and equally proportional effect on the development of each group of muscles and bones of the body. Karate is one of the most complete sports for that.

In terms of physical abilities, the view that the optimum start for practicing karate is age 7, although the specific programs and types of exercises can include much younger. However, to achieve excellent results there are no rules to begin with training because there are examples where karateka gave excellent results, and began training after the age of 20. Karate can deal with the ages "7-77 years" (and more). It is important to have a will, be persistent and valuable training and one will succeed, regardless of the qualities and innate talent.