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Fitness and Overall Health: Karate training improves flexibility,
strength, coordination, and endurance of an individual. Karate's
punches, thrusts, kicks, blocks, sweeps and throws tones the whole
body in an explosive and dynamic workout.
Stress Reduction: In addition to the stress reducing benefits
of any physical activity, Karate also improves concentration and
awareness of mental attitudes that can cause stress.
Self-Confidence: While all physical activities improves
feelings of well-being, Traditional Karate places special emphasis
on building character, and focuses on increasing self-confidence,
awareness, and perseverance through repetitive physical and mental
exercises.
Self-Defense: Traditional Karate is the best martial art
for self-defense because it focuses on actual defense skills rather
than sport oriented techniques that are found to be impractical
and inefficient in actual combative situations.
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Mental benefits include: |
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Cardiovascular exercise
Coordination
Flexibility
Self-defense
Stress relief
Aerobic activity
Develop quicker reflexes
Plyometric explosiveness
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Self-discipline
Perseverance
Humility
Responsibility
Self-esteem
Self-confidence
Awareness
Practicality in judgment |
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