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How to Advance to a Yellow Belt in American Kenpo Karate

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American Kenpo Karate teaches fundamentals of martial arts by incorporating Eastern and Western philosophies in Martial Arts training. American Kenpo Karate has a series of ten different colored belts. Each belt represents a new level of ... more »

How to Do a Spinning Back Kick in Shorin-ryu Karate

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The spinning back kick is one of the most difficult techniques to master. It requires an accurate assessment of the distance to your target and the ability to maintain your balance during and after deployment... more »

How to Identify Karate Belts

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Red, blue, green, yellow. What are all the belts, and what do you have to accomplish to reach that level? An easy, simple guide to tell all those belts apart... more »

How to Identify the Order of Karate Belts

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How to easily tell the Karate level of those around you... more »

How to punch

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how to punch.. more »

How to Become a Karate Instructor

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If you love to teach and enjoy the martial arts, perhaps you can become a karate instructor. Once you master the many moves associated with your particular form of karate, it might benefit others if you shared your knowledge as an instructor. Use ... more »

How to Choose the Martial Art That is Best for You

By Joe Rivera

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The study of Martial Arts brings many positive rewards. Better mental focus, greater endurance, self-confidence, self-discipline, flexibility, core strength, understanding of self and others, increased muscular strength, coordination , and the ... more »

How to Do a Karate Roundhouse Kick

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Karate's roundhouse kick is one of the most basic, powerful and versatile kicks in all of martial arts. The kick is used by fighters with backgrounds as diverse as Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and Jeet Kun Do. Do karate's roundhouse kick and ... more »

How to Do a Kip Up

By Soren

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Picture this: You're walking down the street and you trip over the curb. From the ground you watch as the neighborhood laughs, passing cars laugh, even the homeless man on the corner wakes up long enough to laugh. Now you do a Kip Up, springing ... more »

How to Identify Karate Belts

By onederland

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Various forms of martial arts are unwittingly referred to as "karate", although this may not actually be the case. Different disciplines within the martial arts use different styles of fighting, for example, karate is mainly striking, ... more »

How to Identify Karate Belts

By Bobbi

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The very first martial arts to introduce the colored belt ranking system as a visible indication of the students progress was Japanese Judo. The colored belt ranking system was first used by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi for his Karate school at ... more »

How to Perform a Lunge Punch in Karate

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A lunge punch quickly closes the distance between you and an attacker. If the attacker is taller and has a longer reach, the lunge punch will enable you to use in-close fighting techniques and eliminate your attacker's advantage... more »

How to Steal the Peach

By IsabelleKay

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Once the provenance of highly trained ninjas, stealing the peach can become second nature with a little preparation... more »

How to Throw a Roundhouse Punch

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The roundhouse punch is a great option when you're facing an opponent who is defending the front of their body well. Because they're focusing on protecting their front, the sides of their body and head are open to a roundhouse from you. Follow ... more »

How to Assemble an Everlast Stand Up Punching Bag

By Bobbi Miller

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Here I'll walk you through how to put one of these together as the directions are a little shady... more »

How to Assume a Horse Stance in Karate

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The horse stance, known in karate as the straddle-leg stance (kiba dachi), is the most fundamental of martial arts stances. It's a basic training stance that develops strength in the legs, hips and ankles... more »

How to Assume an Attention Stance in Karate

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All martial arts have a formal stance in which you come to attention, usually when addressed by an instructor or a senior belt... more »

How to Drop Kick

By Dustin77

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I do not suggest this move unless you're on a mat... more »

How to Execute a Front Kick

By Joe Rivera

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Of the many possible kicks one can utilize in combat, the basic front kick is perhaps the easiest to execute effectively. It is a kick that can be used to fend off an attack, throw an opponent off balance, set up a wide variety of other striking ... more »

How to Get Over Your Love for Ninjas

By Christopher Miller

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Despite what ninja fan sites will tell you, the life of the modern day ninja isn’t all glory and glamour. While serving as the private army for some feudal lord might have been your previous life, today, ninjas find themselves in an increasingly ... more »

How to Identify the Colors of Karate Belts

By shefveland

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Karate belts... what do the colors mean? Here's a list of colors and meanings, but knote that each karate club is slightly different and uses slightly different sequences of belts... more »

How to Perfect Your Round Kick

By racextreme199

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An effective round kick, also called a roundhouse kick, is an important and powerful martial arts tool. It is the most frequently used kick in Taekwondo, as well as other martial arts styles, and is very versatile. Whether you are a beginning ... more »

How to Perform an Inside-Outside Block in Karate

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An inside-outside block (uchi-ude-uke) is an upper-body defense that will ward off a punch or kick to the middle, while setting you up for a counterattack... more »

How to Perform an Upper Block in Karate

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Do you want to know how to block a punch or a kick to the face? How about a Louisville slugger as it arcs a downward path at your head? An upper block (jodan-uke), also known as a rising block (age-uke), will ward off the attack, while setting ... more »

How to Tell if a Martial Arts Instructor Is Qualified

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Choosing a school with good teachers is a crucial element in your martial arts training. Here are a few ways to determine the quality of instruction... more »

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