
Boxing vs karate for self-defense? - Martial Arts Stack Exchange
Boxing vs karate for self-defense , Which suits well for self defence in real life situation ( such as blocked by a robber in night at empty street).
Karate doesn't provide defense against wrestlers and MMA fighters. Or ...
Aug 23, 2022 · The more complicated long answer is that karate originally came from kung-fu styles such as White Crane kung-fu and Incense Shop Boxing. Those styles also do stand-up variety …
Are blocks unrealistic? - Martial Arts Stack Exchange
I hear some self defense experts claim that blocks you see in many martial arts, such as Karate or Taekwondo, are unrealistic and should not be used. The main justification given is that no profes...
karate - Between Kyokushin and Shotokan, which focuses more on …
Ashihara Karate is a direct offshoot of Kyokushin, and shares the same view on hard sparring (knockdown karate). However, their view on kata is different. While traditional kata are very stylistic, …
Do any martial arts have mixed gender competitions?
Mar 22, 2016 · It's common for light-contact karate divisions to not be divided by gender. Note the diminished importance of strength due to the lack of hard contact in this ruleset. In American high …
tae kwon do - How different is Olympic Taekwondo from traditional ...
Jun 23, 2019 · Karate is being considered for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. How would this differ from Tae Kwon Do, since presumably a full contact version would be considered too bloody so …
Karate and Judo? - Martial Arts Stack Exchange
Sep 2, 2016 · There's this karate called Kudo karate. Basically mixing Kyokushin and judo together hence KUDO. Sometimes, at least for the general ppl who take martial arts as a hobby and passion …
karate - How to condition knuckles? - Martial Arts Stack Exchange
Jan 14, 2018 · Ok now stop before you get arthritis. Cause no matter how much you try to condition it, your knuckles will still break upon contact with somebody's forehead...
tae kwon do - How does a person who just watches youtube videos to ...
Mar 18, 2023 · 3 I have been training in martial arts such as Taekwondo and Boxing for several months. I know a friend who just watches youtube videos to learn to fight. Even though I did my techniques …
Chest punches - deceptively useful, or movie fantasy?
Aug 8, 2017 · Frankly, the damage caused by punching a head is one of the major factors behind boxing gloves (the other major factor being preventing grappling, but that's a different topic). Compare that …