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Karate-do is an empty-handed technique, exercised with the power of one's own body and the basic movement which can be developed into a superior level. The enemy can be controlled by a demonstration of strength like that of using actual weapons. The beauty of the essential techniques are demonstrated in the so-called " kata ", fixed exercises, through which the karateka rhythmically performs body movements, such as bending, jumping and balancing, backward and forward, left and right, up and down smoothly and fiercely, at low and high speed.
In the free sparring games, the offensive and defensive techniques, such as striking and kicking with simultaneous block-attack combinations, are performed with great speed, requiring a keen coordination of the movements of the athlete. |
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