1. Karate is a Japanese martial art that involves techniques like blocks, strikes, and throws. 2. It was founded in Okinawa by Gichin Funakoshi and emphasizes self-defense over competition. 3. There are over 45 million karate practitioners worldwide who progress through levels of basic training drills, forms, and sparring represented by a belt hierarchy.

1. KARATE
THE BEST WAY OF SELF DEFENCE

2. INTRODUCTION
It is a Japanese martial art form
Involves a variety of techniques, blocks
, strikes, throws etc.
Kara means empty; te means hand,
thus karate means „the way of empty
hands‟
There are over 45 million practitioners
world wide.

3. MASTER GICHIN
FUNAKOSHI
1. Founder of mordern
karate
2. Born in Okinawa
3. Bought his forms and
style to mainland Japan
4. “The ultimate aim of
karate lies not in victory
and defeat but in the
perception of the
charater of its
participants”.

4. THREE ASPECTS
1. KIHON-
- basic traning drills
- pair work or solo exercises

5. 2. KATA-
- means forms, is a fight against imaginary enemies, it is
a fixed sequence of moves.
- used in competitions (individual or team)

6. 3.KUMITE-
- means basic form of fighting in competitions with all
equipments, for eg.sparring.

7. HIERARCHY OF BELTS
• Colour of the belt shows the level of the student.
• Shotokan style belts

9. SOME OF THE FAMOUS KARATE PLAYERS

10. USES OF KARATE IN OUR DAILY LIFE
1. As it is said “attack is the best defence”, karate teaches
us the both „attack‟ and the „defence‟.
2. Very useful for women and young girls especially in
india.
3. It makes our life disciplined
4. We can use it to save others, when in need
5. Maintains physical posture
6. Self confidence
7. It aslo makes us flexible
8. It makes our bones and body strongers.