| I'd like to let you in on some karate secrets. | | | | against an attacker just enough for you to get |
| What is Karate anyway? It is a way you can | | | | away. |
| protect yourself without the use of any | | | | Karate uses hundreds of muscles in the body. |
| armaments. It is a method of self-defense that | | | | You can develop a lean and well formed figure |
| goes back hundreds of years. Nobility were the | | | | practicing and using this. Lots of people today are |
| ones that were using karate and their method | | | | using karate. Let's say you're walking the streets |
| were kept under lock and key. Nobody had | | | | and someone 6 foot 5 inches comes to try and |
| access to these secrets. They used these | | | | attack you. With the learning of these skills you |
| methods to show how powerful they were | | | | can protect yourself from someone who is very |
| above the common people. | | | | big. Let's face it, people attack people when the |
| The best part about karate is you don't have to | | | | law isn't around. |
| be very strong to use it. The mystical way you | | | | You have to breathe properly while practicing |
| attack or defend yourself from someone else | | | | these art forms. Most people don't breathe |
| leaves the body of the other person numb and | | | | correctly anyway. The people from the western |
| unable to fight back. You can kill someone by | | | | world take breathing for granted. Did you know |
| using these skills. | | | | that it is an important exercise? When you |
| You can use the attacker's body against them. So | | | | breathe correctly you clean the toxins out of |
| someone weighting 300 pounds can be taken on | | | | your system. You obtain more oxygen to the |
| by someone much smaller. The body has certain | | | | brain and your muscles. |
| pressure points which are very sensitive that the | | | | Karate brings forth great confidence. Your |
| expert uses. | | | | positive thinking gets better and better as time |
| Certain parts of the body when struck can cause | | | | goes along. You also have to stand up straight |
| someone to not move for hours. This art form | | | | and relax. You can perform these self-defense |
| was used by the guards to protect the Emperor | | | | techniques with your shoulders bend over and |
| of Japan. They used these art forms in World | | | | your stomach hanging out. |
| War 2. There are many stories of the smaller | | | | You are what you eat, so you want to eat a |
| man defeating the enemy during war. It is a very | | | | healthy diet. Eat plenty of protein and stay away |
| dangerous art form to learn to defend yourself | | | | from sugar, starches and fat. Always drink plenty |
| because you can kill someone without even trying. | | | | of water. Those are just some of the karate |
| So you should only use it to defend yourself | | | | secrets that I know. |