Is karate hot or not?

Question

I take it,and its soo much fun but seriouslyy what ya think?

Answer 1

just where do you take it? lol...sorry it just seems like thats what all newbies say...i take "krotty"...i take taekwondo..i take jujutsu. ...maybe im just picky but its better to say you study karate.

anyway...who gives a d**n what other people think? ...obviously most people here do...i don't understand why though.

karate is a fine art...dont let all the mcdojo's spoil it for you like everyone else does. and dont worry about some ignorant little immature kids laughing at you...they simply don't understand. misunderstanding is the cause of 90% of the worlds problems. it caused everything from bigotry of martial arts....to slavery. people dont understand something and they laugh it off and reject it....to me they only make themselves look more ignorant.

mostly its all these jkd and mma guys who think karate is c**p....simply because they dont do it...or someone else to their teachers instructor that karate doesn't work, then their instructor told them...but none of them have any real experience in it to judge. i've sparred some karate people who were c**p...ive sparred some that can throw down with the best of em.

it isnt WHAT you train in, its WHO you train with and HOW you train it.

if YOU like karate...then YOU can study karate. period.

ps...arguably its good that they laugh it off...not everyone has the patience to learn martial arts and thus...you have an advantage.

Answer 2

karate rocks!!!

Answer 3

I think its to mainstream. Everyone I know would laugh at me if I told them I take karate. I think it's because it seems to be watered down and commercialized more in America. In Japan however it looks hardcore. Depends on which dojo you join also.

Answer 4

defo hot!!! i do mixed martial arts/self defense and karate and i think its fantastic for so many reasons...

1. keeps you fit

2. know how too defend yourself

3. boosts confidence

4. teaches displine

5. teaches self respect

6. improves postive attitude

7. good hobbie

8.Relieve tension

9. Increase stamina

10. Lose weight

11. Increase alertness  

12. Improve flexibility

13. Improve coordination

14. no matter what shape/size/height you are you can do it!

15.sense of achiviemnt especially after you get your belts!

And its soooooooooooo fun! i am 13 years old and do it 2-4 times a week and i always look foward too it and have noticed how much I have improved in myself since i started. ive got so many years of it too go and i cant wait!

if you dont do karate or any martial art  you are missing out and i strongly reccomend you do one! i think one of the reasons for this great love for it is my academy i go too is fantastic and my senseis are fanastic!

wow thats the longest answer ive EVER wrote!

cya!

Answer 5

Only when my wife does it! ;-)

seriously its how we met.

Best wishes

idai

Answer 6

If you find a good Dojo, karate is well worth learning. The problem is about 95% of karate dojos are really bad

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Answer 7

I love karate. Been training and studying it for almost 19 years. It helped me overcome a substance abuse problem, as well a ssurvive an attacker with a knife.

The other high ranking BB's are some of the best friends you could ever ask for, and I have 5 or 6 people that woould be there for me in an instant, no questions asked, any time of the day or night, with a phone call.

REAR NAKED JOKE- I agree that generally grappling has sexier positions, however unless you have a really good school, these positions are generally going to be with other men, and I think I'll pass lol. Besides my wife wouldn't let me grapple with any other females, and quite honestly I have trouble handling her. :-)

Answer 8

not nearly as hot as grappling. i mean loook at all of those s**y positions. Karate has too much hitting and not enough passionate embracing.

Answer 9

It keeps my kids busy and teaches them good discipline.  So that's good for me.

Answer 10

i no what u mean bro.i just started kempo karate and i think the same way,its to over used on tv and people see the karate kid and mr miagi when they hear KARATE.if karate wasnt hot chuck liddel wouldnt take it.were you think he got them crazy head kicks from.kempo karate!but seriously if i told my friends they would laugh too. what i do is just say i take chinese kempo.(your average person wont no wut u are talking about lol)it sounds more bad @$$ too.hope i helped you ou some.

Answer 11

karate is my favorite art-I currently take bjj and muay thai and have a black belt in Taekwondo--but Karate by far takes the cake.  Very well rounded, lots of sparring, lots of self defense drills, and I find that Karatekas are the most civilized of all the other martial arts.