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    Karate is an unarmed combat system originating from Japan that uses techniques like punches, kicks, elbow strikes and open hand strikes to knock opponents down through contact-based sparring. It has roots in Chinese martial arts dating back 3000 BC that were later combined with local fighting styles in Okinawa. Today karate is commonly practiced as both a combat sport and means of self-defense.

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    Karate is an unarmed combat system originating from Japan that uses techniques like punches, kicks, elbow strikes and open hand strikes to knock opponents down through contact-based sparring. It has roots in Chinese martial arts dating back 3000 BC that were later combined with local fighting styles in Okinawa. Today karate is commonly practiced as both a combat sport and means of self-defense.

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    Karate is an unarmed combat system originating from Japan that uses techniques like punches, kicks, elbow strikes and open hand strikes to knock opponents down through contact-based sparring. It has roots in Chinese martial arts dating back 3000 BC that were later combined with local fighting styles in Okinawa. Today karate is commonly practiced as both a combat sport and means of self-defense.

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    KARATE

    VALENTINA TORRES
    VALERIA RUEDA
    DIEGO CIFUENTES

    WHAT IS
    KARATE?

    Unarmed combat system of Japanese origin, today practiced mainly as a sport, in


    which two combatants fight with the aim of knocking down the other through dry
    blows given with the edge of the hands, elbows and feet.

    where does karate come from

    Karate has its origin in China and India,


    around the year 3,000 BC. Since the sixth
    century of our era, Chinese techniques have
    been practiced in Okinawa together with local
    techniques.
    how to practice karate

    Karate is a Japanese martial art in


    which punches, kicks, elbow and knee
    strikes, as well as open hand strikes (or
    "knife hands") are permitted.

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