International Studies

Intermediate oral expression

Ivan Lituma

Topic: Health and social life

General puposing: To persuade

Specific purpose: To persuade people to practice karate.

Central idea: People should practice to be in shape and to avoid bullying

Title: Karate and its advantages

Introduction

Good afternoon everybody my name is Ivan Lituma and I am going to talk you about karate
and its advantages.

What does Karate- Do mean. It’s a matching of some words :

Kara: Empty

Te: Hand

Do: Way

So, Karate means Way of empty hands. It refers a combat free of weapons and also free of
every bad intention. It says that if you practice karate you are not able to go and fight with
each person that you see. You wont have bad intention.

Karate was created in Okinawa-Japan after many improvements in chinesse martial

arts , it was created to protect yourself of animals and other people. there are four main
karate do styles .

Shotokan Ryu

Shito Ryu

Wado Ryu

Goju Ryu Cobra kai-.

Now that I have told you many things about Karate Do, Im going to focus in the
advantages.

I. Karate is good for health and Social life

a) It works every muscle of your body, and it makes you sweat and eliminate
lots of calories and fat located in hard parts of your body
b) It is something cool between your friends because you are a karateka. It
makes you travel and meet new people from different cultures and
societies,

With this information we could say that Karate is a great activity to have a good
lifestyle.

II. Karate Is an effective weapon against bullying and abusive people.

a. It shapes your behavior, and when somebody come to abuse you, you
wont let him or them do that, just with attitude you will chage their minds.
b. It gives you selfconfidence. It does not say you are invincible but you trust
in what you know, and in what you have learned.

Conclusion:

Now that I have shown you all this information,