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"My name is Shiva Sookdaeo .
I'm 10 years old and I live in Tunapuna. I started studying karate when I
was four years old.
Karate is a Japanese word for "open hand". That
means no weapons.
My outfit is called a "Gi", which is a traditional
karate uniform. A "Kata" is a series of karate moves."
Karate is a
form of unarmed combat
This art form is more than 5000years
old.
Unarmed pesants and priests developed this art form to defend
themselves from bandits and warriors.
It developed in the islands of
Okinawa in the early 1600 after a decree was passed by the government
which outlawed the carring of arms by the lower class.
Karate
practice includes deep breathing, blocking, chopping blows,and
kicking.
Karate involves the use of your hands, elbows ,knees and feet.
A well directed blow can be fatal. Experts of karate believe that the
bare hand is the most potent weapon. Experts are capable of splitting
bricks and blocks if wood with a bare hand.
a white belt is a
beginner and he may wear a green belt after facing one opponent, a purple
after 2, brown after five, and a black belt is the highest... signifies a
master of the art.
"I like to go to class, because I'm always
learning new things. When we spar, we put pads on so we don't hurt each
other.
We're not learning to attack, we're learning to defend. Karate
isn't about fighting. It's about concentrating.
Learning to respect
others is a big thing in karate.
We treat our classmates, our teachers
with respect. And we treat others the way we would like to be treated."
"I just started learning the bow. And it's the next step in me
achieving my black belt."
My instructor is called "Sensi" which means
"teacher". He is Cuffie Hicks and i attend a school of Karate.
"Karate
takes a lot of practice because-- you have to practice, so you can learn."
Winning isn't the best thing. If you lose, you still won. They got
the medal, but you won in your heart." "As long as you do your best,
you're a winner."
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