There are many variations of kicks in the many different karate systems, but there are four primary kicks: front kick, round kick, side kick and back kick. These four kicks can be further categorized (eg. thrust vs. snap, high vs. low, spinning vs. straight, etc.). A practitioner can achieve "mastery" in kicking within the system with solely these four kicks .
There really were no sports involved, unless you consider wrestling a sport. Karate is a combination of Okinawa wrestling and Chinese White Crane Kung Fu that has evolved into what we know today as karate.
It varies from karate organizations and promoters. Some tournament rules are all techniques are one point. Some are hand techniques are one point and kicks are two points. Others are hands are one point, kicks to the body and head are two points with jump spinning kicks to the head are three points and so on. Some tournaments allow groin kicks for two points. Also there are boot to boot sweeps with a follow up hand technique for one point. All this will be explained at the rules meeting before the tournament or you can get the rules from the organizations website that the tournament is associated with.
* Teach karate students * Train hard * Go to tournaments * Sparring * Stretch
Pretty much all the throws, arm locks and head locks (which turn out to be arm and head breaks) are found in Jujutsu. The strikes such as kicks, punches and elbow strikes are from various karate styles (which may also encorporate some of the throws like the style of karate I do called shotokan, which use some throws). The various blocks are found in both karate and jujutsu, but mainly karate. Wesley Snipes is a 5th dan in Shotokan karate along with other Martial Arts, which is why he looks so confident performing moves that take years of practise to master.
hmm, funny you ask. I do karate, i'm a first degree black belt, and i'm trying to get this girl to like me. Anyway. I would suggest coming to a few classes, like one every once in a while so they dont think your a stalker. Also, come to all their belt tests and tournaments to support them. I hope this works!
Pretty much all the throws, arm locks and head locks (which turn out to be arm and head breaks) are found in Jujutsu. The strikes such as kicks, punches and elbow strikes are from various karate styles (which may also encorporate some of the throws like the style of karate I do called shotokan, which use some throws). The various blocks are found in both karate and jujutsu, but mainly karate. Wesley Snipes is a 5th dan in Shotokan karate along with other Martial Arts, which is why he looks so confident performing moves that take years of practise to master.
Sounds like you are an independent school without a national organization. That makes it difficult to get connected. Find some of the tournaments in the area and talk with the promoters. They will be more than happy to give you information on upcoming events. Once you get connected, they will keep you on the mailing lists, which will probably be shared amount regional tournaments. They are always looking for people to give them money in the form of entry fees. Make sure you understand the rules and regulations of the specific tournaments, as they vary from place to place.
You don't need physcal requiremants in karate. Karate is a place to learn not qualify.
Kanmukan karate is a martial art system developed by George Anderson, Hanshi. It blends Okinawa karate, Korean karate, and kung-fu influences. Kwanmukan Karate is world wide.
Depends upon what you consider complicated kicks. The Kusanku katas in Shorin Ryu, as well as Chinto have some tricky kicks in them, but not really complicated.
too many to list, but some are karate, karaoke, kabob, and kazoo.