i have heard that karate is a martial art, and too me it is in my eyes but i wanna know for sure if it is. I take okinawa karate( shuri ryu) and i find it effective and i dont see how its not a martial art but whats ur input
2006-09-30 09:04:10 · 12 answers · asked by Corey132 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Absolutely dude, I would consider it at least a Martial Art if not a Combat Art. and it's very effective as is most any other Martial Art being studied today
2006-09-30 17:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course Karate is a martial art. It was one of the first disciplines invented.
2006-09-30 09:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes,it is a Japanese martial art.
2006-10-01 10:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anna A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abolutely...Karate in one from or another is the main one studied in Japan, followed closely by Aikido.
2006-09-30 09:13:21 · answer #4 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is and has been for many years. All styles of Karate are.
2006-09-30 10:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Err 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's just one of the many different styles.
2006-09-30 09:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by JSalakar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-30 09:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-30 13:31:13 · answer #8 · answered by Linda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
are you 10 years old?
i cant believe people even answered this st*pid question
2006-09-30 20:44:25 · answer #9 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is, but only effective on someone who knows nothing about defending themselfs.
2006-09-30 12:55:13 · answer #10 · answered by Joe B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋