Is karate still an effective method of self-defense?

by Jon Crosby

Is Karate an effective method of self-defense? To properly answer this question, we must first "operationalize" (define) the term "effective". According to Webster's On-line Dictionary, "effective" may be defined as "prod...read more

by Shasta Daisy McCarty

I am very familiar with the questions that go along with being a black belt. Is it real? Can you take down a guy who outweighs you by 100 pounds? What about a knife attack? What about a gun? What if there are two guys and ...read more

by Chris Baglieri

Is Karate still an effective method of self-defense? I say, yes! Just to give some context for my answer, I have been a martial artist for 21 years, and an instructor for almost 15. I hold ranks in three arts, and hav...read more

by Jules Willis

Is Karate still an effective method of self-defense? Absolutely! Karate and all of its components come together to make a martial art that is potentially one of the best methods of self-defense. Unfortunately many of th...read more

by Nick Ruddock

Is Karate still an effective method of self-defense? Is it, within todays society, a useful and constructive art to learn? After studying it for four years, I personally came to the conclusion that it was not a worthy caus...read more

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by Conrad Williams

Karate is and always will be a very effective method of self defense,Karate is all about defense,discipline,and self control. Karate isn't about going out there and knocking someone out,karate is an art and is designed to...read more

by Roger Huyton

In a world of ever increasing danger from people who commit violent crime, the average person, doesn't stand a chance of living their entire life without being attacked or assaulted at least once. One attack could quite ...read more

by Michael Adams

Karate is and always has been an effective form of martial arts. That is as long as karate training is carried out effectively. Many people train in martial arts today simply because they want to win trophies. This h...read more

by Ian Gellatly

Title: Karate : Can we still defend ourselves? Is it still effective self-defense? Article: I write this article with a heavy heart, but the art of karate as i know it is moral decline. What do mean? i hear you ask? I ...read more

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by J. Roy Stevens

Unfortunately I have found out that karate is still a great way to defend yourself. Why unfortunate? I had to use it after all other measures were exhausted. This is the first time I have ever had to use my studies and ...read more

by Joey Benedict

The answer to this question is yes and no. Many aspects of karate are completely ineffective or at least cannot be relied upon. For example, I recall learning the following technique. I would move at my opponent, striking,...read more

by David Cobb

The question should not be "Is karate still an effective method of self-defense?", but should be "Is karate being taught today as a martial art?" In most cases the answer is no. It is predominately a sport, and the prolife...read more

by Sadaf Mondal

Today humanity has gone to such an extent in technology that hardly anybody wants to go through harshness and everybody wants to click through the channels of their lives in a comfortable manner. Yes, people have become la...read more

by George Hlinko

Sneakers or barefeet- that is the question. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of different martial arts styles and techniques. You have the "soft" styles such as Aikido, which basically uses an opponents weig...read more

by Kenny Nines

The ability to defend oneself depends at least as much on the mental development of the martial artist as it does on the development of technique. The curriculum of our program (traditional Taekwondo) includes the study of...read more