We are a thriving  Karate-DO.Academy with the aim of studying modern and traditional  Japanese martial arts. We manage several programs that are rigorous, exciting, but sometimes challenging. We can say that the study of martial arts involves a lot of devotion from the beginner, be it a child or an adult. We invite you to come and train with us to start enjoying the many benefits of studying martial arts by improving your physical, emotional and spiritual development. 

      Karate-Do offers a complete workout on the whole body, helping in weight loss, health and general fitness, therefore through the great variety of excellent exercises for fitness with a high aerobic activity that uses practically every muscle group of the body. Endurance, muscle tone, flexibility, sense of balance, as well as overall gross strength will be improved through the practice of Karate-Do

Physical and mental benefits when practicing Karate-Do

 

1.Strength and endurance

 

Karate provides a full-body workout that targets improvements in cardiovascular capabilities, muscular toning, and stamina. There's no denying that Karate is one of the best total body workouts around. It combines cardio, endurance training, and muscles toning while burning excessive fat.

During a high-intensity Karate class, you'll constantly be moving. Through the training, your heart rate will be raised significantly, which means that you'll burn calories in the process, as a result of using the arms and legs to perform kicks and parades, karate training develops muscles in a UNIFORM way. If in the case of other sports complementary activities are needed, because the upper or lower limbs are left "behind" the others, here there is no need for such a thing. In addition to the fact that muscle mass will change for the better, you will notice that you are more resilient and much more agile than before.

 

2.Respiration and blood circulation

 

All workouts include a 20-30 minute section in which basic techniques are repeated (Kihon). Their purpose is not to get bored (although sometimes they do) but to stimulate the circulatory and respiratory systems. You can watch these minutes as a little walk around the aerobics.

Karate is the effect it has on your cardiovascular system. Karate exercises will get your blood pumping and will put a specific demand on your heart, allowing you to improve your heart health.

Karate training works on major muscle groups of the human body. The practice will improve your heart rate as well as increase your oxygen intake. Karate is without the shadow of a doubt, an excellent option for conditioning and training your complete cardiovascular system.

With better heart health, you will decrease the risk of heart-related diseases and stroke.

 

3. Nervous and muscular system

 

In general, exercise strengthens bones and helps slow down the process of osteoporosis. Due to the structuring and concentration requirements, karate training improves attention, thinking, develops reflexes, reaction speed and coordination.

 

4.Flexibility and balance

 

Karate, ballet and gymnastics are activities that make the most of the body's motor capacity. Stretching, hitting and other karate movements will help increase muscle and joint flexibility so that you can do different postures, exercises and movements better over time. Even if you are a little more rigid, after a few months of training you will be amazed by the progress. The basic idea is that nothing is achieved immediately, but that through hard work you can improve the sectors that until then were unfulfilled dreams.

 

5.Psychological benefits

 

Stress management in karate is manifested through several training methods and techniques that include breathing and relaxation techniques. According to experts, these exercises can help reduce stress and anxiety.

Karate training is full of deep breathing exercises, similar to yoga techniques, which produce a calming effect. Any regular exercise is scientifically proven to relieve stress, increase self-confidence, generally improve mental health and general well-being. Self-confidence increases and depressive tendencies decrease but all this must be sustained and practically pushed from behind a little for to move on

 

6.Improve Energy & Vitality

 

There is one huge benefit of Karate that will benefit you in almost every aspect of your life: energy. Numerous testimonials have shown time and time again that Karate helps you feel more energetic and alert over time.

I am sure you’ve noticed that Karate training creates an increased need for oxygen. As a consequence greater intake of oxygen, our lung capacity also increases with training.

After a while, with regular Karate training, your cardiovascular capacity will naturally increase, enabling your body to release a larger volume of oxygen to your brain and bloodstream, helping you feel a lot more vigilant, sharp, and ready to go. Regular Karate practice will make, without any doubt, a significant difference in your energy level and mood.

 

7.Performance in learning and career

 

Due to the permanent need for concentration, learning abilities increase. Martial arts practitioners will learn to focus only on the ongoing activity and to make an exception for everything that happens around them. This brings with it superior learning outcomes, due to the most useful part of the study hours.

 

8. Motivation

 

The fact that several times a week at a certain time you have to be in the gym and perform a certain activity, brings an improvement from a motivational point of view. For those who fail to finish what they start, it is a good way to improve the will. The idea is to stick to the schedule. Karate is not made from Easter, so the frequent presence in the dojo is very important. This way you also avoid muscle fever.

 

9.Self Defense

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All of the above are results of martial arts, especially karate. By increasing agility, strength and endurance and learning defense techniques, the karate practitioner has an advantage when it comes to a conflict situation.

 

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