My first love.

Intriguing, isn't it?

Well,to your dismay, it isn't a person. It's a sport, actually.
Specifically, a martial art. Never thought of it, huh?

Well,I was so hectic at first to be involved in this kind of sport. I mean, I don't want to experience pain. I don't want to be hurt... But when I tried it, I just made one of the best decisions in my life. Thanks to my father, for introducing me to it.

And this, is Karate.

I won't be surprised if you think that this kind of sport is "hard" and that no ordinary girl like me would do this. But, to us karate-ka's (karate students), it's really more than that.

Let me give you a brief history of it...

-Karate originated from Okinawa, Japan. At around 1600, the Japanese warriors invaded the island. In order to maintain control of the Okinawans, they made it a crime to own any weapon. From then on, they made a secret training in unarmed fighting where they were helped by Chinese visitors who knew different ways and styles to fight.

An Okinawan, Gichin Funakoshi, first taught Karate to the Japanese, on which he claimed the title, "Father of Karate". He started at the age of 11 learning it and combined all the methods he had learned in one style to which it became an art of how to protect and defend one's self.-

And, did you know that by learning Karate, you could punch through bricks & wood by just using your own bare hands? AMAZING!
(note: ONLY masters of the field can do it. DON'T try this at home.)

And to those who haven't know yet, Karate means "empty hands". That is why it is a style of unarmed fighting. Which means, you could fight against bullies and bad people. (YEAH!)

But, this art is only used for SELF-DEFENSE, not for pure interest and fun. It is not intended for SHOW-OFFs. Everyone who are familiar in any sport knows that the persons involved should be D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-E-D.

Well, so much for that information. :)

So, how'd you find Karate? Wanna try? It's a dare. :)