空手道 Karate

Karate can trace its roots to the Chinese Shao Lin martial arts. The Shao Lin style migrated to Okinawa, Japan, where the authorities forbade the use of weapons. The Okinawan style of "empty-hand" fighting and self-defense soon arose, combining Shao Lin with indigenous fighting techniques. This martial art was called karate in recognition of its Chinese origin.

Karate includes two categories in Asian Games: Kata and Kumite. The kata is personal demonstration of basic techniques, and kumite is the appliance of the techniques to combat with a sparring partner.

Karate is a good form of physical conditioning, which helps develop speed and endurance as well as balance, co-ordination, and flexibility.

Karate made its Asian Games debut in Hiroshima Asian Games, 1994.

空手道起源于日本，其發(fā)展在很大程度上得益于中國(guó)的拳術(shù)。20世紀(jì)初空手道公開(kāi)演武，此后在全世界迅速發(fā)展。1994年日本廣島第十二屆亞運(yùn)會(huì)空手道首次成為正式比賽項(xiàng)目。

空手道比賽場(chǎng)地一般為8×8米。比賽項(xiàng)目有套路賽（型）和格斗賽（組手）兩種。在組手比賽中，一方有效進(jìn)攻導(dǎo)致對(duì)手瞬時(shí)喪失戰(zhàn)斗能力或重心明顯移動(dòng)為得分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。