How good is traditional karate training for bodybuilding?
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>>75722796>how good are calisthetics for bodybuilding
>>75722796this is a very hyper retarded question.
>>75722796Not as bad as most people here might think.A good system of karate (traditionally done okinawan karate out of a real dojo, not a black belt mill) you’ll probably spend 10-20 minutes warming up with calisthenics, and the rest of the class focusing on specialized activities that will rotate throughout the month. You might spar, do bag work and striking, do kata (forms fighting imaginary opponents), do rolls and break falls over and over until you breakfall reactively, or pair up and practice holds and throws on each other.It’s good exercise but won’t get you much muscle, but will be far more low impact than boxing, or BJJ, which are great and practical fighting styles but don’t devote as much time to break falls and flexibility work and spend a lot more time sparring so injury will be higher and keep you out of the gym.Ultimately it comes down to whatever floats your boat. People that like karate tend to enjoy the traditional aspects of it, like wearing a Gi and counting in Japanese despite it being outclassed by boxing in practicality. It’s almost like the Roman Catholicism of combat sports. Don’t be discouraged, If you are consistent and train hard you will become a good fighter with karate and it is awesome for basics and being well rounded (you will learn striking with hands and feet, take downs, blocking, dodging, and how to fall, pretty much everything but knees and elbows).I did Okinawan karate for ten years and it never interfered with my lifting, worst injuries I ever had were a broken nose and some toes. Having also done boxing and BJJ and Army MACP I can say those are more “full contact” all the time and will leave you with more injuries and less energy to lift, but are very effective if you really just want to learn how to fight.
>>75722796I think my karate body is the most aesthetic I've ever been. Muscles work together dynamically so there was function backing it all. Our dojo is small and really humble but we do very traditional style work. 1/3 of class is kata, 1/3 is bag work and 1/3 is sparring.Supplement with weightlifting outside of class and I do swimming for cardio to protect my old millennial joints.
>>75722796It's not.
>>75722796traditional karate is literally just eye gouging and nut stomping with some basic wrestling and boxing as the foundationbeing big and strong helps you put them in a position to stab their eyes and stomp on their nuts fastersometimes they bite, last resort
>>75722796Pretty okay as mobility work.
