Karate
What is karate?
In any sports that one performs it is fundamental to know the mechanics of it to be able to understand and produce the desired movements. When decomposing the word biomechanics we come up with the part bio (meaning living) so we study the mechanics of living subjects and the effects of forces (gravity, air resistance, ect.) on both living and non-living objects.
This term project required us to record a short clip comparing experts to novices. Our "stars" are named Ricky Lew (expert) and Jake Dulay (novice). Ricky is an expert in karate, he as a black belt and he also teaches in a martial art school. As for Jake he never performed any kind of martial arts although he still demonstrates interest in the field.
1) Preparatory;
Starting with combat position;
Legs shoulders width apart,
Hands in guard (fist properly closed)
Slight flexion at hip joint,
Slight flexion of the knees,
Front foot is at 45°, back foot is at around 30°, (both......
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