EP2. What’s the Point (Pun Intended)?? The identity of Sport Karate/Point Sparring

Episode 2: What is the purpose of sport?

What is this idea of "real fighting"?? Why is it that when I tell people "I do karate" that they say "oh.. so that means you can beat me up?"

Uhmm... No? But it does mean that I have dedicated time and effort into a sport to try and excel at the highest level I can. Just like any other athlete!! 

Let's get into the WHY of sport. Why do I do the sport that I do?

Elyse Gorrell

PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)

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(Karate; Sport Karate; Sport Martial Arts; Martial Arts; Point Fighting; Point Sparring)

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References

Cavendish, R. (2004). The first sub-four-minute mile: May 6th, 1954. History Today, 54(5), 61.

Denison, J. (2006). Inhibiting progress: The record of the four-minute mile. Sport in History, 26(2), 280-288.

Grenier, N. (2019). Pickleball: Injury considerations in an increasingly popular sport. Science Perspective, 116(6), 488-491.

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Fight. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight

World Records. (n.d.). World Athletics. Retrieved from https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records

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