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By applying the
impact force onto the smallest target area, it will concentrate the
force and therefore increase its effect. For example, the force of
water coming out of a water hose is greater if the orifice is smaller.
Conversely, the weight of a man spread out on snowshoes makes hardly
any impression on the snow. The blows in Karate are often concentrated
onto the edge of the open palm or to the crook of the fingers.
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According to Newton's Law, every
force has an equal and opposite force. When an automobile crashes into
a wall with the force of 2,000 pounds, the wall will return a force of
2,000 pounds; or forcing the end of a seesaw down with a ton of weight
will provide an upward force of the same weight; if your opponent is
rushing towards you at a high speed, by the slightest blow at his head,
the force with which you strike his head would be that of his own
onslaught plus that of your blow.
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The beginning student may ask,
"Where does one obtain the power to create the devastating results
attributed to Karate?" This power is attributed to the utilization of a
person's potential through the mathematical application of Karate
techniques. The average person only uses 10 to 20 percent of their
potential. Anyone, regardless of size, age or sex, who can condition
themselves to use 100% of their potential, can also perform the same
destructive techniques.
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Heart rate and pulse
rates are separate phenomena. The difference for our purpose is not
significant. Resting heart rate is our pulse rate at rest (before
rising in the morning). The averages are: 72-76 per minutes for men; 30
to 84 per minute for boys; 75-80 per minutes for women; 82-89 per
minutes for girls.
Generally, a
well-conditioned heart will have a lower resting heart rate and,
generally the lower the resting heart rate, the healthier the
individual. A well-conditioned athlete will have a resting heart rate
of approximately 50 beats per minute.
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