Karate Is A Sport: Benefits Of Karate And Soccer

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Karate is a sport that is has many benefits. In class, we talk about how it can help people in their day-to-day life. Karate is also useful when its concepts are applied to other sports. Specifically, karate has assisted me a lot when it comes to soccer. I have been playing soccer for about the same amount of time that I’ve done karate, about nine years. First of all, I think that karate has helped me with my coordination and timing. In soccer, you need to find the right time to kick the ball to score a goal, and in karate, you need to find the perfect moment to lunge in for a point during a sparring match. Furthermore, martial arts can improve your endurance. We are taught to never give up, and for me, this translates to perseverance on the

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