What is Karate when compared to other martial arts is it better?
No martial art is better or worse than any other. They each have different strengths and weaknesses. Kung Fu ( Gongfu ) is a generic term for Chinese martial arts and has many similarities and origins to Karate. Taekwondo is the Korean equivalent of Karate and predominantly uses legs for attacks. Judo uses grapples and throws in the main, Jujutsu is similar to Judo but less sports oriented and more self-defence focused. Aikido is similar to Jujutsu with locks, takedowns and throws, but has the philosophy of harmonising with the attack and causing little harm to the assailant. Hapkido is the Korean equivalent to Aikido. Kendo is the sport of Japanese Fencing. Karate concentrates on defence and attacks using different parts of the body, there is little grappling and groundwork.
