Karate is a bare-handed martial art – using a variety of techniques to block and deflect attacks and then counterattack. Karate blows can be performed with the hand, foot, knee, but also with other parts of the body. The three basic types: classical (Okinawan) karate, which is not for sporting but is more perceived as “a fight to the death”; sports karate and karate close to taijiquan – a philosophical path of development.