Flexibility increases the range of options available controlling the range of motion of the body. Increased flexibility reduces energy required for performance and increases the range of options and tactics available. Stretching will strengthen the connections of the muscles to the joints reducing the possibility of injury. Balance is both static, standing still, and dynamic, moving balance. Balance is improved through proper repetitions of the karate actions and allows a more effectively delivery of karate techniques.
Agility is the ability to change speed and direction rapidly without losing balance.
Karate will improve agility and allow use of techniques in a variety of ways. Energy Fitness Karate training improves the supply and support systems that bring fuel to the body. In training the energy fitness system, tendons, ligaments and bones toughen and the hormones and nervous system become more efficient. By controlling the intensity of the strength training load, and the duration of exercise, karate trains the different energy systems. The body uses two main energy supply systems to fuel the different muscles.