Mila
3rd grade Silva
Karate
There are several Olympic sports played every four years, karate is one of them. To begin, in Japan during the 1700s karate was first invented. In 1912 and 1926 it started in the olympics. The equipment you need is a sword, a uniform, a bow staff, which is like a stick, and nunchucks. The rules for karate are to be respectful, use what you learn wisely. Karate goes beyond the dojo and there is no first attack. Karate is very hard and also it shows Newton's Laws of Motion.
Newton's first law says an object stays at rest until a force is applied. In addition, an object in motion stays in motion until force stops it. What's more, the forces of motion are at work in many ways in karate. A balanced force is something that stays in place. In karate, the person not moving and the equipment not moving are balanced forces. Furthermore, an unbalanced force is when a person is moving. An example of this in karate is when the person or equipment is moving. An example of a balanced force in karate is when they are still before the whistle blows for the start.
Newton's second law is the greater the mass the greater the force to move it. Mass in karate is the equiment and the athletes. Acceleration is speed and direction. Acceleration in karate is the muscle moving the person's arms or legs. Overall, Newton’s second law can be seen through karate. The athlete knows how much force they need to accelerate their body out of the way of an opponent.
Newton’s 3rd law says for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. A reaction is what happens when there is an action. An example of an action in karate is kicking. The reaction to kicking is what is kicked goes forward. Another example of an action is dodging, the reaction is the athlete's body moves out of the way to the side.
Truly, physics can be seen throughout the world in karate and in all the sports in the Olympics. Newton’s laws are really important for all olympic sports. If we didn’t have the Olympics, then the world would be much more boring and dull.