Hi swimmers,
Bruce Lee has a famous quote about how martial arts require the practioner to "be water." Does anyone do martial arts, specifically karate, kung fu, taekwondo or tai chi? I'm writing a piece on the intersection between swimming and martial arts (kind of like the dancing and swimming piece from the last issue).
Thanks,
Laura
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I did Karate for about seven years when I was little, but I stopped when I was about 13. Just wasn't interested in it anymore at the time. Since I started swimming three years ago, though, I've always pondered the similarities between Karate and swimming. I don't know if I could identify any physiological or physical benefits Karate gave me for swimming, but there's a lot of mental stuff that could have a lot of "cross-over."
I did Karate for about seven years when I was little, but I stopped when I was about 13. Just wasn't interested in it anymore at the time. Since I started swimming three years ago, though, I've always pondered the similarities between Karate and swimming. I don't know if I could identify any physiological or physical benefits Karate gave me for swimming, but there's a lot of mental stuff that could have a lot of "cross-over."
