In this text, a comparative analysis will show how karate was practiced in the past and how it is practiced now.

In the beginning, karate was practiced in Buddhist temples, and the originator of karate practice in temples, according to research, is Bodhidharma, who came from India to China, that is. to the Shaolin Temple. Bodhidharma devised a program of exercises which he named 18 ways of lo ham among these exercises were meditation exercises which he called nine years of wall viewing and self-defense exercises. After the Shaolin Temple was destroyed, priests settled in China in various areas and continued to teach martial arts to other people. 

In time, people from the island of Okinawa went to China and practiced martial arts, karate was originally called TE, and the new current name of Karate was given by Gichin Funakoshi in 1930, which means empty hand. Karate has adapted to the times, so karate training used to be practiced for the purpose of self-defense and defense against the enemy. 

Today's way of training karate is based on learning the basics of karate, which are later upgraded with techniques and kata. Karate can be practiced by everyone regardless of age, so there is recreational and professional karate training, at the present time karate is practiced at lower ages. Karate training begins with a greeting, followed by a warm-up, followed by a warm-up and stretching of the muscles to prepare for the rest - the main part of the training. The Internet, where videos of various contents are available, can also help us complete our training. 

Karate techniques are divided into attitudes, punches, blocks, throws, cleansing, etc. 

Basic attitudes in karate: you dachi, zenkutsu dachi, fudo dachi (fighting attitude), kokutsu dachi.

Basic strokes in karate: choco zuki, oi zuki, mae geri, etc. 

Basic blocks in karate: gedan barai, age uke, ude uke, shoto uke, etc. 

Conclusion - it can be concluded that karate practice has evolved over time to be practiced in certain places (temples) and practiced by a small number of people, while nowadays karate has gained a new form and approach to practice, so today we have a large number of masters and styles in karate.