Karate Flashcard for Preschoolers
A white suit, a coloured belt and punches that stop in the air — karate is the empty-hand way: strong blocks, straight punches, and manners first.
Say it together
“Karate means "empty hand" — no weapons, just your body! Block strong, punch straight, and ALWAYS bow to your partner first.”
Say it naturally, then wait. Whatever comes back — the word, the sound, a point, a giggle — is the right answer.
Try this
Kata in the living room: bow, then four moves in a line — low block, middle block, high block, straight punch — counting in a big voice: ichi, ni, san, shi! (That is one, two, three, four in Japanese.) Blocks before punches, always.
Quick parent note
Karate’s secret is that it is a manners programme wearing a punch: the counting, the bowing, the stopping-in-the-air control are the actual curriculum, and four-year-olds earn belts for exactly that.
Teach it, step by step
Want the full walkthrough? Open the Karate lesson on the Learning Path.
From the Sports, Movement & Play (Class 37) class on the Learning Path.
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