At least 5 or over Karate biggest myths?

1. You have to register as a deadly weapon when you get a black belt

2. You can't use it on the street.

3. It doesn't work today, or it is outdated

4. If you know karate you are invincible

5. When you get your black belt you are a master or invincible

6. Karate is just a striking art

7. Karate is just one point sparring

8. Karate is for kids

9. Karate is a sport

10. Karate is Japanese

11. If you do karate you must have a six pack

12. You can teach yourself karate

13. If you do karate you can do the splits

14. You learn karate to learn how to fight

15. Karate was made for war

16. You can beat up everyone because you took karate

17. One style of karate is better than another style

18. A kick to the groins will stop every male

19. I got my black belt now I should open my own school

20. A karate guy who is overweight karate is no good

21. In karate you will learn how to do cartwheels, back and front flips, and the kip up

It's a myth that a black belt in karate has to register their hands with the FBI. It's a myth that karate is not effective on the street. It's a myth that karate originated in Japan. It originated in Okinawa. It's a myth that the black belt is the highest belt in karate. Red belt is. Tae kwon do is different. They made red belt below black belt to insult the Japanese as they have some bad blood between them. It is a myth that karate always had belt ranks. Belts orginiated in 1882 with Jigaro Kano when he invented Judo. Karate adopted it. Before that there were basically 3 ranks of expertise but they wore no special clothing to denote them.

Bruce Lee

Black belt is master.

Striking only style

Karate is somehow sportsman like

Karate doesn't grapple

Karate doesn't work anymore, it needs to be "modernized"

Yiou need 17 styles to be effective.

I could go on, but you asked for five, I'm over already.

But it was fun.

How did I miss this one? Anyway, Jim R and Bulldogs gave you the right answers.