In this chapter, we learn that karate was originally a Chinese martial art practiced as a self-defense technique, weapons, and eye gouges. After many twists, turns, and turns, the martial art was divided into two main rulesets: traditional non-contact and full contact , minus the face. The more karate leans away from its essence, the more it drifts from it's essence, or so the Grand Master of Karate always told us. The Grand Master tells us that the more the two men spar, the stronger they get. In this case, he says, he'll sidestep around and let the other man go around him. The next move is a straight left, and then a round house, which is basically a kick to the head. It's kind of like boxing, but with a little more kicking in it. This is kind of funny, because it reminds us that when they were younger, they'd kick each other in the same direction, but now, when they spar as adults, they kick one another in different directions. This reminds us a little bit of boxing, where you kick one opponent in the head and kick another in the body, but you don't kick the other opponent until you've kicked them both in the guts. This kind of kicking is legal in karate, but it'll get you in trouble if you hit the opponent with the wrong side of the kick.