“…Exercising can help relieve stress, improve mood, increase self-confidence, and help improve cognitive abilities (He et al, 2022). One of them is through karate martial arts, which combines attack and defence movements using bare hands which focuses on techniques of punches, kicks, blocks, and other body movements (Luft et al, 2023). Karate has physical, mental and spiritual aspects, which make it much more than just a physical skill (Lystad et al, 2020).…”