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Makiwara can also be tailored for developing hand and foot techniques. After constant striking, makiwara can lose their resiliency and become slightly deformed. So it is preferable to have two separate makiwara, one for the hands and one for the feet.

Other equipment used in the practice of karatedo includes sandbags and speed bags to develop the power and speed of techniques, dumbbells and weights for general conditioning, and iron clogs or weights specially designed to strengthen kicking and punching.

b. Karatedo Etiquette

Karatedo practice begins and ends with courtesy. The politeness surrounding combative activities like kumite or shiai is certainly inherited from the origins of karatedo and is an essential element of the art because of the potential danger involved if both partners do not display an attitude of restraint, respect for each other, and sportmanship. In training, both partners are, in fact, trying to improve themselves and each other. They must therefore control themselves to avoid any risk or injury. This is true of any martial art (budo). Budo not only means "the way of weapons" but also "the way of non-violence." The true goal of karatedo is to win without hurting the opponent; that is the meaning of the bow which precedes and follows every act in karatedo. It is a gesture of respect for the opponent and a reminder to oneself of the spirit in which karatedo must be practiced. The bow is not merely a physical gesture but an expression of one's whole attitude.