| There are many different types of karate classes. | | | | minute warm up and stretch, then you have the |
| Sport karate classes focus on tournament training, | | | | schools that have a twenty second warm up and |
| traditional karate classes tend to focus on what people | | | | stretch! |
| refer to as the three k's, Kumite (sparring), Kata | | | | There are the instructors who focus on 'how to kill', |
| (forms) and Kihon (basics). | | | | then there are those who focus on the philosophy of |
| Then within the sport and traditional karate dojo | | | | the ancient masters. |
| (training hall), there are no two the same. | | | | There are disciplined karate dojo, where the training is |
| Sensei (teacher) focus on different areas, some sport | | | | very militaristic, then there are those where they have |
| dojo, focus only on kumite, others focus only on kata, | | | | cigarette breaks! |
| then there are the dojo who practice both. The same | | | | We could go on and on, the karate class is developed |
| applies with the traditional dojo. | | | | around the individuals who run them, so the way to find |
| Then we come to the training itself, some dojo train | | | | the right karate class for you, is to go online and look |
| extremely hard, some hardly do anything! Some work | | | | at different karate resources, find a way you like the |
| on power, some on speed, there are dojo who make | | | | look of, then go and find karate classes in your area |
| heavy contact during kumite practice and others who | | | | that match your results, they are out there! |
| never touch! | | | | Good luck and I hope you find the right karate class |
| You have the schools that performs a twenty plus | | | | for you. |