Karate is a method of fighting using blocks, punches, hand strikes and kicks to disable or defeat an attacker. Contact:
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The class is conducted twice daily. Morning: 6am-8am
Evening: 4pm-6pm
What is Karate & Karate-Do? Karate is one of the "martial" or fighting arts from southeast asia. It originated
in Okinawa as a system of self-defense based on the native Okinawan fighting art called "Te" combined with fighting techniques learned from China. Before 1880, karate was a secret art. Once it became public, the excellent physical condition and character of karate students led to karate being included in the physical education clases of Okinawan schools. While karate is known for punching, kicking and striking techniques,
it also includes grappling and throwing techniques. Around 1920 karate spread to Japan. In Japan, it was greatly influenced by the Japanese philosophy of Bushido ("the code of the warrior"), which stressed the need for proper character to be a good leader. Karate became known as karate-do, "the way of karate". This is what we usually mean when we say karate. Sh*to-Ryu is one of the major schools or sub-styles of Karate. This Karate sub-style was formed in 1931 by Kenwa Mabuni. The name of the style "Sh*to-Ryu" is derived from Kenwa Mabuni Sensei's two teachers: Ankō Itosu, a famous teacher of Shuri-te karate, and Kanryō Higaonna, a prominent teacher of Naha-te karate. Sh*to-Ryu combines aspects of both hard and soft, internal and external martial arts, such as physical strength and powerful stances as seen in Shuri-te styles such as Shorin-ryu and Shotokan, as well as circular movements and breathing power of Naha-te styles such as Uechi-ryu and Goju-ryu. According to Sh*to-Ryu International Karate Do Kai, "In Japan, Shotokan-Ryu, Wado-Ryu, Goju-Ryu and Sh*to-Ryu are the four main styles of Karate. Sh*to-Ryu is the style that preserves most of the original Shuri-te techniques, compared with other styles such as Shotokan and Wado. It also preserves original Naha-te techniques together with Goju, although each style places emphasis on different points. Technically, Shuri-te and Tomari-te have rather fast and straight movements, while Naha-te has circular and supple movements."
