IMK Karate

Hello everyone, announcement: Sensei Catoe will be in town, and visiting our class this Saturday. Whether you are a past or present student, come join us if you are free! This Saturday, 8:00 AM, Living Word Family Church

Hey everyone! Our annual Christmas gathering is this coming Saturday, noon, at Living Word Family Church. Reply to this post if you think you might be able to attend!

Hello everyone! Sensei Catoe is in town, and will be joining class tonight (at 7:30 pm) and Saturday morning (8:00 am). Come join us for either or both classes if you are free! :)

Hello IMK followers! No class this week (Easter week observance) but we will plan to resume next week, on Thursday the 13th. Come out and join us! :)

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Hi everyone, Sensei Catoe is in town, and made plans to join us for class this week! Come hang out if you can!! Same as old time, Thursday 7:30

Hi everyone, no class this week in observance of Easter. Have a wonderful Easter holiday, rejoicing that the tomb is still empty!

Hi everyone, there will not be any class tomorrow morning. Instead, everyone is invited to come to downtown Raleigh to participate in the Jingle Bell run. One of our students has her own team, so come join us if you can!

2019 Jingle Bell Run - Raleigh, NC I’m getting my jingle on at the 2019 Jingle Bell Run - Raleigh, NC! Visit my page to join me and get your jingle on today!

Karate Students! - Past, Present, and Future ::
Our awesome Sensei (and great friend), Scott Cato will be joining us for class on Sat. Oct 5 and Thurs. Oct 12. The Saturday class may turn into a morning->lunchtime multi-hour session so that we can explore many new and wonderful things, perhaps even some kata-based sparring... more about that can be found here:
https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/article/kata-based-sparring
and here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3ZLONLq50

Mark your calendars now and plan to join us! This will be lots of fun and an opportunity you won't want to miss! More details coming, but feel free to comment on this (or via text) if you have any questions.

I liked this article - its short, you have time :) Not just because it's about Karate and kata, but I found it interesting that the author (Les) never talks about "style". His focus is, as ours should be, how to train kata so that it relates to real-world application.

From Kata to Fighting   Kata (form) – Karate shadow boxing. The mention of Kata evokes all sorts of emotions in people. From passion to laughter everyone has an opinion ranging from a functional self defence …

Just a reminder! No class this week due to the 4th of July. Celebrate safely, have fun, and then... practice what you know :)

Nice article from our Shotokan siblings on some basics:
https://shotokantimes.com/2019/06/22/the-relation-between-kihon-kata-and-kumite-some-answers/