Shotokan Reviews

I'd always fancied myself as a martial artist and stumbled into a karate class one summer evening when I was 17, feeling more than a little nervous. Surrounded by a sea of people clad in white pyjamas and making loud noises whilst thumping each other, I was tempted to just run for the door, but somehow I managed to convince myself to stay and it ...  Read the complete review

You may not find this opinion useful but here goes as these are my personal experiences in karate. At first i had a great motivation to start karate. I thought that it would be great for fitness and whenever anyone would ask if i actually did any sports outside of school i could say, yeah karate! which was kind of fun in a way. ...  Read the complete review

For those of you with children lacking in confidence have you ever thought of Shotokan Karate? Oss. My 9 year old daughter is bright, intelligent and doing very well academically at school. Out of school she lacks confidence. The other kids in the road tend to ...  Read the complete review

I have been practicing Shotokan for about a year now, and although that might not sound too long (it isn't for a martial art) it has given me time to realize how realistic and effective Karate is. I believe it is one of the best martial arts to learn if you want to get tough. The aim of Shotokan Karate is to make your punches as ...  Read the complete review

One of my greatest regrets now that I am an adult is quitting my Shotokan Karate classes. At the time it was no big deal to me and although I did usually enjoy the classes it was only the thrill of aiming for a new belt which truly kept me motivated. This meant that when I received my black belt at he age of thirteen, I felt I had acomplished ...  Read the complete review

My eldest son who is now 13 started karate 2 years ago, mainly because he was always being picked on at school and we thought it would teach him to defend himself. What we didn't expext was that he would gain so much confidence in himself. He quite happily takes his turn to teach the lower grade belts. Also his co-ordination and balance have ...  Read the complete review

There`s something pantomime about dressing up in white pyjamas, bowing politely and shouting HIIIEEEEE-YAAAAH before giving someone a good pasting. Okay, maybe it`s more Punch and Judy than panto. Why would anyone in their right mind want to do that? Shotokan is the most widely practiced form of karate in Britain. Other styles, such as ...  Read the complete review

Shotokan karate is a very traditional form of karate with (in most cases) half the class being taken in lines performing basic (that is not to say they aren't hard!) moves and combinations. Discipline and respect to the other karateka is very important. Depending on where you decide to train there will be big differences in the ...  Read the complete review

I have been practising Karate with Kilburn Club for nearly 3-4 years now. Currently I am a brown belt with two stripes. I remember when I joined up Karate, I thought "Yeah, now I will be able to break a few bricks, and punch on walls and stuff". It was actually when I started learning Karate, I realised what it was all about! By ...  Read the complete review

I have been changing in Shotokan for around a year now and I have to say that it has changed me in a lot of ways, and all them good... I think! For a start I have lost a stone in weight, I am more confident in my-self, it has taught me to respect others and to be more restrained and calmer in a lot of situations, and those not just being ...  Read the complete review

I have been practising Karate twice a week for the last two years and can say that I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Shotokan Karate is one of the more traditional forms of Karate, taking its style from the old Japanese Masters. It therefore tends to focus on Form or Katas and Kumite which is the application. Being traditional it appears as rather ...  Read the complete review

Tournament Fighting in Shotokan Karate has always been a very exciting aspect to the spectator. Films such as, 'Best of the Best,' and 'Karate Kid' have publicised the Karate expert as an all-powerful demon in combat, easily capable of taking on multiple bad guys all at once. The unfortunate truth remains that the nearest ...  Read the complete review

Karate or karate-do, as it is more accurately known, means "The way of the empty hand". Karate has 15 or so forms; shotokan is the most popular in Britain, with 20,000 practitioners. Although it teaches how to use hand, foot, knee and even head to strike an opponent with great precision, in training causing actual injury to a ...  Read the complete review

My 9 year old son has been participating in shotokan karate for over 2 years. In the 2 years he has been there he has just acheived his purple and white grade, and is currently training for his brown belt. Having a very physical sport to do is definately a plus for children of all ages. The fact that he goes twice a week every week, takes ...  Read the complete review