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This article is about karate but not limited to. Check it out.   Important points to remember to better defend ourselves.  Do's and Don'ts 1.  Your best weapons are your judgment, reasoning, awareness of your surroundings, and your common sense. 2.   Always be aware of, and alert in your surroundings, particularly when you are at a disadvantage (unfamiliar neighbourhoods, strangers or even acquaintances, being alone anywhere).  3.   Do not get into situations or circumstances that are potentially dangerous or threatening to your well-being. 4.  If you can run or escape—do it! Avoid confrontation wherever possible—you might lose. 5.  Try to talk your way out of any confrontation if fleeing is not possible. Trying to talk your way out may stall your attacker long enough for you to get the advantage. 6.  If possible, do not let anyone get a hold of you. If it does happen, you must defend yourself immediately. 7.   Do not think about your defence too long – react, or it may be

The root of Shotokan Karate and the taught techniques suggest that you will learn to defend yourself effectively. But the application of a Karate technique under training conditions or competition is significantly different from the constraints of a self-defense situation. Shotokan Karate is sufficient for self-defense. Its training system teaches more as pure self-defense but requires a little more time until you can vigorously develop your full defensive skills.  However, to acquire self-defense, karate techniques must be learned.  It is not appropriate to rehearse a rich fund of methods or very flexible handling of case situations; it is more important to use the technique very strongly, keep the correct distance, and be targeted. You can use different bunkai, randori, and Kumite situations as self-defense exercises. What is Shotokan Karate? Shotokan Karate is an empty-handed martial art rooted in the fundamental techniques of punching, striking, kicking, and blocking. Yet, there is

Class Structure! Here is a little bit of information about how we will run the classes up to the  30th of July 2022.   Please note that this is just a guide and we will not be able to follow 💯 percent due to the nature of the training.  We will try and update this page in regular basis.  AT THE ACADEMY DOJO Mondays   Kumite  (sparring) techniques mainly -  then katas Wednesdays  Kata (forms) and kumite techniques Sundays  Kata based -  focusing on all levels -  specialty advanced katas for higher grades - explaining the katas depper AT THE PORCHESTER DOJO Fridays   Kumite (sparring) techniques and some katas from time to time Saturdays   Kumite based - focusing on all levels -  self-defense techniques for advanced levels    Sundays   Kata (forms) -  focusing on all levels -  specialty advanced katas for higher grades -  explaining the katas depper FOR ADULT CLASSES At the Porchester Centre Dojo.  Saturdays   For now random training -  kumite and kata  Sundays   For