As many regulars will know by now, I’m starting my own Karate classes in Midsomer Norton on 3rd May. This will primarily be for beginners, though more experienced martial artists are also very welcome.
I will be teaching traditional Shotokan Karate, but as I plan to take a more holistic approach than many other schools, I will be calling the school Holistic Karate. By this I mean that there will be a balance between between effective self defence and self improvement, which is what I believe proper Karate should be about.
I will not be teaching competition skills and passing them of as self defence. Although there is an overlap between competition skills and real self defence, they are quite different skill sets and I believe that it is important to know the difference.
I plan to go a bit deeper into the self improvement side of Karate too. This is always present, but is not often explained beyond telling people that if they train for many years they become better people. My own Sensei, Paul Mitchell, has always placed great emphasis on this aspect of Karate and is able to articulate the ideas and principles better than most other instructors that I’ve met. I have also read/listened to many self improvement books/CD’s and plan to include certain aspects which go hand in glove with Karate training into my teaching.
Please check out my website at www.HolisticKarate.com to find out more.
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Thank you Erik.
I must admit that it is something that I’ve put off for a very long time, but now I feel that I’m ready.
Good journey. Teaching has been the most rewarding move I have made in the martial arts. I love it. May you, and your group, be blessed with all the joys the path has to offer.