I have studied shotokan for sometime know, and I agree that it can be viewed as sport karate. I'm not knocking the style but training in low stances a...

I have studied shotokan for sometime know, and I agree that it can be viewed as sport karate. I’m not knocking the style but training in low stances and emphasis on kata, kihon and kumite is it base. A fight is limitless it holds no bounderies and eventually you will go to the ground.

I believe Shotokan can provide you with a good base! concerning basics! but it’s a karateka responsibility to explore other styles. Shotokan is linear in it’s techniques it’s a hard style designed to break or destroy a persons defenses. What about mixing soft and circular techniques where you can redirect force or off set the attacker so a hard/soft style incorporated with evasive tactics is perfect.

I appreciate what my Sensei has taught me and the base he has given me where I can defend myself against an attacker but if a person wants true street self-defense I wouldn’t tell them to take shotokan it’s very time consuming perfection of techniques! you will do the same thing over and over again.

The best is mixed Martial Arts! Boxing,Karate,Jujitsu and Arnis. Find a school that is versatile and you will be fine. Osu!

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