Why are Martial Arts classes great for Adults?

 

Here is why adults should take on Martial arts training and class environment.

Martial Arts are by far the best fitness activity you can do above water!  It's the MOST stress relieving, weight losing, fat burning, mental sharpening, self esteem boosting, socially friendly, toughness building, victim preventing, empowering, age combating, coordination building, balance forming, goal achieving and muscle toning activity you can ever do! 

TRADITIONAL SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO

Traditional Shotokan Karate is a great alternative for adults who are bored with the gym and looking for something more meaningful and more result based while learning a valuable skill set that goes beyond working out.

Shotokan's NO-NONSENSE approach to self defense, physical training and combat skills will get you in the BEST shape ever while challenging you mentally and physically.  Additional features are Weight loss, cardio endurance, strength, stress relief, flexibility and mental sharpness.

TYPES OF TRAINING THAT SHOTOKAN KARATE OFFERS: 

A) FUNDAMENTALS (kicking, punching, blocking, striking, evasive movement)

B) SELF DEFENSE (grabs, holds, chokes, strikes, pushes and ground attacks.

C) SPARRING (tournament sparring, free sparring and grappling)  

D) TRADITIONAL FORMS “Kata”

E) GRAPPLING and GROUND techniques 

F) FITNESS for CARDIO VASCULAR and MUSCULAR CONDITIONING

G) CONTACT TRAINING with Heavy bags, Focus Mitts, Target training

These are just a few benefits you’ll experience as an ADULT or as a student of any age for that matter.

KARATE works great for MMA!

It’s been proven time and again that Shotokan Karate is a powerful and valid martial art for combat and self defense scenarios.  Sports such as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) are no exception. One such practitioner who has proven in recent years the Power of Shotokan Karate is none other than Former Light Heavy Weight UFC Champion LYOTO MACHIDA. Machida currently has an impressive 18 - 3 record. His fluid movement and strait forward counter attacking styles is a SIGNATURE component of Shotokan Karate. Machida is known for his elusive strategy, footwork, speedy hands and un-detectable kicking. His opponents find it difficult and puzzling when facing him in the ring due to his unpredictable methods. This type of training is commonly found in all Shotokan dojos across the globe. 

If you are looking to enhance your fighting skills for MMA or just looking for some KILLER sparring strategy, then Look for a good Dojo and start feeling the amazing impact Karate can have on your skills.  

KICKBOXING and MMA Fitness WORKOUTS:

Looking for the ULTIMATE workout? Kickboxing and MMA fitness just that! A high intensity, FULL BODY WORKOUT that includes the grace of Karate, the power of Muay Thai, coupled with Heavy & Speed bags, Focus mitts, Jump ropes, Balance ball, Battle ropes, Tire training and modern fitness techniques.

You will BUILD strength, TONE up, LOSE weight, LEARN basic self defense, Develop COMBAT skills and enhance your CARDIO endurance & flexibility and BURN over 800 calories per WORKOUT!

If these are not enough reason for your to start your martial arts JOURNEY, then you wont find anything else that even comes close!

Give us a call if you think you are ready to take that first step and try our 30 day FREE TRIAL!

You have NOTHING TO LOSE and EVERYTHING TO GAIN!!

MMA is Killing Traditional Karate

I've come to the conclusion MMA is 100% Bologna (Balony), It's not real, Rules are catered to unrealistic scenarios, and matches are lined up for $$, Not for those who deserve the shot. Not only that, UFC/MMA are stealing the idea that they actually do Martial arts when there is nothing that resembles BUDO or Martial arts in any way shape or form at all. It's all COCK fighting if you ask me.



People are lead to beleive it is great for self defense when in fact it not. Its not ideal for the average person to train either. How many 60 year olds will ever try MMA?? How many prarents want their children to try MMA?? BUT more and more kids now want to do it. I was told not to long ago by 12 years that KArate is not good and that he wants to do MMA instead!!! WHO told him that? He obviously has no clue what he is saying...All the meanwhile, BJJ is florishing because of this IDEA that it is the most effective art around. YO ucannot go without it. I used to get flyers in the mail from Gracie Jiujitsu Ads, claiming that All otehr martial arts are useless against BJJ!!!

So where did this Idea of KArate not being a good art come from, Wehre did it start getting spread from? Ill let you think about that one.



Fact: Karate-do in america is slowly dying because of MMA and BJJ. FAIR? you be the Judge.



In Google, Ther is an ad that says: Looking for KARATE? TRY BJJ instead!! This comes up when you type in Karate for kid in MY AREA!!

My being about integrity would never say LOKING FOR BJJ, KARATE IS BETTER, Come try it!



Like the photo above decsribes, in principle, the one who kisses more butt gets the title shot, not the ones who deserve it.



This is the main message the UFC is demonstrating. That is far from honorable. If the top of the organization is crooked, then what is the bottom gonna be like? Either you are part of the plan or a victim of it. It's abusive to many fighters and at the same time it is attracting trash like people to become fighters. (full body tatoos, body peircings, Mohawks and Testoserone drivin attitude) No one classy hardly ever truely wants to be an mma fighter. Ther are a few like Machida and GSP who really bring pride and character to MMA but the majority are bumbs who have no other way of making anything of themselves. A Perfect example is the Ultimate fighter show. How many people with Koolaid pockets and Champaign dreams get on this show and how many just dont make it? These people are not only ignorant but they too are USED and never to be remembered. I don't see anyhting honorable about MMA.



Why is it that Traditional Karate schools are dying in America? Why are they so scarce? I think its directly because of all the HOOPLA, THE UFC and MMA in general do not promote the principle's and etiquette of REAL Martial arts AND they do not ever say in the media to become a great and balanced fighter. Never do you hear" you should look for a TRaditional Dojo"



What you hear is "SO and SO is working on their Muay thai, Boxing, Wrestling and BJJ." WHat about KARATE? Why is Karate never in that list of Arts to enhance an MMA fighter skill set? . CAll me crazy, But i really think the main factor here is that the UFC was a creation of the Gracie family.



MMA has helped that single family more than any one on the planet. WHY? Because MMA rules are SO CATERED to BJJ it's unbeleivable.

Unlike in "Pride" and "Jungle fight" and a few other promotions where Strikers were the more Dominant, Now UFC allows rules that MAKE it easier to Grapple an opponent.



Traditional Dojos are not suffering because they cannot produce balanced fighters. Beacuse BJJ shool are booming and quite successful only offering the ground game with BJJ. Most Bjj school do not include Stiking in their programs, once they do they claim they are an MMA school.



MY TAKE is the UFC really needs to start promoting or mentioning TRADITIONAL arts like Karate, Hapkido and Aikido as legitimate foundations of good combat skill arts so that we really do see a MIX of Martial arts. Otherwise ALL arts will continue to fade in this mainstream era of whats popular on TV and the internet. We will continue to see a few techniques from BJJ and muay thai and that's pretty much about it.



In fact WHY not ad a traditinal Division. Full GI and BUDO ettiquette. Call it the UFC Traditional TItle. At Least maybe there would be a chance for more Traditionalists to spread their arts instead of fall victim to the popularity contest in the media.



One thing is for certain, If the rules were less catered to BJJ and ground fighting which they REALLY are (cage, Illegal strikes, No Kicking grounded opponent rules) then more Karate-do and Kungfu, Tai Kwondo & Hapkido practitioners would feel it's more inline with their game to participate. No one is promoting Karate in MMA only BJJ. I personally have never heard Dana White Say the word KARATE. Many strikers claim you must learn BJJ, but have you heard of any BJJ practitioner ever promote KARATE a "SISTER ART" to their own roots.



IT's like a CASH COW SYSTEM with every Brazilian coming to America on the UFC BANDWAGON NOW. Yes grappling is needed but MMA is much more than Boxing, Wrestling, Muay thai and BJJ. Apart from Machida, Who is really able to say they promote Karate in MMA? After all the UFC was the Gracie's Idea was it not? IT sure helped kill many dojo's and build up their art at the same time.



This is my note for the day.