I Do Karate

I have been practicing Karate since the age of 6 and find that my style of Karate seems to not be very popular. I wanted to test this theory. Please comment if your style is shito ryu!

I have been doing martial arts based offof the Kenpo system for about 7 months now.In our dojo, I am an advanced yellow belt.I am a larger lady, but it has become easier forme physically.I have learned so much about myself, and Ihave...

For decades. I'm currently in a Hawaiian Kempo school in Pahoa Hawaii.

Originally posted May 2012
Edited May 2013 for style & content
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Yeah people ask me about this a lot.  My friends I grew up with know because I was that little girl in 4th grade that chose...

I do shotokan karate and I'm an orange belt. I love it because it puts me out of my comfort zone by making me confront people.

I have been doing Kenpo Karate for 3 years now and just started instructing. It is a huge part of my life, I feel like I would be nothing with out it. I've dabbled in some MMA but Kenpo is my first love.

i started karate and for one month i leraned white belt and when i was orange belt my rep increesed, in 2 months i had 2 crushes at once (still like one of them) lucis is a sec digree black belt in ata tawando and camerion black belt...

I went to practice karate in Japan back when there were no good dojos in the US , when martial arts was just beginning to get popular. Some years earlier Bruce Lee had opened up his Jeet Kun Do training to westerners for the first time...

I'm still a 1st dan black belt, mainly because it's been a while since I stick to the schedule :D
But I still go to the dojo at least twice a month, spar with someone... I don't really have the time now, but I would love to practice...

I cant begin to desribe how much 6 months of chinese american goju ryu under my sensei, gary card has changed my life. our dojo is like a family and i have already met several friends and role models. goju ryu has given me a way to...

if you allow it to be. As a child I was the younger sibling to young man who was conflicted and confused and frustrated. He took all of that out on me.It was enough that by 8 years old I had a temper and a rage that scared my parents...

I started sanchin-ryu training 3 years ago. It has changed my life! everything I have learned in the dojo I can apply to any and all life situations. anything from talking to people I dont know to protecting myself in a dark parking lot...

I started doing Pasaryu karate when I was 19 years old.  So far, I have made it up to blue belt, but I haven't been to class in well over a year.  Sadly enough, I just don't have the time or the money to go between working...

First: I do not actually do karate.
Second: I sometimes pretend I do karate.
Third: It affects me in my life.
Fourth: I dont think it affects my life a lot but I thought I would share.
I sometimes think...

My dad taught me Judo from a young age, but one day I decided to explore other martial arts. My first karate instructor was a family friend and very nice. I absolutely loved it and worked extra hard, grading early for 9th and 2nd kyu...