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Ups Club |
£5 per
class (pay-as-you-go) £30
monthly (12+ classes) |
Mondays
19:00 - 20:30 hr Wednesdays
(Children's Class)18:00 - 19:00 hr Wednesdays
19:00 - 20:30 hr Sundays
(Children's Class) 09:30 - 10:30hr |
Downs Hall |
Zai Ahmad (Zai.Ahmad@icr.ac.uk) or kenmeikarate@gmail.com |
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Full details at: http://www.kenmeikarate.org (click to access).
Summary Information:
Karate! I've heard of
that.
There are lots of different
types of karate, and different clubs emphasise different aspects. Shotokan is the original 'Japanese' karate, popularised by
Funakoshi in the 1940s. It has a distinctive look and feel. Shotokan
is one of the more common types of karate; the Karate Union of Great Britain is
the largest single-style karate organisation in the country.
It's just fighting,
right?
Karate clubs are free to
emphasise whichever aspects of karate they like; not much of karate is about
fighting. There will be a mixture of general fitness, self-defence, and
sparring. Karate is much more about development of the self, and 'fighting
ability' is a poor metric.
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
That's okay; its actually pretty hard to describe properly. Come and try
it for a while, and you'll see.
I've never done anything
like it before / I used to do it a long time ago / I know kung fu.
There's no previous
experience necessary, and there will be something for people of all abilities.
We will start off with the absolute basics, and the classes
will be designed around who turns up and what they are comfortable with. Safety
is a priority, and no-one is getting pushed in the deep end.
I'm in! What should I
bring?
Loose clothing is fine. If you have a uniform, great. No shoes, socks, jewellery,
watches, or earrings please. Uniforms can be bought through the club if you
decide you want to stay and take gradings and so
forth. No need to worry about that yet.
I have questions! So many questions.
Lots of information about
what you can expect and what karate is can be found on the kenmei website
(click for access), listed above. I'm totally happy for you to come and talk to
me, or email me, if you have questions or concerns.
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