Whittier Shotokan Karate

Karate can be described as a martial art, or fighting method, involving a variety of techniques, including blocks, strikes, evasions, throws, and joint manipulations. Karate practice is divided into three aspects: kihon (basics), kata (forms), and kumite (sparring). One of the major reasons that people take up Karate is to get a little exercise. In our electronically-powered world where we do little other than clickity-click with a mouse in an email program only to return home and clickity-click on a mouse in a web browser for entertainment, most of us could stand to get a little more exercise. And Karate does provide a great resource to draw upon for exercise. One of the best reasons for taking up Karate for exercise purposes is that it is a group activity...