How is Karate Training Broken Up?

Want to study karate in Ann Arbor?

What can you expect to learn?

Everything you’ll learn in karate can be sorted into three categories: kihon, kata, and kumite. 

Kihon

Kihon means “basics,” or “fundamentals,” and includes stances, strikes, punches, kicks, and blocks. These are fundamental to your success as a martial artist. By repeating these elements, you’ll learn correct body posture, breathing techniques, and build balance, stability, and concentration. Kihon also helps foster the correct spirit and attitude you’ll need to succeed. When you start karate, this is what you’ll begin learning, but Kihon training never ends! All martial artists practice elements of kihon while training. Advanced martial artists will often return to the basics to see how they can improve, in fact, it’s often said that “there are no such things as advanced techniques, only basic techniques done in different applications.”

Read about kata and kumite!

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