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Shotokan

Shotokan is the traditional Japanese hard style karate founded by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi. Due to its deep stances and powerful hip techniques, Shotokan is considered one of the most powerful styles of karate. Unlike many martial arts where multiple strikes are made to subdue an opponent, Shotokan techniques use the entire mass and force of the body to severely wound the opponent with a single strike. The deep stances ground the body allowing the energy of the hip rotation and the actual strike to transfer the entire body’s energy to the opponent.

Benefits of Shotokan • Better health • Increased coordination • Improved grades • Increased responsibility • Improved respect and self-respect • Increased attention span

Sensei Funakoshi