Why Meibukan Newmarket Karate?
- 12 years at the same location!
- Okinawa, Japan trained instructors.
- No free sparring, the way it has been done for centuries.
- Small friendly classes, families welcome.
- Self-defense, improved health, more confidence and reduce stress.
- FREE trial class.
- Why don't you spar? I thought that sparring helps you fight to defend yourself.
- Traditional Karate does not involve free sparring for several reasons. Free sparring trains ones body to "hold back" on the techniques or requires the use of protective equipment. In addition, you are usually restricted from striking vulnerable areas such as the eyes, nose, groin and knees. Free sparring is great for sport karate but self-defense is a different matter.
- If you don't spar, how do you defend yourself?
- Traditional Meibukan Karate uses a three tiered approach.
- First, we train our mind and actions to avoid the confrontation, this can be as simple as avoiding troublesome people/situations. If trouble arises with an individual, simply be calm and say "SORRY" is usually enough to defuse the situation.
- Second, we train in various drills, these prearranged drills train muscle memory to react automatically without thinking.
- Third, Kata. Kata or forms are a predetermined sequence of techniques that also assist in muscle memory to the proper posture as proven over the centuries. As the student learns these ancient katas, they start to visualize invisible opponents, this is the ultimate goal.
