Welcome to Karate: Unlocking the Wisdom of the Beginner's Mind

Welcome to Karate makes the thought of practicing martial arts less intimidating

This book provides mindful, culturally-appropriate encouragement through the beginning of your karate journey. You may have good reason to feel unsure if karate is for you. You may have seen Black Belts perform physical miracles with seeming ease.

--Every one of them were once where you are now.

A karate dojo is an institution of learning unlike any other you may have attended in Western society. Welcome to Karate can provide you with the comfort of dojo insights reinforcing your experiences and enabling you to return more enthusiastically.

Welcome to Karate is a curricular guide and sourcebook. It introduces the entirety of dojo involvement, emphasizing traditions and etiquette, and offers technical support for all elements required to advance from white to yellow belt.

Inside discover:

• How to prepare before your first visit to a dojo
• Technical descriptions and drills for self-training (at your level)
• Reinforcement of experiences with contemplative stories and humorous anecdotes
• A fundamental karate glossary and pronunciation guide

As a good instructor should, Welcome to Karate seeks to be placed where the student arrives, offering information and encouragement relevant to the next step along the path.

Includes an introduction by Shihan Teruyuki Okazaki, founder of the International Shotokan Karate Federation

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: YMAA Publication Center
Published: 09/01/2021
ISBN: 9781594398414
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.60d