Toshindo Karate Classes

The Toshindo Karate class is an intense karate class offered to various age groups:

• Tiny Tigers (3-5 yrs old)
• Little Dragons (5-10 yrs old)
• Juniors (10-18 yrs old)
• Adults

A typical Karate class normally lasts about one hour up to juniors and one and half hour for adults. A class always begins in respect and ends in respect. To start the class, Shihan and his Senseis line up the student according to rank. Shihan than takes the seiza position, a kneeling position. Everyone in the class follows. After a few bows, Shihan orders the mokuso, a short medition. Only after this routine does the training begin. Training normally includes:

• Warm-up and stretching exercises
• Punching and kicking drills
• Instructions on new kicks and/or punches
• Instructions on Katas
• Sparring (free fighting) or point fighting

Each Karate class ends in respect, with a routine similar to the begining routing. At the end of the class, after the mokuso, Shihan, the Senseis and the students recite the student creed.