BeANumberOneMan

The karate club at the local YMCA is the most unfriendly group of martial artists I've ever met. $75? That's pretty steep... I just called up that dojo tonight, and spoke to the head sensei there. He kept evading my question about the cost of private lessons, and told me to come in and see a class first. It seemed pretty cagey to me.

Hi folks, I'm a life-long fan of martial arts. I'd like to get back into karate... I'd say a 15 year break has been long enough. But I've been looking into classes and schools, and I see that every karate class seems to be from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The closest dojo to me is an hour and a half away... each way. That means that by the time I shower, eat and collapse asleep, I probably wouldn't get to bed by midnight. I have to get up early for work, so that's a no-go. What are my options? Do all martial arts places have their classes at night? Are the only quoteunquote martial arts places that do morning classes yoga and cardio kickboxing? Is my only option private lessons? And if so, what's the going rate? If it helps, the style I would be taking is Shito-Ryu Itosu-Kai.