Long post, but I'm giving some background info and also venting about other things Use to live in Japan up until I was 9 years old. I took Karate for a few years, and I remembered I loved it a lot and my Sensei was great. When I moved to California my mom tried getting me into Karate again but we didn't know about the the different dojos. I joined United Studios of Self Defense when I moved to California and immediately I remember the quality of instruction was crappy. The guy who taught me looked to be in his 20's, and wanted me to buy all the gear when it was my first day and wanted to test me to be a green belt, since I was a yellow belt back in Japan. Now fast forward 14 years from that point. There is a local USSD in my town with a slime ball salesman karate instructor. Everyday I see him run around the shopping center parking lot asking everyone to take his classes. Even people who obviously would never take classes he asks. He's tried his sales tactics on me multiple times, even when I was eating at a sandwich shop next to the studio one time. Fast forward another 2 years - present day. Now that I'm finished with college and looking to go into a career of law enforcement, I'm looking for a place that is very traditional teaching in Karate and Jujutsu. Most places where I live there's USSD, Z ultimate <---wtf??? and Gracie Jiujitsu <-- not bad but doesn't teach karate, or just childrens karate. Now I have found 1 location. USA Wadu Ryu Karate located in a non-high traffic part of town. The Sensei has many years of experience, and the dojo also teach other classes as well by other instructors like Judo, Akido, Akijutsu, and more. Going to check it out and see how it is. Wish me luck! Here is a website http://www.usawadoryu.com/
