Hi everyone im new to the forum but not in the arts. I am solely a karate practitioner by choice. On the above comment if I at add I went from a style which branched off from the traditional shotokaun views and it was in fewer words a slap in the face. The style in which I trained in has fourteen kara before black then countless after black. But all and all the art you choose comes strictly down to what you want and the feeling you get when you bow in once you walk through the doors the instructor and the sense of pride and achievement you get once you bow out. I don't believe any martial art to be over another just to feel comfortable with the art you choose.
