Nodan

Well, this is because the majority of today's society want everything to be handed to them in black and white. Most places teach these horrible drills (Punch set 1, block set 1..ect.ect.) and people do it, because they think that's how it will be applied in a fight scenario. Where as in Traditional Martial Arts, it is a progress of understanding. And within that progression something grows inside the mind of the practitioner. "The level of understanding, and application". All karate will become your own personal karate, regardless of style, down the road, the way you use and see karate will be different than the person next to you. Even if you start training on the same day. People want to go and learn (Gun disarm 2..) and all that jazz, but a real traditional martial artist can practice a kata and see within the form, more gun disarms than you would ever need to know. But to do this, takes much effort. I wish more people could understand the reward of traditional martial arts.

So I've created this account to post on this forum. I have a few words of advise, maybe they will matter to you, or maybe not. Well, I'm sure you have plenty to focus on now, by reading the above posts. But I would recommend you keep these few things in mind. Practice only the drills that you are confident in doing. Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Don't try to get ahead of yourself, because beginners who take on karate slowly, and fully, are more inclined to improve their karate over time. But if you want something to keep in the back of your mind, think about this. There are no blocks in karate. Your views on that sentence will change over time, trust me. Good luck!