Hi, this is my first post, but I thought if anyone could help me, it would be actual karate practitioners. I did karate many years ago, but quit because I fell out of love with it. I wanted to go back about two years ago, but developed a physical condition I needed surgery for, and couldn't. Well, I had the surgery, and last week my mother, who I wanted to do Karate again, came across a guy who was starting a new karate class in our local community center. He seemed like a good guy, and he offered a pretty good deal with a couple months trial period as long as I bought the gi. I did so without really doing research on it. But, after I have signed on, I looked it up, and apparently Go Kan Ryu only has positive reviews from people who have been doing Go Kan Ryu for years. Can anyone help me with this? I feel like a bit of an idiot for not doing research before hand, but anyways, I was just wondering how practical and effective it is, or if it's just a marketing scam like so many have said. Thanks in advance.