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Thanks for the link, very informative.

Right on. I will have two schools here which teach shotokan. I will have to look into both. I am very curious though as to whether traditional shotokan taught these techniques. I know there is a fair number of schools which add them in.

Hi all. I am new to the forums, but I have been browsing around for a little while. Seems like a good bunch of people here. I studied Taekwondo for 2 years in high school and did a little boxing. I am looking to begin studying martial arts once again. My question is how effective can shotokan be for self defense? I understand that the effectivness of every art has alot to do with it's teaching and practicing. What I would like to know is does it include any sweeps or any throws at all? I have heard from various sources that is did. Once again, I know different schools would teach slightly different. But does the true traditional arts include these? Thanks for any responses .