im new here and to karate

[karateka477]

grettings i have just finished my second week of karate and i have enjoyed every second of it. i was wondering any tips that any of the seasoned practioners can give me relating to beggining karate. my sensei's tell me i am pickin up the stuff very quickly. so yeah i feel this is because of past experience in the martial arts but not karate. i hope to make good friends here. thank u

PS: how many other white belts are there here.

[Armbar]

I'm glad you are enjoying your lessons. Karate is really fun when you first start, and it just keeps getting better the longer you train and the more you understand.

The one thing I see, especially in fast learning beginning students, is the tendency not to practice and to assume they are performing every technique perfectly. I can point to Black Belts who have trained for half a decade or more who practice their lower belt stuff everyday, claiming its still not flawless. Find an instructor who will take one or two techniques and really break them down with you, and nit pick at every little detail. Then, once you know what that technique should feel like, practice it at home until you can perform it well without thinking about it. This is what I did and it worked great for me.

[Koji-Kabuto]

I am a white belt in Kyokushin, but god-willing I will soon be jumping to 8th kyu(Light-blue belt), anyway, good luck in your training!

[makiwaraman]

Despite having graded I always train in a white belt and I wish to keep it that way until shodan if I am allowed.

regards maki

[Eiichi]

Despite having graded I always train in a white belt and I wish to keep it that way until shodan if I am allowed.

regards maki

Thats the way it should be. Good for you Maki, hopefully your sensei will allow it.

[Monkeymagic]

Good luck karateka477. Keep training. Don't worry about other belts and when you are going to grade. It is important to know your moves and kata well, especially the basics as everyone says.

[makiwaraman]

And practise at home lots then when you go to class you can learn. Sadly too many people dont do this and go to class to practise.

regards maki

[OKINAWIANKARATEKA]

A little piece of advice: NEVER stop practicing your basics, and even after you have advanced keep going to white belt classes you can always learn at beginners classes.

[drunken.master]

There is some great advice here, karateka477. I have been an instructor for 3 years and like these people are saying: practice and don't try to go too fast. Make your goal mastering your material, rather than trying to get the next rank. In mastering your material, you will achieve rank and be a better all-around martial artist.

I see too many people trying to "walk through" the motions rather than grasping them. It is the students that want the knowledge and perfection in their forms, combinations, health and honor that seem to achieve the most. These are the students that stay with the system.

I wish you great fortune in your training. Train hard and learn.

[Master Jules]

Hey Karateka ....welcome to the forum.....theres a lot of people here who can provide you with a vast array of knowledge and many many years of experience....take advantage of that and ask as many questions as you can....again...welcome to the forum and the world of martial arts....train hard !