Starting Karate tomorrow

[majin2912]

BlackFlag, congrats on your decision to start karate. I just started myself and, like you, am a bit heavy set which can be more challenging for some moves (we just learned some juijutsi today and it's hard to maneuver. However, the more you put in, the more you'll get back. Warm up and fitness is not easy but I'm up to 8 minutes of running, push-ups, sit-ups, and honestly, doing kata full strength is a work out in of itself (sempai has us doing 9 sets, 30 second intervals).

Keep up the good work. Don't worry so much about sparring. At some point, you will begin learning self defense techniques that stem from your basic moves. It's cool but only after you've done the basics first to get a good handle on their application.