Hello!

[AndySike]

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Edited June 11, 2011 by AndySike

[evergrey]

Hi there!

Well I'm relatively new myself, but I'll say this- go with the school that has a good reputation. I am sure they have some sort of effective ranking system in place... but ranking as fast as possible is probably not the best goal to set. It wouldn't do you much good to be ranked as a black belt when you are easily defeated!

There are no true shortcuts to this kind of knowledge. It takes training, practice, training, and practice. It takes a lot of time and energy and dedication. It takes blood, sweat, and tears.

I don't know anything about Doshinkan, but I would say go for it. Get yourself a solid foundation in karate. In two year or so you will likely be going to college somewhere else, yes? If so, then by then you should know if that particular discipline works well for you, and you'll be able to decide whether to continue training in it, or picking a different discipline. You can learn something good from any discipline with a good reputation, after all. The absolute basics tend to be fairly similar from discipline to discipline as well, so think of it as giving yourself a little head start. you might find that you like it more than you thought you would.

Me, I am learning Kyokushin, which certainly would cover your hard, intense workout requirement, and defense as well. I don't know how common it is any more, or if it can be found at all where you might go to college. Mine is certainly not the only discipline that works and trains hard, however!

So those are my thoughts, as an admitted newbie. And welcome. :}

[AndySike]

Hi there!

Well I'm relatively new myself, but I'll say this- go with the school that has a good reputation. I am sure they have some sort of effective ranking system in place... but ranking as fast as possible is probably not the best goal to set. It wouldn't do you much good to be ranked as a black belt when you are easily defeated!

There are no true shortcuts to this kind of knowledge. It takes training, practice, training, and practice. It takes a lot of time and energy and dedication. It takes blood, sweat, and tears.

I don't know anything about Doshinkan, but I would say go for it. Get yourself a solid foundation in karate. In two year or so you will likely be going to college somewhere else, yes? If so, then by then you should know if that particular discipline works well for you, and you'll be able to decide whether to continue training in it, or picking a different discipline. You can learn something good from any discipline with a good reputation, after all. The absolute basics tend to be fairly similar from discipline to discipline as well, so think of it as giving yourself a little head start. you might find that you like it more than you thought you would.

Me, I am learning Kyokushin, which certainly would cover your hard, intense workout requirement, and defense as well. I don't know how common it is any more, or if it can be found at all where you might go to college. Mine is certainly not the only discipline that works and trains hard, however!

So those are my thoughts, as an admitted newbie. And welcome. :}

Thanks! And I will be heading to college in 2 years, most likely University of Washington, so I know there will be a lot of choices up in Seattle. Thanks for your advice!

[Rateh]

Well, if you do choose Doshinkan, I looked it up, and apparently there are about 25 dojos in the USA and one of them is in Seattle. I know nothing about the style other than what this website says, I just googled.

http://www.doshinkan.com/dojos/seattle.htm

Good luck and welcome!

[AndySike]

Well, if you do choose Doshinkan, I looked it up, and apparently there are about 25 dojos in the USA and one of them is in Seattle. I know nothing about the style other than what this website says, I just googled.

http://www.doshinkan.com/dojos/seattle.htm

Good luck and welcome!

Yea, I've been looking at that. The problem is the dojo in my area isn't listed on that site. However, he is legit as our family knows him and his family. I just can't get over the fact that I might get bored with it.

Anyways thanks guys!

[evergrey]

I think if you put a lot into it, you'll get a lot out of it, and hopefully won't get bored. Good luck!

[ninjanurse]

Welcome to KF! You never know if you will like it or not until you try it!

[AndySike]

Thanks everyone

[sensei8]

There's an old saying...

"Take a sip at first, then while tasting it, you'll see if it is good." Therefore, try it and you might just like it.

Welcome to KF!!!!!!!!!

[DWx]

Welcome Andy

As always with these types of things, probably the best thing to do would be to go along, watch and try a couple of classes in each and see what you think.