Adding groundwork to karate classes

[Harkon72]

We're a pretty traditional Karate club, but we have a three hour Grappling and Groundwork course in October, I'm looking forward to it.

[CredoTe]

Wherever your attacker feels the most comfortable, that's where you and your attacker will most likely end up at, and quite quickly. If your attacker feels better standing, then that's where your attacker will try to keep the fight at. If your attacker feels better being on the ground, then that's where your attacker will try to keep the fight at. I did say "try", and you've quite a lot to say about where the fight will end as well; it's a chess game.

Train on the ground. If it's in your syllabus, great. If not, find a school that will give you the necessary tools to operate while on the ground. The ground isn't the end, so don't panic when you end up on the ground. The ground is nothing more than a transition, and transitions are the MA.

Hang in there and train hard!!

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I say ground work is need to be prepared for when and if you end up on the ground. Now there's no need to try and master a whole grappling system but you should know a few sweeps and guard passes to get off the ground and back to your feet.

But if it something you instructor isn't interested in that type of thing that's his call its his school. But he may let you get to use the gym after hours to teach those willing to learn.

Great posts!

[bushido_man96]

We don't cover any ground work for the time being. I hope to be able to start adding in some with our classes so we start to get a different flavor of things, and it would be good for our students, as we do primarily stand-up stuff.