Getting more interest in Karate.

[username19853]

RW, I see what you're saying, but I have to share a quick story. When I first started training I wasn't very knowledgeable on fighting. And I didn't understand the Kata. But it was very repetitive. My dojo also taught Judo, so I had fun doing that as well. I went to Karate 5 days a week and judo twice a week. A few months into training, I got in a "fight" at school. My attacker went to throw a punch, and my INSTINCT was to drop down into a cat stance (not like I would in kata, but the "street" version I guess) and block it with a knife edge? I think that's what it's called. I immediately grabbed his forearm and pulled him just slightly towards me, since his body weight was already coming my way, and I used a hip throw to get him on the other side of me on the ground. You think he was shocked? I was shocked! That was the first fight I had ever been in and it made me love Karate 1000x more. I also believe the "Do" aspect is important. If I went looking for this fight, it wouldn't have gone half as well as it did.