Useful Links
The following list can help you locate karate clubs, find karate articles, forums, videos and information. Just remember that studying karate is a balance between intellectual and physical study — there is no substitute for stepping on the floor and actually training!
| • | Warwick Township and the Parks and Recreation |
| • | International Shotokan Karate Federation |
| • | Japanese Karate Association |
Martial Arts Supplies
| • | Asia World of Martial Arts |
| • | Kamikaze |
| • | Karate Depot |
National Karate Organizations
| • | Amateur Athletic Union |
| • | USA Karate |
Some Great Sources of Karate Information
| • | Wikipedia page for Shotokan This entry has a good overview of karate training and history, with plenty of embedded links to more detailed information about technology, karate’s founders and training practices. |
| • | The Shotokan Way The Shotokan Way is a regularly updated Shotokan resource site with articles, beginner diaries, instructor journals, reviews, forums, instructor profiles and lots of cool stuff. |
| • | Iain Abernethy This is a website run by Iain Abernethy and is a very interesting resource for articles and information particularly related to practical self defense. The articles are written in a no-nonsense fashion and cover topics such as street application of kata and guidelines for practical kata bunkai. A newsletter, blog, books and DVD’s are also offered. |
| • | Shotokan Magazine The Shotokan Way is a regularly updated Shotokan resource site with articles, beginner diaries, instructor journals, reviews, forums, instructor profiles and lots of cool stuff. |
| • | 24 Fighting Chickens An amazing resource for practical advice on everything Shotokan. |
| • | Martial Arts News |
| • | Chinte A good resource of martial arts information, kata and applications. |