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. |