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WHAT'S THAT CLASS ALL ABOUT

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KARATE CLASS

IN KARATE CLASS, YOU LEARN ALL THE BASICS OF KARATE SUCH AS PUNCHES, KICKS, STANCES, SELF-DEFENSE, KATA’S, SPARRING, AND WEAPONS.  YOU WILL ALSO LEARN A LITTLE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND THE HISTORY OF KARATE.   MIX IN A LOT OF DISCIPLINE, RESPECT,  CARDIO, EXERCISE, STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE,  AND YOU HAVE KARATE.  THIS IS TOTAL BODY CONDITIONING.   IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMPETING IN TOURNAMENTS, WE WILL TEACH YOU THAT ALSO.

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PRIVATE INSTRUCTION

IN PRIVATE INSTRUCTION, YOU WILL GET INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION FOR AN HOUR.  YOU TELL THE SENSEI WHAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON OR WHAT YOU ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH, AND THAT IS WHAT IS COVERED.  ALSO, IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO TESTING FOR A STRIPE OR BELT AND YOU WERE TOLD THAT YOU ARE JUST NOT THERE YET, SOMETIMES PRIVATE INSTRUCTION CAN HELP WITH THAT.  THE OTHER CASE WHERE PRIVATE INSTRUCTION MAY BE USED IS WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO BE IN A CLASS WITH OTHER PEOPLE OR DUE TO YOUR SCHEDULE, YOU NEED A NON-SPECIFIED CLASS TIME TO LEARN

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SELF DEFENSE
YOU WILL LEARN SELF-DEFENSE BASICS SUCH AS HOW TO WARD OFF AN ATTACKER OR GET OUT OF A VERY UNPLEASANT SITUATION.  THERE IS A LOT OF HANDS ON CONTACT WITH THIS COURSE.  YOU MAY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE SIGNING UP WITH A SPOUSE OR FRIEND.  THIS COURSE IS NOT THAT PHYSICALLY DEMANDING, IT RELIES MORE ON TECHNIQUE THAN MUSCLE.  NO KARATE BACKGROUND IS NEEDED.

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KARATE AEROBICS
THIS IS A TOTAL BODY WORK OUT BASED ON KARATE MOVES.  THE MUSIC IS HEART THUMPING.  (DEFINATELY NOT ELEVATOR MUSIC).  YOU WILL LOSE INCHES AND AT THE SAME TIME MAKE YOUR HEART HEALTHY.  DURING THE WORKOUT, KARATE BASICS ARE APPLIED IN A CONTINOUS MOVEMENT.  
THIS IS CONSIDERED HIGH IMPACT.  NO KARATE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. 

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STRICTLY CARDIO CLASS
THIS IS A TOTAL BODY WORK OUT.  IT "WOULD NOT" BE CONSIDERED AEROBICS.  ITS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO GET THE HEART PUMPING.  IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL BODY WORKOUT WITH EMPHESIS ON THE HEART RATE.
THIS IS CONSIDERED VERY HIGH IMPACT.  NO KARATE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.