Karate
Based on traditional Okinawan Karate, Gendai Budo offers Karate that uses a zen based training approach with a functional emphasis on defense. Students are challenged in a positive environment to best learn the way, and progress in skills and ability. Personal growth of the mind, spirit, and body are fostered through kata, patterns, and technique work. Gendai Budo continues student growth as they progress by applying resistance in defenses, which is presented to the student with increasing intensity.
Kids Karate
The children's karate classes at Gendai Budo are for ages 6-12. Classes teach the foundations of Okinawan karate and also include exercises and calisthenics focused more for kids. Compared to the adult classes, additional focus is put upon kata, basics, and discipline. Also, more safety-oriented aspects of martial arts are utilized during classes which helps teach students to use technique, but with an additional level of safety.
Kobudo
Kobudo refers to the classical weapons tradition of Okinawan. At Gendai Budo we teach Kobudo independently and as a requirement for our Karate program. In history most martial arts systems require the use of weapons and we reflect that in our curriculum Weapons are taught as an extension of the body as well as to add an extra dimension in our training as students of the martial way.
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Based on traditional Okinawan Karate, Gendai Budo offers Karate that uses a zen based training approach with a functional emphasis on defense. Students are challenged in a positive environment to best learn the way, and progress in skills and ability. Personal growth of the mind, spirit, and body are fostered through kata, patterns, and technique work. Gendai Budo continues student growth as they progress by applying resistance in defenses, which is presented to the student with increasing intensity.
Kids Karate
The children's karate classes at Gendai Budo are for ages 6-12. Classes teach the foundations of Okinawan karate and also include exercises and calisthenics focused more for kids. Compared to the adult classes, additional focus is put upon kata, basics, and discipline. Also, more safety-oriented aspects of martial arts are utilized during classes which helps teach students to use technique, but with an additional level of safety.
Kobudo
Kobudo refers to the classical weapons tradition of Okinawan. At Gendai Budo we teach Kobudo independently and as a requirement for our Karate program. In history most martial arts systems require the use of weapons and we reflect that in our curriculum Weapons are taught as an extension of the body as well as to add an extra dimension in our training as students of the martial way.
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