i'm shidokan karate instructor in atlanta, ga, usa. i am a former fighter and i promote shidokan events. in class we do train kihon and kata. katas come from shotokan, goju ryu, kyokushin, and kancho soeno has created a few that are specific to shidokan. the are also katas for nunchaku, bo, sai, and tonfa. as my dojo by brown belts (and up) learn kendo (that's my addition as i have a black belt in kendo too). in our classes we do the basics of karate, but also learn boxing, thai boxing, judo, grappling, etc. shidokan karate is where tma (traditional martial arts) meet mma (mixed martial arts). my students spar bareknuckle, box, kickbox, randori/newaza, mma sparring, etc. for each rank, specific kata, throws, submissions, etc. are given as students progress through the ranks.
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