Training Info

Schedule

We train twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays, 7-8:30 PM

Location

We are in North Haven Health and Racquet, 100 Elm St, North Haven, CT 06473

You can talk to the front desk on arrival, or arrange to meet Ian ahead of time.

Price

$75 total per month

The first practice is free and doesn’t require a gym membership. After that we charge $40 for karate, and the gym requires you to have a $35 membership

What to Expect:

Bow in

Warm up and dynamic stretching

Kihon - basic techniques (punches, kicks, knees, elbows) practiced without an opponent

Kata - putting the solo techniques together into longer choreographed sequences

Kumite - practicing the techniques against a resisting opponent

Conditioning - body conditioning, strength training, longer static stretching

Bow out

We don’t do everything every day, but this is a good idea of the range of activities.

Sparring

Free sparring, called jiyu kumite, is an important part of our training but if this is your first martial arts experience you won’t be sparring from day 1. We get beginners prepared to spar safely by training pre-arranged fighting drills with increasing intensity to develop the ability to read techniques and control their timing, distance, and power. We spar with mouthguards and athletic cups but no gloves or shin pads, so some amount of body conditioning is necessary. If you have previous experience, this will be a conversation with Ian.

What to Wear

We wear gi, white uniforms with a colored belt to indicate your level of experience. For your first month, feel free to wear comfortable athletic clothing instead. In the summer we wear gi pants and T shirts.