r/karate

So ive made a post before saying I'm a plus size girl. Well sadly I am pretty large and 8 size pant doesn't fit. I know what I am and im joining to be healthier and going to gym and work all day with toddlers and do 10k steps a day. I am truly focused on the journey ya know?

(My top fits and the belt fits, I just have large hips and butt)

I searched everywhere online in Canada and literally no one has my size in pants. Only an American only shipping company. That being said I'm not losing faith and am thinking of going to a seamstress to extend my current pants maybe add some fabric?? To just make do for the first while as I drop the weight.

So is this a crazy thing to do? I feel so angry at myself for letting myself go the last few years. I have lost over 100lbs before and I know I am capable but its embarrassing. My sensei was kind and said to find an alternative for next week's class. I just cant right now. Even that one company people have shared for plus size women is always sold out so im limited.

Thanks im advance for the advice!

Is it worth going to a Karate seminar?

I have been training Shotokan Karate for several months and I train quite regularly, partly also daily. I try to improve myself additionally outside of my normal club training.

Now I have the opportunity to take part in a Karate seminar. The seminar lasts one day. As far as I know, there are supposed to be very experienced instructors there who have high Dan grades. I wanted to ask whether it is already worth going there at my current level or whether such seminars are generally worth going to.

I would be happy to receive your feedback and experiences.😃

I love finding answers to this question. I have had a lot of mammograms this year due to treatment for breast precancer (and I have one tomorrow), and the breath control and posture holding I have learned in karate makes it easy peasy to get good images. I like to wear my karate t-shirts to appointments/treatments for morale as well.

How has your karate training made your everyday life easier/better in some way?

People in Delhi, especially female athletes looking for genuine martial arts progression, need to know the reality behind a Fityard MMA gym based in Delhi, Prashant Vihar

I joined this facility for serious MMA training, but the classes completely lack structure and progression. Techniques are taught randomly, making it entirely unsuitable for anyone looking for professional athletic development. However, the most glaring issue is the discrepancy between their "women’s empowerment" marketing and the actual reality on the mats.

I was excluded from training twice simply because there was no other female student present. The male instructor flatly refused to demonstrate techniques with me, resulting in disrespectful and unprofessional behaviour where I was forced to stand aside and watch the entire class train instead of participating.

When I challenged this blatant denial of the service I paid for, co-owner Sonal defended the exclusion, asking: “What if something happens? Who will take responsibility?”

This admission is highly alarming. By stating that men must only train with men to prevent "something happening," management is openly acknowledging that their own male staff lack the professional standards and athletic boundaries required to safely train female members. If hired coaches do not know how to teach without losing control, it highlights a serious internal failure in operational accountability.

This highlights Deficiency of Service & Unfair Trade Practice by the Gym: Gender-based exclusion from training mats due to staff boundary failures.

As equal partners and founders, Sonal, Rocco, and Jatin should not sell memberships to women under the guise of self-defence if their own operational model assumes their staff cannot guarantee basic safety and boundaries on the mats. Paying female members should not have to sacrifice their training opportunities or tolerate disrespectful treatment because the gym's personnel lack the training to function professionally.

Ultimately, this facility is structured to sell an aesthetic rather than actual capability. If you just want a superficial workout to feel productive and buy the identity of being an MMA learner without gaining real, street-practical self-defence skills, go here. But for anyone looking for authentic martial arts progression, the flawed rules enforced by this partnership make it a complete failure.

Avoid this place if you value your time, money, and dignity as an athlete.

I practiced Kajukenbo for several years as a child and really enjoyed it. I remember that the classes I took were heavily focused on self-defense. We did some light sparring but the contact and intensity increased with your level - I remember watching a black belt promotion exam where the examinee had to defend themselves against several attackers at once and thinking it was very cool and impressive. I also enjoyed the "forms" in addition to the more practical elements of the classes. 

I got busy as a teenager and dropped karate for other activities but now as an adult I'm interested in going back. I can't find any Kajukenbo classes near me. There are several karate and martial arts schools in my city and as far as I can tell it looks like my options are Shotokan, Shorin-ryu, or other types of martial arts entirely like jiu-jitsu.

I am wondering which of those styles is the most similar to Kajukenbo with a similar emphasis on self-defense and actual combat but with some of the more dance-like, performance-based elements as well. Has anyone practiced multiple of these styles and can offer some comparison?