Karate classes

[Ren]

Can anybody recommend a quality karate teacher for adults in the area?

 

[forceofnature]

No unless all u want is aerobics

 

[JoeMac]

I have been taking classes through Paul Willoughby at Spring Ridge Middle School. I started in the beginner class early this month. You will be in the class with kids though. There is probably a 60/40 mix of kids to adults. He is very good and I believe he is a 4th degree black belt. He is a certified instructor through the IKF I believe.

 

[fredsaid2]

If you have base access this is an option:

Patuxent River Karate: Home.

 

[aisasami]

My family went to this place, better good and pretty cool/nice instructors:

Waldorf MD Martial Arts | Childrens Karate Programs | After School Karate Camps

 

[ShyGirl]

Dean's Karate in Leonardtown.

 

[CableChick]

What area are you looking in?

 

[Zguy28]

There is a Shorin-Ryu dojo in Charlotte Hall. Tolsen's Okinawan Karate.

 

[indianajane05]

The St. Mary's County Parks and Recreation has a great program for adults. I studied with Duke Vo there for about three years and loved it.

 

[SA475]

It's hard to find a good Karate instructor/dojo in this area. I visited quite a few of them - and none have even come close to the dojo I went to in NY... That said, Aikido became the alternate option. Try Southern Maryland Aikido Center (SMAC). Darrell and Donna are really nice people and great instructors...

 

[punjabigyrl]

Can anybody recommend a quality karate teacher for adults in the area?

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[JoeMac]

It's hard to find a good Karate instructor/dojo in this area. I visited quite a few of them - and none have even come close to the dojo I went to in NY... That said, Aikido became the alternate option. Try Southern Maryland Aikido Center (SMAC). Darrell and Donna are really nice people and great instructors...

Once I become fairly proficient in karate I want to study Aikido. It was actually my first choice and I was signed up through Rec and Parks but they didn't have enough enrollment and had trouble getting an instructor.

 

[SA475]

Once I become fairly proficient in karate I want to study Aikido. It was actually my first choice and I was signed up through Rec and Parks but they didn't have enough enrollment and had trouble getting an instructor.

Like I said, SMAC has a new center off industrial park drive in Waldorf. It is a good dojo.

You might find your plan very challenging... and you may end up slowing your progress by doing it in that order. See, I studied Shotokan Karate for 6+ years... In the Marines, I took Jiu Jitsu and Judo recreationally (for ground work) and MCMAP as required (which is a mix of several arts). Having begun Aikido last year, I've found it more difficult to grasp the movements, because the movements in Aikido are typically circular going WITH the flow. The footwork is vastly different...

Whereas in Karate, you are facing the threat head on with a block or by slipping past an attack to the inside for a strike.

Anyway, just some food for thought...

 

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Can anybody recommend a quality karate teacher for adults in the area?

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