Shotokan Karate For Everyone - History, Traditions, Philosophy and Techniques

<BODY background="images/TIGER_BACK1.gif" topmargin=10> <div align=center><center> <table width=100%> <tr><td align=center width=33%><A HREF="tigerfacts.htm" TARGET="Text"><img src="images/smtiger.jpg" alt="Shotokan tiger" align=top width=68 height=70></A></td> <td align=center width=33%><A HREF="namefacts.htm" TARGET="Text"><img src="images/smkanji.jpg" alt="Shotokan kanji" align=top width=211 height=70></A></td> <td align=center width=34%><A HREF="tigerfacts.htm" TARGET="Text"><img src="images/smtiger.jpg" alt="Shotokan tiger" align=top width=68 height=70></A></td></tr> </table> </center></div> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="images/shototitle.gif" WIDTH=480 HEIGHT=150 BORDER=0 ALT="Shotokan Title image"></P> <P ALIGN="LEFT">Shotokan Karate For Everyone is intended to bring instruction and information about Shotokan Karate to anyone and everyone who wants it. This site will present the history, philosophy and traditions of Shotokan Karate. It uses animations to help demonstrate many of karate techniques. Unlike most other martial arts sites, this site is not affiliated with any particular school.</P> <H2 align=center>What is Shotokan Karate?</H2> <p align=left>Shotokan karate is one of the most popular martial arts practiced today. It has its roots in the ancient Chinese martial arts, and can even be traced back to the Shoalin temple (as can most of todays martial arts <G>). Having roots in China, Shotokan can also be traced to Okinawa (where it was developed), then to Japan (where it was named), and then to the world at large.</p> <p align=left>If you know of and can think of martial arts like aikido and tai chi chuan, with their "soft" circular movements as "soft", then Shotokan would be a "hard style". It is more linear than circular and it can be very aggressive and devastating to an opponent.</p> <p align=left>Shotokan is not suited to all people, just as other arts are not. There is no such thing as the perfect martial art. Nor is there any one art that is better than another/all the rest. The art is not better, only the practioner. But, remember that on any given day, anyone can beat anyone!</p> <p align=left>Please read the <a href="disclaimer.htm">disclaimer</a>!</p> <h3 align=center><strong>Uss</strong></h3> <BR> <table width=100%> <CAPTION><B>Site Contents</B></CAPTION> <tr><td align=center width=33%></td> <td align=center width=34%><a href="whatsnew.htm"><font size=3>What's New</font></a></td> <td align=center width=33%></td> </tr> <tr><td align=center width=33%><a href="history.htm"><font size=3>History</font></a></td> <td align=center width=34%><a href="philosph.htm"><font size=3>Philosophy</font></a></td> <td align=center width=33%><a href="techniqu.htm"><font size=3>Techniques</font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td align=center width=25%><a href="training.htm"><font size=3>Training</font></a></td> <td align=center width=25%><a href="shotokanlit.htm"><font size=3>Literature</font></a></td> <td align=center width=25%><a href="links.htm"><font size=3>Links</font></a></td> <td align=center width=25%><a href="http://38.219.133.4/shotokan/shotogb.asp"><font size=3>Guest Book</font></a></td> </tr> </table> <p>By the way, you are visitor number   <a href="http://counter.martial-arts.hyperbanner.net/statc.dll/M=245&S=ma&Counter=1" TARGET="_top"> <img src="http://counter.martial-arts.hyperbanner.net/count.dll?M=245&S=ma&Counter=1" height="20" width="101" alt="HyperCounter" border="0" ismap></a>  <br>  <h5 align=left>Author: Ed Lafferty<br> Copyright © 1996. 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