About the club
The club is not run as a commercial belt selling business, Our Karate training is hard but rewarding.
We are a small club and were formed with a resolve not to compromise the principles or hard training methods of traditional Japanese Karate.
Anybody is welcome to come and try out training with us. Please don't
think you ever too old to train in karate most of our senior members are
late 40s and 50s
You may want to learn Karate to strengthen your body, strengthen your mind, seek a method of self defence, or you may just want to try something different.
At Worthing Karate Academy everybody is welcome, Men and Women, who are complete beginners, those who have not trained for a while and those that are new to the area and have come from another club or style of Karate.
The many benefits of Karate include improving fitness, concentration,
confidence, self esteem and focus.
Fitness can be defined by the "S" factors, which can be found in Wado-Ryu Karate (a Martial Arts system). These are Speed, Strength, Stamina, Skill, (Psychology.
Speed
The development of speed is one of the major elements. This is done by
moving a limb at speed as in a kick, punch block, lock, throw or takedown,
or changing from one stance or position to another.
Strength
This can be defined as 'the tension or force that a muscle or group of
muscles can exert against resistance'. With strength comes power, and the
ability to perform any technique quickly and with a variable degree of
force.
Suppleness
To be able to perform some of the kicks and other movements, flexibility
exercises have to be performed before techniques can be practiced.
Stamina
Aerobic work is facilitated by the function of the heart, lungs and
circulating blood functioning at the exact level of the work rate. By
practicing the same movement again and again the stamina can be increased.
Skill
This can come through a repetition of movements) and by the development of
easy and fluid movements. The emphasis is on the correct patterns of
movement.
Psychology
Concentration, visualization, meditation, mental rehearsal, and focus can be used to increase inner energy, which will help to build confidence, correct attitude and the awareness of one’s state of mind if you were attacked.
Within the karate club syllabus you learn traditional Wado-Ryu as taught by the late founder Master Hironori Ohtsuka. This consists of Basics, blocking and countering techniques, which would enable one to cope with all types of situations. A series of movements called Kata (form) is performed against imaginary attackers and can be practiced on one's own. Once the Katas have been learnt they can be used to keep aerobically fit. Within the syllabus is a self defence system, which teaches the student how to use their skills against attacks, which are used on the street. Karate is a form of self defence but the real essence of Wado Ryu is to train hard yet search for a mental condition where martial arts need not be used. Within the syllabus adults are taught awareness of different situations and personal safety practices
