Karatedo
The Way of the Empty Hand
Karate traces its origins from China, through Okinawa and Japan, to the west.
In essence, there are effectively three forms of Karate:
Karate - unarmed combat. Originating in Okinawa. Many of the Okinawan techniques were hidden in Kata, and are only now beginning to re-surface
Karate-do - the Way of Karate. Around the beginning of the last century, the Japanese took Okinawan Karate (which had considerable elements in common with the Japanese Ju-Jutsu), combined it with Bushido (the Way of the Sammurai) and facets of Zen Buddhism, and transformed it into Karate-do, using it to further additional objectives, such as the development of character
Sports Karate - Essentially a western development
The Karate Group at The Mid Sussex Martial Arts School has undergone many changes since it's inception, in the early days Shotokan was practiced, then a move towards Meikai and now back to the more traditional styles.
However, today Karate is only offered at our Seminars.