Binge Karate
RG4, Reading
RG4, Reading
We teach Shotokan Karate. Ian, our 3rd Dan Instructor, has been teaching Karate for 13 years. He is dedicated to help all students improve their capabilities through regular training. His classes cater for advanced students and beginners. He teaches students from age 11 and upwards
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What do you love most about your job?
Helping students become better today than they were yesterday.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Practicing Karate is a lifelong hobby. It can be practiced at any age. No special equipment is needed, although it can be used, it is not essential to make progress. I enjoy teaching and helping people improve. This helps me understand more about Karate because I seek to understand each person's response to learning which provides me an opportunity to improve my Karate and Karate teaching.
Why should our clients choose you?
It takes a long time to become accomplished in Karate. Patience and perseverance are required to learn what it has to offer each of us. My approach to Karate is simply to encourage students to practice regularly, and to look for the improvements they make through this practice as the reward and motivation to continue training regularly. My students are often surprised at how quickly they make progress once they start training regularly.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
During the Covid-19 lockdown periods I did provide classes online. Currently I provide them in one of two locations. Newbury or Emmer Green. It is possible if there is sufficient demand to organise online classes. For the moment I do not provide them.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
Online classes during lockdown. Cleanliness in classes. Adhering to government guidelines.
Shotokan Karate - Kihon, Kumite, Kata
Karate practice comprises 3 categories of training which are all linked together. Kihon, Kata and Kumite. Students are encouraged to practice all categories in order to gain a good understanding of Karate and its application for self-defence.
Shotokan Karate - Kihon
Kihon is basic training practice, no opponent, no contact, developing strength, timing, co-ordination, mental alertness, fitness, speed, instilling instinctive body movements.
Shotokan Karate - Kumite
Kumite practice is about learning how to apply Kihon and Kata in a fighting situation. We commence with predetermined moves with a partner. We take turns to strike and block. These prescribed moves help us practice co-ordination, reaction, dealing with different attacks. Higher grades practice free-style fighting once they have demonstrated an ability to control their moves accurately.
Shotokan Karate - Kata
Kata comprise a set sequence of techniques. The techniques comprise kicks, punches, blocks, many strikes and different stepping and turning moves. The techniques involve jumping, dropping to the ground, and throwing opponents. There are 27 katas in our syllabus , all different, with varying speeds of techniques. They comprise many ways of applying a self-defence response.
