Karate-do is a martial art with a long and colorful history. The name means“the way of the empty hand ” (kara = empty, te = hand). This art, which originated with Chinese monks to prepare them for religious training, has undergone centuries of evolution and refinement.

Today, Shotokan Karate is one of the most fully developed karate styles available. Karate, when studied with focus, can be more than an effective method of self-defense – it can yield a set of useful strategies that can be applied to daily life.