Way of the Crane is one of those rare gems in today?s movie saturated Martial Arts world that teaches Martial Arts, not Martial Sport. This school teaches traditional Okinawan Shudokan Karate to new students. As you progress in knowledge and skill, Jujitsu, Aikido, Tai Chi Chuan, and Chin-na all add more tools to the individuals? growing repertoire. All students progress at their own pace, determined by their willingness to learn and ownership for their own progress. Senior students are always available to junior students; to answer questions or simply, to listen. After all, there would be no senior students without junior students. Speaking as a student of 15 years, I find my knowledge ever deepening and my skill increasing, often as the result of exhaustive work with junior students. The sense of community that exists in this dojo is a phenomenon that I haven?t experienced in any of the half a dozen others in which I have trained. The elevation of one student is the elevation of all and everyone benefits from knowledge gained. The journey undertaken in this dojo is measured not in months, or even in years, but in decades. I, for one, will measure it in a lifetime, knowing that lifetime will be all the richer for it. Won?t you join me?
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