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	Meditation We always begin and end class with a short meditation.  After a day's work we are all stressed out to some degree and probably have many things on our minds. A short meditation helps us leave other issues behind and gain focus during class.  In addition, we meditate to avoid injury, as most injuries in class occur when students are not focused.
	Stretching & Warm-up In order to avoid injuries, we also need to start with a small warm-up and a bit of stretching. Karate integrates kicks, which can't be done right without flexibility.  And just remember -anyone can be flexible with just 5 minutes a day of stretching. Usually a student becomes capable of throwing high kicks within a period of 1 or 2 months.
	Kihon Geiko (Basic Training) Punches In karate, we use many different parts of the body. As an example, just working on hand techniques alone, we use the fore fist, back fist, edge of the hand, palm, wrist, fingers, etc.  Each area of the body is worked out and strengthened through the techniques practiced in this class.
	Kihon Geiko (Basic Training) Blocks We utilize a variety of blocks to protect against strikes.
	Kihon Geiko (Basic Training) Kicks Since most people don't use their legs as much as their hands during the course of day-to-day life, kicks can be a bigger challenge than hand techniques in the beginning. But, with training through this course, you will be able to control your legs just as well as your arms.
	Ido-Geiko Now we practice all basic techniques with steps, often done as combinations.
	Kata (Form Training) Kata must be performed with aid of imagination. By imagining opponents, you can learn how you strike and block in actual fight. Kata must not be just a mere physical workout, for Kata is also great image training.
	Self Defense We spend a bit of time learning self defense techniques, as training in this area can be very beneficial in learning joint techniques and Judo throws.
	Sparring In our class, sparring is not an opportunity to show off our strength, since we spar very carefully and aim not to harm each other.* We spar so that we can learn how to use our techniques against actual moving opponents and learn how to correct our form. We just test our techniques. It's not competition. *In fighting class, however, tournament fighters may spar hard to be ready for tournaments.
	Weapon Class In this class, we practice with traditional weapons such as Tonfa, Nunchuck and Bo (long stick). It's important to learn how to use these weapons to better understand the traditional Japanese martial arts and culture.  And although weapons may not be useful as self defense tools (since we don't normally carry them around with us in our day-to-day lives), you may be able to use more common objects as weapons in a dangerous situation if you can handle these traditional weapons with ease.