Karate is a way of life. Sama Karate is based on the older traditional roots of

 Chinese philosophy and Okinawan karate where good etiquette, health, self-defence and the discipline of body, mind & spirit are important factors within training.

Gives you life changing benefits that are not found in any other activity or hobby.

An exciting and challenging training programme that will give you :-

Self-defence - Some people seem to have the wrong impression that self-defence and karate are two different things.
People often ask me if I teach self-defence as well as karate. I try to explain to them that karate is self-defence.
Still it seems there is a lot of confusion over this. Self-defence courses may help a little at the time, but little and often can be

a dangerous thing, anyway 6 months down the road most of what you have learnt is soon forgotten. The bottom line is that there

are no shortcuts to learning good self-defence.

So how can I learn to defend myself quickly and efficiently you might ask!

 

Well if you are a women and live in the West Sussex area and want a women's only class, then I would recommend our ongoing

ladies self-defence classes. Otherwise the karate that we teach has everything for everybody, and has a wider range of practical

self-defence techniques compared to most other karate clubs, and you wont have to wait until you're a black belt to learn how to

defend yourself because we teach our students right from the very beginning how to apply their karate techniques effectively into

real life situations. We are able to do this because our chief instructor has been training for over 44 years. During that time he has

trained with some of the worlds top self-defence masters. His techniques have also been proven to work in real life situations. One

of his past students told him that his techniques actually saved his life from a knife attacker.

Along with the correct training, attitude, discipline, the other important ingredients listed below creates the total package. If you are

serious about learning karate then you must be willing to work hard and make some sort of ongoing commitment to your training.

This is not easy in today's society, but doing this will insure that you will always be proficient at self-defence while at the same

time keeping yourself mentally and physically fit throughout your life.

If taught and used correctly you will find that karate is one of the most devastating forms

of empty-handed self-defence.

Whether It's Just To Improove Health Or Fitness, Confidence, or a hobby, Our Sama Karate Adults say it's changed their lives.
Some Of Our Mums & Dads That Started Karate As A hobby are now traing hard to become Instructors themselves.
Teaching is not for everyone, but Karate is an art form that could help change and brighten up your life.

So Whats Involved In An Adults Class.

The Adults Programme in Sama is generally the same as the kids.
The Belt sequence and times between grades are the same.
Each lesson starts with a warm up of stretching etc, then the Instructors will run through the various moves, blocks and

echniques with the students. On each belt you are required to learn a new Kata - (Pattern of moves). In lessons

students will also get to practice their techniques on the focus mitt's and kick shields. Each lesson ends with a little

stamina - to prgressivly improve yourhealth and fitness.

The Sama Pay - As - You - Go System also applies to the adults as well, at a cost of £5.00 per lesson.
We at Sama give all adult students a 4 week trial before we ask you to sign up
for membership and Insurance and purchase a suit.
Suit's cost approx £25.00 Membership and Insurance Cost £30 per year.

IMPORTANT FACTORS TO CONSIDER FOR SELF-DEFENCE

AWARENESS
Learning to be aware of your surroundings and avoiding dangerous situations is a vital key to good self-defence

GREATER FLEXIBILITY
Achieved from a programme that is designed to take into account individual ability and the needs of all our students.

FASTER REFLEXES & CO-ORDINATION
These are normal functions that come with the constant practise of ones technique.

SELF CONFIDENCE
This does not come naturally to many people, but self-confidence can be developed over a period of time. Through karate

you develop new goals, your confidence level increases. Karate instils a sense of strength, discipline and achievement that

can carry over into all aspects of your life.

CALMNESS & FOCUS
Not something that is easily managed, especially in today's fast moving and often stressful environment. However karate can

help you to develop a greater self control and focus that as well as in everyday life can be used within an emergency

situation. As in the case of our chief instructor who saved the lives of a mother and her three children from a house fire.

SELF-ESTEEM
Is achieved by feeling good about your accomplishments. It's a great feeling "be the best"

FITNESS

From the cardiovascular and endurance workouts of karate you will achieve greater energy. Counter any weight problems,

develop a strong, toned and more healthy body especially the heart and lungs, toning you gradually into the best shape

of your life.Research into the combined mental and physical side of karate along with a healthy life style concludes that

it counteracts the deterioration of the body, helping to fight premature ageing.

 

Karate can truly change your life for the best as its done for others.

 

A final point to remember: "TO BE THE BEST, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN WITH THE BEST"