Adult Karate Staten Island

S.I. Karate’s Adult martial arts program is broken up into three parts: Karate, Self Defense, and Grappling.

Each class offers a different perspective on the martial arts with the common theme of self defense being the goal of each. S.I Karate’s curriculum for adults is solely based on realistic self defense, not sport karate. The differences between the classes are as follows:

:: KARATE ::

The Karate being taught at S.I. Karate is Ryukyu Kempo, which is an Okinawan form of Karate. This style was designed solely for self defense. It is one of the older styles in existence with a heavy emphasis on power techniques as well as kyushojutsu pressure point striking. Techniques include punching, kicking, joint locking, and some basic throws with the goal of completely devastating your opponent.

:: GRAPPLING ::

Our System of grappling makes use of the techniques contained in Brazilian Jiujutsu, Sambo, and Judo. In this class there is a heavy emphasis on standing throws as well as joint locking on the ground. The groundwork in this class perfectly complements the Karate class which has it’s emphasis on standup techniques.

:: SELF DEFENSE ::

This class is practiced in common street clothes and combines aspects of the first two. All the techniques are easy to learn and highly effective in real world situations. Special attention is paid to defending the most common type of attacks one might encounter on the street.