Denwakan Karate

Karate classes at Denwakan in Lakewood are friendly but formal. It is essential in martial arts classes to cultivate habits of respect and mutual courtesy. Before the formal beginning of class, one of the instructors or senior students leads warm-ups. These are combinations of karate movements, stretches, and conditioning exercises. After warm-ups comes the formal beginning of class. We start with bows to the founder of our style, to our teacher, and to our fellow students.