New members are always welcome. No previous experience is necessary. Just come to any practice. You may watch a practice or actually participate when you come. If you want to participate, wear loose fitting clothes and no jewelry. In each practice, after stretching and warm-up, we work on drills (kihon), prearranged forms (kata), restricted sparring (kumite), and self-defense/throwing techniques. "True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice."
--Gichin Funakoshi - Founder of Shotokan Karate