What is considered the best karate teaching school? Whate type of karate is considered superior?

I have heard that AmKor is the best karate school in the nation. Is this true or are others equal?|||Ha, there are no best schools, and no best types. Only quality individuals who live their style. That being said, there are %26quot;bad%26quot; schools. But these aren%26#039;t necessarily the ones you%26#039;d think they are. Don%26#039;t be fooled by glitz and glamour...


Whether you do Kung Fu, Karate, or any of the other arts out there, follow that system to it%26#039;s end, and then practice the entire systme until you learn what it has to offer. I tend to believe all martial arts grew out of Kung Fu, as Zen Buddhism spread, so did their exercises. Then they took on the flavor of that culture. (IE, Okinawan karate loosing the %26quot;animal%26quot; forms for practical civil self defense %26quot;kata%26quot;) Still, I say, whatever style you take, follow it until the end. Sometimes the smallest dojos are the best, because the most commercially smart guy isn%26#039;t necessarily the most martially smart.


When choosing a style list your goals:


Tradition


Practicality


Beauty


Enlightenment


Health


etc... and weigh these goals against what a style can offer you. I practice Isshinryu karate, and am addicted to it. For me, there is nothing else. For me.|||There is no such thing as the best martial art. It%26#039;s like asking, %26quot;What is the best song ever%26quot; or %26quot;What is the best color?%26quot; The best is whatever is best for you.





It%26#039;s not only about the physical training. There is a spiritual side to martial arts that is, sadly, too often overlooked.





Check out a variety of schools and styles. Talk to the instructors. Observe or take a class or two. If you can appreciate the philosophy, get along with the instructors, and can afford it, then try it out for a few months.





One thing for sure, DO NOT get tied down into a long term contract no matter what anyone tells you. If they guarantee you will get a black belt in 2 or 3 years, then move on as well.





Good luck on your journey.|||For a start... Karate is one of the weakest martial arts. When The Japanese invaded China the Chinese taught them a watered down version of Kung Fu called Karate. Of these my opinion %26quot;Southern Tong Long%26quot; Praying Mantis KUNG FU is the best du to its lack of high kicks and circilar motion technique....|||try to join a club that has more than one school





i do a type of karate called go kan ryu and they have many dojos i go to a few different ones that way you are shown how to do different things|||What you should be doing is asking yourself %26quot;What am I looking for out of karate?%26quot; Most karate today is sport karate that was derrived from the karate that was taught to school children in the late 1800%26#039;s and early 1900%26#039;s. This was started by Itosu, and a lot of styles came out of this. There are some styles that are still combat styles, such as Matsumura Seito Shorin-ryu and Kokyushinryu, but these tend not to be taught in commercial dojo. There is no money in it. Most people just want a feeling of satasfaction from wearing a black belt, and combat based systems are too hard and to slow in promoting for them.





I have studied Matsumura Seito Shorin-ryu for 16 years now, and have been an instructor for 10. I can attest to its combat effectiveness from being a correctional officer, security guard, bouncer, and having trained SEALs, rangers, and officers from several law enforcement agencies. I%26#039;ve never ran a commercial dojo, perfering to have a few students who really want to learn as opposed to several that are just coming to buy a belt.





So, what are you looking for?|||There is no best, it depends on the type of karateka you become, there is no superior karate, although some styles are considered hardcore and tough such as:





kyokushen karate, enshin karate, shidokan karate.





Shotokan karate is popular and effective, goju-ryu karate is good also.





There are many, many more , and offshoots.|||This is such a broad question, please refine. Superior at what? I am left to say the theie is no superior karate, only superior karateka