Most people who start karate quit within 3 months.

Not because it's too hard. Because they try to learn it the wrong way.

They jump straight to kicks and punches — the flashy stuff — and skip the foundation. Their stance is wrong. Their weight distribution is off. And when they try to apply anything in a real situation, it doesn't work.

Here's what actually matters in the first 90 days:

1. Learn to stand before you learn to strike.

Every technique in karate comes from your stance. A good stance makes your punches faster, your blocks more solid, and your movement effortless. A bad stance makes everything a struggle. Most beginners spend 10% of their time on this. It should be 50%.

2. Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

New students always want to go fast. But speed comes from efficiency — and efficiency comes from doing it slow enough to feel what's right. Practice at 40% speed until the movement is automatic. Then speed will come naturally.

3. Kata isn't boring. It's the whole point.

Kata (the forms) look like fancy shadow-boxing but they're actually blueprints for real technique. Every kata encodes specific applications. Students who skip kata plateau fast. Students who love kata keep improving for decades.

You don't need to be athletic. You don't need to be young. You need consistency and good instruction.

That's what Strike School is built around.