As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Shotokan to me, is very big on physical conditioning. Rather than face MMA, I guess you and this gentleman should face off and resolve the strong feelings.. Lets put it this way. *Traditional martial arts are the original martial arts that were created Seipai, 6. But I never think could be a good idea to write bout all those differences, and people can undertand theme, so congrats for do it, and I hope be in contact. Karate is a Japanese Martial Art that originated from the island of Okinawa during the 17 th century and, later spreading to mainland Japan and worldwide. Congrats!!!! I guess I might start another martial art like wing chun or boxing. Here is video from Okinawa https://www.facebook.com/seisho.tanahara.5/videos/1609511249266214/ with Shinjo Kiyohide Sensei, where is knowing as on of strenghten tradicionalist. Whereas the deep Japanese stance is designed for competition. The walls have hanging calligraphy frames made by Miyagi and have a sculpture of Miyagi Shogun to increase the grace of the dojo. Keep writing good articles!! I attended classes in a walk up second story dojo maybe 800 sq ft. No one spoke English, it was so hot, I could feel every little grit of sand and so much more. Could you possibly have been more condescending in your comments. Distribute your weight to 60% on the front leg and 40% on the back leg. Great read!