I first started karate when I was five and living
in Georgia. I loved my teacher and the dojo. I was heartbroken when
we moved to Oak Park and I had to find a new one. I was even more upset
when I found out that I had to start all over again at white belt. I
have now had my black belt for three years and am still very involved
with karate.
I now go to the Miura dojo on Garfield and Harlem
in Oak Park. It is nice because the teachers are Japanese so you lean
a little bit of their language and culture. You do not get that experience
if you take lessons somewhere like the YMCA.