Clear, practical guides adapted from Sensei Zad's dojo teaching — the grading path, the etiquette that shapes a serious dojo, the terminology you'll hear on the floor, and the principles that make a technique work.
An honest guide for parents comparing karate, taekwondo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai for children — what each teaches, age suitability, and where karate fits.
Read the guide →An honest guide to what karate classes cost in Kuala Lumpur — monthly fees, registration, gi, grading and competition — and what's included when you train at KarateTTDI in TTDI.
Read the guide →The order of karate belts explained — the kyu (coloured) grades and dan (black-belt) ranks, what each stage means, and how grading works in Shitō-ryū at KarateTTDI.
Read the guide →The Shitō-ryū kyu and dan grading path at KarateTTDI — belt order, what each grade covers, and how gradings work.
Read the guide →The courtesies of a Shitō-ryū dojo — rei, bowing, entering and leaving, wearing the gi and tying the belt, and the ranking system.
Read the guide →A reference glossary of the Japanese words you'll hear in a Shitō-ryū dojo — counting, commands, stances, strikes, kicks, blocks and more.
Read the guide →The guiding principles beneath Shitō-ryū technique — the 'no first strike' maxim, the three sen, kime and zanshin, distance and timing, and power from the ground up.
Read the guide →What happens at a karate grading — how belt exams are assessed across kihon, kata and kumite, how to prepare, and how gradings work at KarateTTDI in TTDI, Kuala Lumpur.
Read the guide →Karate kata explained: what these solo forms are, how bunkai unlocks their application, why they're central to Shitō-ryū, and how they're trained at KarateTTDI in TTDI, KL.
Read the guide →The best way to understand karate is on the floor. Your first session is free.