Dropped Karate after 18 months — honest about why

I trained Karate for 18 months and then stopped. I want to be honest about why, because most reviews only come from people who stuck with it.

the split between traditional and sport karate schools was a bigger issue for me than I anticipated. My gym also had a culture problem — a few people had developed an ego around their zanshin awareness knowledge that made sessions uncomfortable. The sport itself isn't the issue. The kata Heian Shodan is genuinely interesting and the meditative quality of kata practice is real. I'm open to going back to a different gym. The sport deserves a better environment than I found.