Not really.  Since karate will gradually improve your fitness as you progress, your starting point is less important than the effort you put into it along the way.  At Kobushi Shotokan Karate-Do, our tradiitonal focus on the basics and on correct form make it easy for beginners to train together with experienced individuals yet still progress at their own level of fitness and expertise.  If you are less fit, your progress at the start will simply be more moderate; as your fitness improves, so will the pace at which you advance.

Last updated on July 9, 2009 by Erik Larsen