I attended my first night of Shorin Ryu karate at the Cedar Hills Community Rec Center tonight. Shotokan evolved from Shorin Ryu, so they are relatively similar. I signed up for the intermediate class figuring I’d be able to follow along adequately, but the sensei’s requested I start at the beginner class to check where I’ll fit best. It is only an hour long class and predominately more of a kids class, but I brought the sempai energy to help Frank Sensei demonstrate how a student should train. I also learned the few differences between my Shotokan Tekki Shodan and their Naihanchi Shodan. It was good to get back to a formal instruction, after after class Frank Sensei invited me to continue next week in the intermediate class.