[twoolf]

I have trained in a few grappling and MMA schools, and these types of programs, in my experience, tend to include pretty good warm-ups. Usually a combination of general warm-up activities to get the blood moving and elevate body temperature (bodyweight exercises, dynamic stretching, ring circles and jogging, etc.), sport-specific warm-up drills (shadow boxing, "shrimping" drills, step-outs, shoots), and some static stretching. Some people may argue about static stretching, but I think that in a martial arts context, when integrated with a dynamic warm-up, some static stretching is desirable.

It's been more than a decade since I trained in a "traditional" karate class, and I really don't remember much about the warm-up. I know we did a lot of static stretching and push-ups, but I don't recall what else.