I have been learning taijiquan for a year or so, but most of the time on my own via books and dvds, due to lack of teachers around here, and I was starting to think about learning some external style to complement my training. So, I went to look for some wushu schools around here, to learn some nanquan or chanquan, but failed in the search
But, I've found a karate-do school, whose master looked quite good to me, specially since he talked about the focus on health and martial arts philosophy in his classes, not competition or fighting. So, I am really willing to attend his classes, and, since I really know very little about karate-do and I really like, from what I know so far, the Chinese way of martial arts, would you recommend me to attend his classes? How different is karate-do to Chinese martial arts?
My real plan, as soon as I find a teacher, is to learn more kung-fu styles, but in the time being, this is a great opportunity to have a master. So my question is really if karate-do is too different from what I have been learning in the last year?