The Twin Falls dojo in Idaho was very fortunate to host Mr. Teramoto for a regional practice on September 3–4, 2022. I first would like to thank Mr. Teramoto for his time and for the opportunity to get to train and learn from him, and Jesse Clark for organizing the event. I would also like […]
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THE NEXT THREE WEEKS
DAILY schedule of ZOOM practices during the pandemic
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June 14-18 Details coming soo SPECIAL TRAINING WEST 2023 Leader: Erik Malone Location: California State University Channel Islands, One University Drive, Camarillo, California 93012 Website: http://www.csuci.edu/Dates: Wed, 6/14/23 thru Sun, 6/18/23. Check-in: Wed, 6/14/23, 4:00-9:00pm, Anacapa Village Common Room (no meals provided on ...
06-14-2023: East S.T.
Summer Special Training: EAST, 2023 LOCATION: Hampshire College - 893 West. St. Amherst, MA 01002 DATE & REGISTRATION: June 14th – 18th, 2023 Registration: Wednesday the 14th strictly between 2:00pm – 8:00pm. (In the event of late arrival please call the ...
06-18-2023: Yodan Exam
June 18th, 2023, 12:00pm, Sandans Led by: John Teramoto * We are working on going "Green" and we need your help. If you could bringa towel for after washing your hands, we can cut down on the ...
A Note On Gankaku Jim Sagawa, John Teramoto This month’s senior kata is Gankaku. As announced at the practice following this year’s Black Belt Convention, we should make a change in how we execute step #11 of the kata as ...
Jion with Dom Pizoli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkX6GEjAMVI Godan Dom Pizoli led Jion practice in Philadelphia during March, 2016
Hip Replacement? I am 53 years old. I started practicing in 2012. Leading up to my Shodan testing in 2017, I practiced long and hard. I believe this led to a hip injury that my doctors tell me ...
Mark Kohagura on Ma So, what exactly is ma? How are we to interpret, digest and instruct on ma, which by its very nature is so subjective? There are stages and parameters for success in achieving an understanding of ...
In Memory of Luc Vilain (Aug 20, 1938–October 12, 2021) An exceptional karateka, Dr. Luc Vilain, age 83, died on October 12, 2021. Luc was a life member of SKA/CSK and had completed 50 Special Trainings. Luc was, at one time, a regular at Midwest ...
A New Frontier: My First Special Training Experience “Make every technique as if your life depends on it.” This unofficial motto of the Saratoga dojo has cemented itself in my mind to the point where at the end of every practice I ask ...
Teramoto Shihan Visit to Twin Falls, Idaho The Twin Falls dojo in Idaho was very fortunate to host Mr. Teramoto for a regional practice on September 3–4, 2022. I first would like to thank Mr. Teramoto for his time and for the ...
Israel 50th Anniversary April 2, 2021 Israel Shotokan Ohshima Dojo is happy to announce our late 50th anniversary Event and a Special Training. The Special Training will start on Sunday, November 28th 2021 and will end on Wednesday morning, December ...
2023 Black Belt Convention Report For the first time in three years, black belts from Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) and Canada Shotokan Karate (CSK) were able to gather in person at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo for the annual Black ...
2023 Photo Calendars – Order Now! Members were invited to submit photos for the SKA/CSK Calendar and we received some great images! CLICK HERE TO ORDER We started the photo calendars in 2009 and they’ve sold out every year so get your order in ...
2023 Brown Belt Practice at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo On Saturday, April 1, 2023, brown belts from around the country and Canada gathered for a pair of practices at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo. Below are two perspectives from those practices. “Oh...yes!” This thought flashed across ...