NEW UPCOMING EVENT LISTINGS
A new
Upcoming Events section has been added to SKA News to allow members
to easily find upcoming Special Trianings, or events at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo or in their region. Simply use the
"Upcoming Events" menu to view all currently scheduled upcoming events.
THE NEXT THREE WEEKS
DAILY schedule of ZOOM practices during the pandemic
Growing schedule of Zoom practices - wonderful to make practice with others during physical isolation.
04-01-2023: Brown Belt Practice
April 1st, 2023, 11:00am - 12:30pm, Brown Belts
Led by: Kei 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 ...
04-01-2023: Gates of Heaven
April 1st, 2023, 1:00pm - 2:30pm, Brown Belts
Led by: Frank Lee
* We are working on going "Green" and we need your help. If you could bringa towel for after washing your hands, we can cut ...
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 ...
Midwest Fall Special Training in Kansas City
During the pandemic I had the good fortune of taking classes with Mike Lyon via Zoom, and I fell in love with his beautifully designed dojo. When the fall Special Training was announced, I didn’t want to ...
Jeff Klein Leads Kansas City Exchange Practice
Some of our best friends in this world are the SKA people we seldom meet in person. We see them at Special Trainings or the occasional exchange practice, and each time our friendships pick up ...
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 ...
Being a Dojo Leader During COVID-19
As we all continue to socially distance and to keep the safety of our members foremost in our minds, many of us are thinking of ways to keep our juniors engaged in practice and to ...
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 Women’s Practice at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo
Under the ever-changing clouds and short breakouts of the sun, women from the US and Canada gathered at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo for a series of practices on March 4th and 5th, 2023. Following are ...