The glow of West Coast Summer Special Training still shines for 61 participants, months after they made their final mokuso of the four-day training in June. Reestablishing Summer Special Training in 2022 after a three-year absence was never a sure thing. Covid-19 restrictions had derailed plans for earlier revivals, and concerns over new variants threatened […]
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.
Dojo leaders, black belts, brown belts: EVENT: Black and Brown Belt Practice LEADER: Godan David Lechuga DATE / TIME: August 28th. From: 10AM to 12noon LOCATION: Garden Grove Shotokan 10102 Stanford Avenue ...
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 ...
West Coast Heralds Return of Annual Summer Special Training The glow of West Coast Summer Special Training still shines for 61 participants, months after they made their final mokuso of the four-day training in June. Reestablishing Summer Special Training in 2022 after a three-year absence ...
Godan Marty Cullenward Visits Twin Falls Dojo Shotokan Karate of America has done an outstanding job encouraging its members to continue practicing during this pandemic through various senior-led Zoom practices, but I have to admit that there is an ineffable quality to ...
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 ...
2022 Photo Calendars – Order Soon! 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 ...
Women’s Practice 2020 It seems like a lifetime ago, but it has only been two and a half months since March 7, 2020, when my friend and fellow karateka, Sonia, and I left before the crack of dawn ...