Current/Upcoming Events/Announcements: Our weekly schedule now includes 12 youth classes/week (eight general kids’ classes, two advanced kids’ class and two teens classes), as well as 10 hours/week of adult classes. We will be adding even more toward the end of the summer! See the latest schedule here. In our weekly kata classes, we are doing […]
We are now studying Jion (慈恩) in our Saturday classes. You can see very good examples of people from the JKA doing the kata here and here. And here is part 1 of 3 of Yahara Sensei teaching Jion details. Even if we’re beyond the kata you’re practicing, it’s great to begin to learn […]
Silicon Valley Karate had a total of 16 competitors at Shinkyu Shotokan’s annual youth tournament. black belt boys kata: 1st place (Matthew) brown belt girls kata: 2nd place (Sophia), 3rd place (Victoria) purple and brown belt boys kata: 2nd place (Achilles) 4th place (Jacob) purple belt boys kumite: 5th place (Achilles) purple belt girls kata: […]
Silicon Valley Karate hosted internationally-acclaimed self-defense expert and author Mr. Rory Miller on Thursday, April 12, 6-9pm for a special workshop. Various subjects were discussed and trained. We covered two subjects. The first was “Context of Violence; an overview of the seven things that any self defense class must cover: • Legal and Ethical dimensions […]
We are now studying Tekki Sandan (鉄騎三段) in our Saturday classes. As with the Heian kata, the Tekki kata came to Japan from Okinawa, based on the Naihanchi kata. Tekki means “iron horse,” referring to the characteristic kibadachi (literally “horse-riding stance”). There are three Tekki kata, which may have all been one kata at one […]
While not all those from our dojo who entered this weekend’s tournament won gold, our dojo ended up with as many medals as members who attended. This tournament had more contestants per division than most in the area. So such a high success rate is something to be proud of. Great effort by all. For […]
In our recent exams at the end of February (kids & teens) and beginning of March (adults), we had a total of 64 members test. We continue to maintain the highest standards and the pass rate reflects this. Our members know that whether or not a new rank is achieved, they are making progress and […]
We are now studying Tekki Nidan (鉄騎二段) in our Saturday classes. The Tekki kata came to Japan from Okinawa, based on the Naihanchi kata. Tekki means “iron horse,” referring to the characteristic kibadachi (literally “horse-riding stance”). There are three Tekki kata, which may have all been one kata at one time. The Tekki kata focus on one stance and combine a solid foundation […]
We will have our traditional “Kangeiko” (literally “cold training”) February 11-17 (Sunday through Saturday), 6:30-7:30am each day). The traditional Kangeiko involves a short jog followed by training at the dojo. Each day’s training is typically led by a different instructor, working up in seniority. Hope to see you there!
We are now studying Tekki Shodan (鉄騎初段) in our Saturday classes. As with the Heian kata, the Tekki kata came to Japan from Okinawa, based on the Naihanchi kata. Tekki means “iron horse,” referring to the characteristic kibadachi (literally “horse-riding stance”). There are three Tekki kata, which may have all been one kata at one time. The Tekki kata focus on […]
