Current/Upcoming Events/Announcements: We have 14 youth Karate classes/week and 10 adult classes/week (including two that are open to kids as well). We also have self-defense classes and workshops, along with guest instructor events and more. See our schedule here. In our weekly kata classes on Saturday mornings, we are now doing Gojushiho-dai for the advanced […]
Our kata-of-the-month is now Gojushiho Dai (五十四歩大), the companion to Gojushiho Sho, which we just completed. Gojushiho means “Fifty-four Steps.” Gojushiho Dai is “Gojushiho the Greater.” In Shotokan karate we typically practice these two variants of the older Gojushiho kata. If it looks like the movements in Gojushiho Sho are in fact bigger than those in Gojushiho […]
Not sure what to do with the kids at the end of their summer break, just before getting them back to school? How about signing them up for a self-defense class? Please consider enrolling your kid(s) in self-defense and also taking a class yourself. This is an important life-skill that should be on everyone’s to-do […]
Sensei Brodeur has been studying Shotokan since 1982 and has a long history of tournament successes and extensive training in traditional Shotokan with Ubl Sensei and others. For more, please see: http://ecole.shotokan-canada.com/dojos/budokan/professeurs-et-senseis/guy-brodeur Seminar will be Saturday, August 31, 1-3pm. It will be open to adults and teens of all levels but focusing on mostly brown […]
We are now onto the kata Gojushiho Sho (五十四歩小). The name of this kata is similar to the one we just completed, Nijushiho. Gojushiho means “Fifty-four Steps.” Sho, “small” (or here, “the lesser”) distinguishes this kata from its companion Gojushiho Dai (or “Gojushiho the Greater”). In Shotokan karate we typically practice these two variants of the older Gojushiho kata. If it […]
We will again be entering the annual Chili Cook Off in Palo Alto on July 4. If you are interested in volunteering to help prepare and/or serve the chili, please contact jon@svkarate.com. Regardless, all are encouraged to participate in the demonstration that afternoon and of course to come by and sample the chili! For more […]
This month, we are studying the kata Nijushiho or Nijuushiho (二十四歩). This kata’s name is less poetic than some others. It means “Twenty-four Steps.” Although a relatively short kata, in Nijushiho we practice a wide variety of techniques and applications of power. It features most of the basic Shotokan stances and some less common stances, and slow application of power as well as […]
Sensei Cathy Jarushi has been doing Shotokan for approximately 40 years, including an extended time training in Japan in the 1980s. She normally teaches classes at Mikami Sensei’s dojo in New Orleans. Sensei Cathy is well known for her intensity and passion, both in training and teaching. She will be teaching both youth and adult […]
We are now studying the kata Meikyo (明鏡) for four weeks. The name of the kata literally means “Polished Mirror” or “Bright Mirror,” which may prompt us to think about how our training is like the work of polishing something that ultimately reflects who we are and what we are capable of. Some research points to the idea […]
