We are now studying Bassai-dai in our Saturday classes. This kata is very old and versions of it are practiced by people in various styles of Karate. Older versions may go by the name ‘Patsai” and the -dai suffix was added when a secondary version (-sho) was created a little over 100 years ago. More […]
We are now studying Jitte (十手) in our Saturday classes. Jitte is also sometimes written as “Jutte.” The characters used are those for 10 (“Ju”: 十) and hand(s) (“Te” : 手). This could imply that we have the ability to fight off 10 opponents. But it could also have something to do with the defensive […]
September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Silicon Valley Karate members: Please put your order in now for a pink belt ($5 each) if you are interested in getting one for October.
Silicon Valley Karate is going to be holding “enrichment” classes at several local schools this semester. So far confirmed are Almond Elementary in Los Altos, Gardner-Bullis Elementary in Los Altos Hills and Stevenson Elementary in Mountain View. We will also soon be again starting classes for the school year at the Police Activities League in […]
Silicon Valley Karate had a total of 10 competitors in the Shinkyu Shotokan tournament on August 21. This annual tournament is for adults and teens only. Kids’ tournaments take place at other times during the year (normally October & April). We were represented by a total of three kata teams, with almost all also competing […]
We are now studying Jiin (慈陰) in our Saturday classes. You can see a very good example of JKA’s Ogura Sensei doing the kata here. Quite similar to last month’s kata, Jion, Jitte features relatively basic techniques and stepping patterns. In fact, it is believed that the reason it was dropped from the official JKA […]
After-school classes have started: Almond in Los Altos, Stevenson in Mountain View and Police Activities League in Redwood City. These classes are open only to those at those schools. If you would like to order a pink belt for October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), please tell Sensei so he can add to the orders. They […]
For more information on this event, please see here: http://pabt.org/index_obon_2016.html
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 […]
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. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/events/chilicookoff.asp
