On February 11, 2023, two Silicon Valley Karate members passed their tests for: Shodan – Kazuo N Sandan – John P Both have put much time & effort into their Karate training. Kazuo has over eight years’ experience and has been helping teach kids classes. John started doing Karate in the 1980s and began teaching […]
Sonali passed her shodan (first degree black belt) as a result of her re-exam this Thursday evening. She is still a teenager but has already been teaching kids’ classes for a while. Her 9+ years of dedicated training have, and continue to pay off. Silicon Valley Karate is proud of Sonali’s accomplishments and her promotion […]
WTKO held its first virtual dan exam, over Zoom, on July 16. Susan put significant effort into preparing for this exam, making the most of online training options the past four months. She successfully passed to nidan (2nd degree black belt), joining other senior black belts at Silicon Valley Karate. Congratulations!
Jess Field successfully graded to nidan (2nd degree black belt) on March 10. On the grading panel were WTKO Chief Instructor Sensei Richard Amos, Silicon Valley Karate Chief Instructor Sensei Jon Keeling, and Chief Instructor for De Anza Shotokan Pete Rabbitt. Mr Field was put through the paces with challenging kihon, two different kata and […]
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 […]
Andrew Wu passed his sandan (third degree black belt) exam at the end of this weekend’s seminar set by WTKO Chief Instructor Sensei Richard Amos. Great job! Wu Sensei usually teaches our Monday evening adult classes.
This past week, three of our members re-tested for their shodan (first-degree black belt). They have each put in many years of dedicated study/training and were successful!
We broke a couple records in April: *A total of 55 kids took tests for stripes or kyu ranks. *A total of 16 people took part in the black belt exams. This was the largest dan (black belt) exam anywhere in the Americas in the WTKO‘s history! As usual, not everyone is ready for advancement […]
