Open to all Karate people in the area! Free!* Training will begin at 9:00am on Sunday, July 25, on the beach. Please prepare time for driving, parking and getting situated. We are starting relatively early to beat the crowds that will be there a little later. Please plan to arrive by 8:30. Take a right […]
For many years at Silicon Valley Karate, we have had a monthly exercise challenge. For July 2021, we are doing sit-ups. How many will you do throughout the month? For those on Facebook who would like to keep up with everyone’s activity – and brag about your own – please see here: https://www.facebook.com/events/489131919033966 No pressure […]
Open to all Karate people in the area! Free!* Training will begin at 9:00am on Sunday, July 11, on the beach. Please prepare time for driving, parking and getting situated. We are starting relatively early to beat the crowds that will be there a little later. Please plan to arrive by 8:30. Take a right […]
Open to all Karate people in the area! Free!* Training will begin at 9:00am on Sunday, June 27, on the beach. Please prepare time for driving, parking and getting situated. We are starting relatively early to beat the crowds that will be there a little later. For Silicon Valley Karate members, please see email for […]
From March 2020, we have been offering online training options via Zoom. On March 16, 2020, we had physical classes that were broadcast to those who were not able to – or preferred not to – attend in person. On March 17, Santa Clara County restricted physical interaction (the first county in the entire country) […]
Silicon Valley Karate PRIDEs itself on being inclusive. We are accepting of all types of people (and pets as well – but only over Zoom 😉 ). We welcome everyone, regardless of background or preference, provided they are not mean or reckless. 🙂 June is “Pride Month” but we believe that we should not limit […]
On Sunday, May 30, 10:00-11:30am California time, we will have a special training session. As opposed to the normal “cerebral” teaching Silicon Valley is known for, this one will be a pure workout involving many repetitions of kihon techniques, strengthening exercises and kata. FREE and open to the public. The session will be broadcast over […]
For the first 50 members to come back to the dojo, we are giving away FREE MASKS! Use it while at the dojo and/or whenever you go outside. After this is all over, it will make a great souvenir!
Our annual “Shotokan Kata Review” is coming up on January 9th (Saturday), 8-10am. We will go through 27 traditional Shotokan kata, twice each. And if time permits we will review additional kata. This is a great opportunity to discover (or re-discover) the breadth of the traditional Shotokan kata syllabus. Sensei Jon Keeling has been running this annual […]
Join us! We are raising money for charity – this year for Direct Relief (see below). During the week of December 11-17, we did kicks – LOTS of them… For the entire week, we held kick-a-thon events in all youth classes, building up to the finale on Thursday evening. In that 7pm class, we did […]
