Sensei Brad Webb has 40 years of experience doing Shotokan. He will be teaching at Silicon Valley Karate on Tuesday, August 16. He will be co-teaching the 7-8pm General Adults class and teaching the 8-9pm Advanced Adults class. The drop-in rates for non-members is the regular rate. Space is limited at the dojo so please […]
BAY AREA PARENT Magazine awarded Silicon Valley its GOLD award in the “BEST MARTIAL ARTS” category for Silicon Valley in both 2019 & 2020. And we just won again! Here is the link to the 2022 results:https://www.bayareaparent.com/Article/Best-Bay-Area-Martial-Arts-Schools/
We are now studying Kanku-sho in our Saturday classes. The predecessor kata on which Kanku-sho was derived, Kanku-dai, is very old and versions of it are practiced by people in various styles of Karate. Older versions may go by the name ‘Kushanko” and the -dai suffix was added when a secondary version (-sho) was created […]
The awards keep coming in for Silicon Valley Karate! The latest is “Top Sports Educator” in the San Jose area. This is our third time in a row winning this one. Please note that this is a very large geographical area. So this is quite an achievement. It is important to understand that this isn’t […]
Open to all Karate people in the area! Free!* Training will begin at 9:00am on Sunday, July 17, 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 […]
We are now studying Kanku-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 “Kushanku” and the -dai suffix was added when a secondary version (-sho) was created over 100 years ago. Legend has it […]
COVID put a damper on our kumite training. We have been cautiously getting closer (only touching if wearing masks). Now it is time to start back up our previously very popular Saturday morning kumite classes! These sessions are open to adults with experience (generally green belt at above) and advanced teens. Minimum age for green […]
We are now studying Bassai-sho in our Saturday classes. Bassai-sho is a derivative of Bassai-dai, which is very old. Versions of Bassai-dai are practiced by people in various styles of Karate. Bassai-sho was created in the late 19th century and shares many techniques and strategies with its predecessor kata. Bassai-sho is generally introduced at black […]
Sensei Eyal Nir will be teaching at Silicon Valley Karate on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, both 2-4pm. But the two sessions will be very different: Saturday, April 30, 2-4pm: BuDo-Way. This is a seminar/workshop focused on using tools found in martial arts training for applications in business and personal life. (high school […]
