Welcome Back! Free mask!
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!
News & Announcements
Annual Shotokan Kata Review, January 9
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 […]
Charity Kick-a-Thon 2020
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 […]
Dojo Upgrades
In order to give our dojo members the best possible training options, we are continuing to offer all our classes over Zoom in addition to having the dojo physically available as well. We currently offer 19 classes/week and will soon be adding more. We have a large monitor, condenser microphone, high-quality HD webcam, new computer […]
We are OPEN for physical classes! (as well as Zoom)
We’re back! We’ve been running up to 18 classes/week on Zoom since mid-March. Now we are back to having classes at the dojo while continuing to offer these same classes over Zoom. Yes, you have the option of physical classes or virtual classes or a combination. We are all set up with the latest technology […]
New After-school Intro Karate Classes!
Spots are limited so please sign up ASAP to reserve your space our new Intro Karate Classes! We have changed our format to teaching online via Zoom and as such reduced our expenses. So we are passing the savings onto YOU! These intro sessions are just $99/month for access to 2 classes/week, Tue/Thu 3:15-4:00pm. Family […]
Results from 2nd Virtual Tournament
On Saturday, August 8, Silicon Valley Karate held its 2nd Virtual Karate Kata Tournament. Results were as follows:Under-13 Yellow Belts: Wata D (Under-13 overall champion)Orange Belts: Leo TGreen/Purple Belts: Aaron MTeens Brown Belts: Sophie S (close tie for 2nd ended with Keira M edging out Lindsay A)Adults Under Purple: Dan HPurple/Brown: Yoichiro D (Under Black […]
2nd SVSK Virtual Tournament
Members-only tournament on Zoom will be taking place Saturday, August 8, starting at 1pm. Individual and team kata events for all ages & levels. No charge. All who know at least one kata are encouraged to participate.
Another Nidan! Results From WTKO’s First Virtual Dan Exam
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!
Best Martial Arts Classes in Silicon Valley – Bay Area Parent Magazine…AGAIN
BAY AREA PARENT Magazine awarded Silicon Valley its GOLD award in the “BEST MARTIAL ARTS” category for Silicon Valley in both 2019 & 2020. Here is the link to the 2020 results:https://www.bayareaparent.com/Article/Best-Bay-Area-Martial-Arts-Schools/