Welcome back family and friends of SKSV and for those just beginning, welcome!
The last few years have been… interesting but we persevered. We did it because we are Budo-ka and that’s what we do; we endure, and we thrive. Thank you for sticking through with training and apologies ahead of time as it is already getting tougher, and you will become stronger mentally and physically as a result.
Stanford / Menlo Park Registration
Registration for this season were finally identified in the Menlo Park Registration page, and we assembled a blog post on (Gojuryu.net – https://wp.me/pbPfgt-jc) with registration links which includes:
- Beginners training on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:45 pm remains as scheduled.
- Experienced training on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:45 pm remains as scheduled.
SKSV WhatApp
If you haven’t already, please join the SKSV WhatsApp group – Please send a request for the invite link. There, many club participants chime in with questions and answers. This is for club members only and / or parents and longtime supporters.
Beginners Review
Beginners class participants, please also take time over the holiday break to review your first three kata:
- Fukyu Kata dai Ichi – https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=nQ7d595lKio - Gekisai dai Ichi – https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=fDCQUX3R0l8 - Gekisai dai Ni – https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=o7FafG3rsYE
Beginners Karate Uniform (Dō-gi)
If you are looking to purchase a dogi (uniform) or belt, our friends from Southern California “KI international” carry the standard “orange label” dō-gi found here – https://www.kiintl.com/1/
Social Media and Online
With the rise and fall of social media, we maintain a presence in various formats. Please let us know if you have recommendations beyond the following:
- Twitter – https://twitter.com/
SEIWAKAIKARATE - Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/
seiwakaikaratesiliconvalley/ - Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/
bayareakarate/ - Online – https://gojuryu.net
Beginners Guide and Vocabulary
Please visit the following link for the beginners’ guide for training. We will have another stack for class through the remainder of January training – Please send a request for the link.
JKF Gojukai Newsletter
Our Japan Headquarter parent organization, the Japan Karate-Dō Federation (JKF) Gōjū-Kai 全日本空手道連盟剛柔会 produces a newsletter two times a year. Many organizations don’t disseminate information on a regular basis and we are fortunate our group is so well connected to the Ministry of Education Japan, the Japan Karate-do Federation and the World Karate Federation. You can visit the December blog for the full document and converted JPG’s (images) at – https://wp.me/pbPfgt-jy.
2022 Photo Recap
Again, seems the camera was rolling a lot more in 2022 so many of the video and photos were gathered into one folder and sent in last month’s December letter. Please send a request for the link (
See everyone soon.
JP
