Fall 2025 – Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Newsletter By Johnpaul Williams – Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Gojūkan Classes begin September 3, 2025! Join us for a new season of Gōjū-Ryū Karatedō training in Menlo Park. Register online, view the calendar, and see highlights from Japan and our recent promotions. Karate
2025 Seiwakai in Daisen and JKF Gojukai in Sendai – Seminars & Competition By Johnpaul Williams – Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Gojūkan Our Menlo Park travelers returned from the annual summer expedition to Japan! We participated in the weeklong seminar in the Omagari Daisen region of Akita and continued onward
Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley – June (Summer) Newsletter 新たな季節、新たな精神 — New Season, Renewed Spirit Cross-posted to email and on our website: www.gojuryu.net Summer, Summer, Summer Time 季節の変わり目には新たな意志と共に稽古に励みましょう。暑さの中にも鍛錬の道を忘れず、汗と共に精神（こころ）を磨いていきましょう。 As the golden sun of summer stretches over California and Japan, our dōjō 道場 stands vibrant with purpose. Summer is a time for
May / June 2025 SKSV Grading (Shinsa) Results By Johnpaul Williams – June 4, 2025 Karate is a journey with obstacles and setbacks, goals and milestones. Fortunately, Karate training also builds tenacity, mental pliability and fortitude. Congratulation to those who successfully graded. Club certificates are not preprinted in anticipation however are created
By Johnpaul Williams – Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Introduction: The Question That Sparked This Article Earlier this week, I received a brief yet meaningful inquiry via Facebook from a gentleman in India named Mr. Samarjit Mullick, who wrote: “Oss Sensei. I am from India. I am interested and curious to
Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley – April / May Newsletter New Season, Renewed SpiritCross Posted to email and on our websites - Gojuryu.net Welcome to Spring 季節の変わり目には新たな意志と共に稽古に励みましょう。 As the days grow longer here in California and cherry blossoms bloom in Kyoto, our dōjō 道場 enters a season of renewal. This season
[caption id="attachment_2531" align="alignright" width="300"] Traditional karate tournaments back and SKSV is in the house[/caption] As we continue into the new year, our dojo is alive with renewed energy! Many of us are returning from the winter holidays, and new members are joining our ranks, bringing fresh enthusiasm to our training
November / December 2023 SKSV Grading (Shinsa) Results By Johnpaul Williams – December 7, 2023 Karate is a journey with obstacles and setbacks, goals and milestones. Fortunately, Karate training also builds tenacity, mental pliability and fortitude. Congratulation to those who successfully graded. Club certificates are not preprinted in anticipation however are created
Cross posted via email (club specific links included) Welcome and welcome back [caption id="attachment_1557" align="alignright" width="211"] Silicon Valley Gōjūkan dba SEIWAKAI KARATE SILICON VALLEY per JKF Gōjūkai registration[/caption] By Johnpaul Williams – September 12, 2023 To our new members, a warm welcome to our group. We typically send out informational messages to
Calendar updates By Johnpaul Williams – August 05, 2023 I've long put off posting a club calendar because there simply wasn't an efficient app that was easily updateable, so I apologize for not just making a Google Calendar sooner and posting for everyone, so here we go. I'll post the full calendar
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