The New International Peace Monument at the Budo Senmin Gakko 京都市武道センター (Kyoto City Budo Center)

Adventures in Kyoto with the Dai Nippon Butokukai 大日本武徳会は、京都の旧武徳殿において第7回国際武徳祭を開催しました。

Golden Week 2025 Adventures with the Dai Nippon Butokukai in Kyoto, Japan By Johnpaul Williams – May 4, 2025 I wanted to share my reflections on the recent 7th World Butoku Sai (WBS) in Kyoto, Japan, an event that proved to be a truly memorable and enriching experience. My participation was

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Rooftop decor of the Dai Nippon Butokukai's Budokan in Kyoto Japan

Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley – June / July 2025 Newsletter

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

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Statue afront the International Budo University

Clarification of Academic Degree Programs for Martial Arts

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

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Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley – April / May 2025 Newsletter

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

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Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley - January Greetings

Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley – January Greetings

[caption id="attachment_2236" align="alignright" width="300"] January 2025 Greeting from Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley[/caption] Happy New Year to all and welcome back! January 1, 2025 by Johnpaul Williams. As we step into a new year, our dojo is buzzing with excitement. The start of the year always brings a wave of new

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Japan Karatedō Federation Organizational Chart 日本空手道連盟組織図 (JKF Soshiki)

Japan Karatedō Federation Organizational Chart 日本空手道連盟組織図 JKF Soshiki [caption id="attachment_2048" align="aligncenter" width="642"] Old JKF Soshiki relating to the International Community[/caption] May 21, 2024 by Johnpaul Williams. The hierarchy of the Japan Karatedō Federation is so often misinterpreted or re-interpreted that it often leads to a loss in faith as many

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Understanding Ōsu 押忍: Jargon for Respect and Discipline in Karate

Ōssu, Ōss, Ōssss! 押忍: “The Ō word.” Unveiling the Essence of “Ōss”: From Karate Dojo to Linguistic Exploration... All Gojuryu Network (www.gojuryu.network) & SKSV (Gojuryu.net) cross-post By Johnpaul Williams - April 1, 2024.  The Ōssu Conundrum: Navigating Nuances of a Nonconventional Japanese Martial Arts Vocabulary In the world of traditional

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Karate Visitors week! March 2023

Visitors week is next week, March 6th and 8th 2023. We'll have several guests popping in through the month of March especially next week. They include long time players on travel, local beginners and visiting dojo. All the visitors will be messaged explaining that: Training in Menlo Park is every

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Training and registration: March – June 2023

Due to a technical issue, the Beginners Traditional Karate classes may be listed under “adult sports” and Experienced Traditional Karate classes may be listed under “adult classes” on Menlo Park Recreation's egovlink.com registration page. To simplify finding the registration we have sourced the registration pages listing them below. Beginners training

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