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Menlo Park Karate Registration is open for Palo Alto, Stanford, Mountain View, Redwood City & Peninsula

Registration for the Fall 2022 Traditional Karate is now open! Visit Menlo Park Recreation, click "advanced search" and type "karate" to enroll. Please contact Menlo Park recreation by phone at 650-330-2200 or Email [email protected] if you are experiencing any issues or need help navigating the online registration process. More than just

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Karate training Summer 2022!

Welcome back to summer! Last week, Wednesday June 1st, was our last day of the Spring karate training season. We've had SO MUCH progress and clear change in every participant and I'm humbled, having the opportunity to work with all of you.  Our summer training season continues next Monday and Wednesday, June

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Addressing Bullies

As Sensei (先生), coaches, leaders, and teachers, we are not only tasked with imparting martial arts skills but also bear the weighty responsibility of safeguarding our students and communities from the influence of fascists and bullies. This privileged leadership position demands the constant exhibition of exemplary moral character, serving as

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Opening & Closing Class

From "Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 机参照: Volume 2: Dōjō Auxiliary, Glossary & Terminology 道場の補助、用語集 と 辞書" Opening & Closing Class The opening and closing of class although ceremonial is necessary to establish order in the class as well as: Respect for the training, Those who have created the training,

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Updating the schedule

Now that the debut of Karate-do is completed in the Olympics, we are back with on site - in person training combined with "ZOOM"! All access doors (for indoor training) will remain open, regardless of climate and face masks shall remain MANDATORY, unless the Covid / Corona transmission rate is R0≤1.

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Suparinpei kata as we close out June

This month we close out June having extensively reviewed Suparinpei. For tutorial purposes, please use the following example of Suparinpei kata with Furukawa Tetsuya, noting he exemplifies a basis for competition where-as, for our club we are using the basics 1st method (hands then feet and hands) along with other

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