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Suparinpei kata as we close out June

June 23, 2021
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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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Karate Olympians

June 15, 2021
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The list of qualifying Olympians for the 202one (2020 / 2021) Olympics has been updated after this past weekends qualification event in Paris France. This list now includes: EVENT NAME COUNTRY RYUHA Male Kata Damian Quintero Spain Shito-Ryu Male Kata Ryo Kiyuna Japan Ryuei-Ryu Male Kata Ali Sofuoglu Turkey Shotokan-Ryu

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May has past to June at last

June 6, 2021
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For all 'experienced' class participants and team members near and far (North Nor-Cal and interstate), June is here and you should now have a firm grasp of: Shimabukuro no Sai dai ichi Nanahon Kumite and Oyo Ido Anan kata We will continue to advance through the coming months with: Shimabukuro

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Available on Amazon: Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō: Desk Reference – Volume 1: Introduction & Historic Chronology

May 17, 2021
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Now shipping worldwide via Amazon. 130500 words, 450 pages, 950 revisions and 7 years in the making, A must have for every dojo, researcher and karate nerd. Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Desk Reference 剛柔流空手道 参考書  - Volume 1: Introduction & Historic Chronology 武道, 武術の歴史.  UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BJTJ352F/ Denmark - https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BJTJ352F/ France - https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0BJTJ352F/ Spain - https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0BJTJ352F/

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Ariel Torres team USA

April 21, 2021
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https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/video/meet-karate-superstar-hoping-compete-tokyo-olympics-77213273 This is a heartwarming story of Ariel Torres. A member team USA heading to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan. Coached by his Sensei Robert Young, Ariel is a shining star of pride and joy for his family, his Goju Ryu Karate Dojo "Kenseikan" in Miami, the United States,

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2022 New Years greeting, wish and prayer.

January 1, 2021
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Greetings to our family and friends around the world. [caption id="attachment_1802" align="alignright" width="300"] 2021 Seiwakai Gojuryu Karatedo training via Zoom[/caption] January 1 marked our New Year of 2021 and February 12 marks our Lunar New Year of the Bull (牛 Ox). This means we enter a period of hard work

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The blog-post page is working!

December 6, 2020
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We were recently contacted with a great recommendation from members of our Monterey Presidio extension club and an international affiliate dojo from Australia, that our blog posts page was having a few issues... in particular, not appearing from the link it was directedly associated.   With a bit of finesse

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Seiwakai Gojuryu Karatedo Pan-America seminar success!

November 21, 2020
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Seiwakai Gojuryu Karatedo Pan-America seminar success! First, lets thank Seiichi Fujiwara 藤原聖一 Shuseki Shihan, president of Seiwakai Gojuryu Karatedo, for taking the time to teach on both Friday and Saturday. Let’s also give a huge thanks for Vassie Naidoo Shihan for arranging a great 2 day seminar in liew of

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Playing on the beach

September 26, 2020
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SwZSP7B8Ik Well a few of us still made it out to the beach for a few hours if Sanchin, Sanseiru and Saijutsu Kihon. 🙏 Goes to show that even during down times we can still have a good time 👋👋👋. Thank you for the fun in the sun and Em

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Japan’s 99th Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga 菅 義偉 is 2nd Dan Gojuryu Karatedo 空手

September 17, 2020
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The original article - https://www.karatedo.co.jp/news/20200916/19124.html Yoshihide Suga holds a 2nd Dan Gojuryu Karatedo and is the President of the Parliamentary Federation for the promotion of Karate-do. He became the 99th Prime Minister on September 16th 2020. On Wednesday, September 16, Yoshihide Suga, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was

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September 26th – Karate at the Beach

August 24, 2020
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The 25th anniversary of Gojuryu Karate Beach Training is re-scheduled for September 26th! (Unfortunately, the air quality index reports for the original date of September 12th were double that of Sept 11th instead of  the projected 1/2, therefor, our Karate event at Montera State Beach is rescheduled to September 26th) From the roots

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Karate Training under the big tree!

August 7, 2020
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From the roots to the fruits and back again, this Saturday August 15th we'll have training under the big tree, beginning at 11:00 am, next to the Cupertino Senior Center in the park across the street from the entrance of De Anza College. The standard participation fee applies. The GPS

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