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Karate training Summer 2022!

June 8, 2022
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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

April 20, 2022
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Addressing Bullies in Budo: The Moral Responsibility of the Sensei 先生 As a Sensei 先生, coach, and leader, we bear a profound responsibility to protect our community and stand firmly against fascists and bullies. In the world of traditional Japanese Martial Arts, it is not enough to teach technique; we

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Opening & Closing Class

January 2, 2022
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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

August 13, 2021
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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

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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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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The Definitive Resource: Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference After seven years of dedicated research, writing, and over 950 revisions, the Gōjū-Ryū Karate-Dō Desk Reference (剛柔流空手道 参考書) - Volume 1: Introduction & Historic Chronology (武道, 武術の歴史) is officially available worldwide. Spanning 450 pages and encompassing over 130,500 words, this volume is not

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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, in liew of our Covid pandemic. Historically, our Pan-American seminars have always been in November and it was great to

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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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