Winter/Spring 2026 – Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Newsletter By Johnpaul Williams – Director, Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Gojūkan Classes are officially in session! Join us for the highly anticipated 2026 season of traditional Gōjū-Ryū Karatedō training in Menlo Park, California. Register online, view our expanded international calendar, and prepare for
2025 Seiwakai in Daisen and JKF Gojukai in Sendai – Seminars & Competition By Johnpaul Williams – Director, Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Gojūkan Our Menlo Park travelers have returned from the annual summer expedition to Japan! We proudly participated in the weeklong seminar in the Omagari Daisen region of Akita
Does Karate Pedigree Matter? Bridging Tradition and Modern Science By Johnpaul Williams – Director, Seiwakai Karate Silicon Valley Introduction: Deconstructing the Karate Pedigree Martial arts, particularly those originating from traditional Japanese and Okinawan roots, place a heavy premium on lineage and legitimacy. In this context, a "karate pedigree" refers to
