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Locate the SKA dojo (school) nearest you to observe a practice. Each dojo determines its own affordable practice fee, depending on location and expenses. In SKA there are no contracts to commit to, so beginners are able to explore karate training without pressure.

New comers and experienced karate-ka are welcome! In-person practice is held twice a week, Mondays 7-9 PM in th Multi-Purpose Room, and Fridays 5-7 PM in the DuPont T-Club Lounge. To access practice via Zoom, please email shotokan-karate-officers@mit.edu.

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Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (SKIF) is the largest shotokan karate organisation in the world, with in excess of two and a half million members worldwide, in one hundred and twenty countries.

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Eastern Shotokan Karate Association is a professional karate club based in East Anglia, headed by Chief Instructor Jason Hitchings, 6th Dan. We are dedicated to teaching traditional Shotokan Karate to the very highest standard.

We are a dojo dedicated to the art of Shotokan Karate, one of the oldest forms of Karate developed in Okinawa, Japan by Gichin Funikoshi. We offer karate classes for adults and children at all levels. We invite you to come train with us at our premier martial arts school that serves the North Shore, including Wilmette, Evanston, Glenview, Northfield and beyond. Your first class is always complimentary!

This dojo is fantastic. They do a great job of motivating kids. They also cater to adults learning karate and transferring from other dojos. Class sizes are small and there is no pressure. It is truly about learning the art of Shotokan karate rather than focusing on tournaments. I highly recommend it.

The Grand Winners are the Best of the Best of the Karate 1-Premier League. Bestowed each season, the Grand Winners awards recognize the most outstanding performances throughout the year of Karate 1-Premier League. Moreover, the Grand Winners are the only competitors who are allowed to wear the karategi with the golden embroidery in all Karate 1-Premier League events of the season.

The 2023 Karate 1-Youth League celebrated its second day of action Friday with Junior categories taking the stage. The local karatekas were the big winners of the day after winning four gold medals.

French karatekas dominated the eliminations of the 2023 Karate 1-Series event being held in Matosinhos (Portugal). The powerhouse nation of the sport will try to win gold in five finals of the massive event. The final day of action in Matosinhos will be available LIVE on the WKF YouTube channel.

Ruach Karate Instructors have been training in Shotokan karate in the Midlands for over 35 years under the guidance of Chief Instructor: Sensei Ronnie Christopher, 6th Dan Double World Champion.

As the experts in Shotokan karate our students benefit from progressive training methods seeking to improve the individual performance to world-class standards. Local, national and international competitions see our students return home with medals time after time.

Competitions are nice to have and we celebrate our success but more than that, we seek perfection of character and instill life long learning and education as the main goal.

Shotokan karate is a very effective self defense system. West LA Karate teaches the practical side of karate and how one would use powerful blocks, punches, strikes and kicks to defend oneself in virtually any self defense situation.

Rooted in long history and tradition we concentrate on practicing effective Shotokan style karate for both physical, mental and self defense purposes as well as more modern competition style Karate or sport Karate. Our instructors have collectively more than 100 years of experience in the Art of Karate as they each have trained for more than 30 years, and two have trained for more than 40.

West Los Angeles karate is operated on a non-profit basis. Instructors are all volunteers who share teaching duties while continuing to train themselves. Classes are held Wednesday nights and on Saturday mornings. Visitors are welcome. Beginner and advanced students are welcome.

We train and teach Shotokan Karate, the most widespread style of karate. It is a strong style with powerful punches and kicks. Shotokan training is usually divided into three parts: kihon (basics), kata (forms), and kumite (sparring). Techniques in kihon and kata are characterized by deep, long stances that provide stability, enable powerful movements, and strengthen the legs and the entire body.

Shotokan is a profoundly interesting martial art with a deep cultural memory spanning many centuries. There is a lot to learn, an incredible world of physical and mental challenges for the student who wishes to pursue this path. Students advance over time up to the next belt or kyu until one reaches the black belt or 1st Dan. But achieving black belt, while a huge accomplishment, is actually just another beginning. From there, over time, the student can take on the challenge of training for and reaching another 9 Dan rankings. The world of Shotokan karate opens up even more after the student reaches black belt.

Shotokan was the name of the first official dojo built by Gichin Funakoshi, in 1936[3] at Mejiro, and destroyed in 1945 as a result of the Tokyo air raids.[4] Shoto (, Sht), meaning "pine-waves" (the movement of pine needles when the wind blows through them), was Funakoshi's pen-name,[5] which he used in his poetic and philosophical writings and messages to his students. The Japanese kan (, kan) means "house" or "hall". In honour of their sensei, Funakoshi's students created a sign reading sht-kan, which they placed above the entrance of the hall where Funakoshi taught.[5] Gichin Funakoshi never gave his system a name, just calling it karate.

Gichin Funakoshi laid out the Twenty Precepts of Karate[7] (or Niju kun[8]), which form the foundations of the art, before some of his students established the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Within these twenty principles, based heavily on bushido and Zen, lies the philosophy of Shotokan. The principles allude to notions of humility, respect, compassion, patience, and both an inward and outward calmness. It was Funakoshi's belief that through karate practice and observation of these 20 principles, the karateka would improve their person.[5]

The dj kun lists five philosophical rules for training in the dojo: seek perfection of character, be faithful, endeavor to excel, respect others, and refrain from violent behaviour. These rules are called the Five Maxims of Karate.[9] The dj kun is usually posted on a wall in the dojo, and some shotokan clubs recite the dj kun at the beginning and/or end of each class to provide motivation and a context for further training.

Many terms used in karate stem from Japanese culture. While many are names (e.g. Heian, Gankaku), others are exclusive to martial arts (e.g. kata, kumite). Many terms are seldom used in daily life, such as zenkutsu dachi, while others appear routinely, such as rei. The Japanese form is often retained in schools outside Japan to preserve the Okinawan culture and Funakoshi's philosophies.

Rank is used in karate to indicate experience, expertise, and to a lesser degree, seniority. As with many martial arts, Shotokan uses a system of coloured belts to indicate rank. Most Shotokan schools use the ky / dan system but have added other belt colours. The order of colours varies widely from school to school, but kyu belts are denoted with colours that in some schools become darker as a student approaches shodan. Dan level belts are invariably black, with some schools using stripes to denote various ranks of black belt. Gichin Funakoshi himself never awarded a rank higher than Godan (5th dan black belt).[10]

Kumite, or sparring (lit. Meeting of hands), is the practical application of kihon and kata to real opponents. The formalities of kumite in Shotokan karate were first instituted by Masatoshi Nakayama wherein basic, intermediate, and advanced sparring techniques and rules were formalised.[14]

At around purple belt level karateka learn one-step sparring (ippon kumite). Though there is only one step involved, rather than three or five, this exercise is more advanced because it involves a greater variety of attacks and blocks usually the defenders own choice.[16] It also requires the defender to execute a counter-attack faster than in the earlier types of sparring. Counter-attacks may be almost anything, including strikes, grapples, and take-down manoeuvres.

Free sparring (or free style) (jiyu kumite) is the last element of sparring learned. In this exercise, two training partners are free to use any karate technique or combination of attacks, and the defender at any given moment is free to avoid, block, counter, or attack with any karate technique. Training partners are encouraged to make controlled and focused contact with their opponent, but to withdraw their attack as soon as surface contact has been made.[17] This allows attacking a full range of target areas (including punches and kicks to the face, head, throat, and body) with no padding or protective gloves, but maintains a degree of safety for the participants. Throwing one's partner and performing takedowns are permitted in free sparring, but it is unusual for competition matches to involve extended grappling or ground-wrestling, as Shotokan karateka are encouraged to end an encounter with a single attack (ippon), avoiding extended periods of conflict, or unnecessary contact in situations where there may be more than one attacker. e24fc04721