Since its establishment at Santa Clara University, the Shotokan Karate team builds strength of character and self-defense skills. As a club, we have multiple weekly practices, training our kata and ...

Through mastery of the various kata forms, the karate practitioner can develop not only physically but also mentally and spiritually. In this comprehensive new book, renowned karate master Hirokazu ...

In 1986 I joined the Japan Karate Association’s instructor training program. I have been training since 1975 and going to tournaments since the early 1980s. I am a five-time Japan Karate Association U ...

Shotokan karate was developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi, it involves longer, deeper stances for strength, dynamic kicks and attacking techniques. The English Shotokan Academy (ESA) was officially ...

Sport Local Sport Hamilton Karate kid inspires Hamilton charity boss to shotokan world title Petal boss Lesley Carmody won the female Masters over-45 kumite and bronze in kata over in Poland.