Kids Karate-do class (Free) begins Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Parents and SKA members are welcome and encouraged to join the class! Date: Tuesdays (ongoing) Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm Place: Laguna Country United Methodist Church (Inside Ficklin Hall) 24442 Moulton Parkway Laguna Woods, CA 92637 Please see the following link for a direction to LCUMC: […]
Tsutomu Ohshima – Memories
Hangetzu – Mr. Ohshima
Israel Shotokan’s 40th Anniversary Celebration
After many years of being away from martial arts, I started training again in Shotokan Karate of America (SKA). I have been training at Lake Forest Dojo for the past two years under the instruction of Dave Lechuga. About two months ago, Dave invited me to train with the SKA USA Team in their preparation […]
Video from 2010 Nisei Week
David Lechuga Refereeing at Nisei Week 2010
54th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament
On Saturday, August 7th, come watch the oldest annual public karate demonstration in the United States. Shotokan Karate of America presents the 54th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament. The event began in 1957 when Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Master Gichin Funakoshi, gave the first official demonstration of… karate to the […]
Nisei Week Competition 2009
Special Training experience
The following article was posted on the SKA.org newsletter site. If kibadachi were a spectator sport, this moment would have had the crowd on their feet roaring. A brown belt had pushed until her legs utterly failed; now she was doubled over, swaying, grimacing with effort, clumsy and faltering like a newborn chick but still […]
Brown Belt Practice 2010
This article originally posted on the SKA.org newsletter website Practicing in Indianapolis, we are reminded to take advantage of Mr. Ohshima’s practices at the Shotokan Ohshima Dojo whenever we can. I was lucky this year to be in the area around the brown belt practice time. I tried to get to the Dojo early, since […]
