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Charlottesville Shotokan Karate Club

About Shotokan Karate

The Charlottesville Shotokan Karate Club practices traditional Japanese Shotokan karate, and fosters strength, confidence, and self-control. Students learn and develop blocks, strikes, kicks, forms, and partner drills in a positive, non-contact environment. Beginners and experienced students participate in regular training, as well as special clinics, tournaments, and camps. The purpose of karate is not physical prowess or the winning of matches, but the development of character through training.

The Charlottesville and UVA Shotokan Karate Clubs are members of the International Shotokan Karate Federation.  The ISKF is a worldwide traditional Shotokan Karate organization, founded by Master Teruyuki Okazaki, who studied directly under Master Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan Karate. 
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Resources

  • Description of a Typical Class
  • History of Karate
  • Dojo Kun and Niju Kun (Precepts) 
  • ​Karate Glossary
  • Terminology
  • Karate Terminology
  • Quotes from Master Funakoshi
  • Kihon (Basic Techniques)
    • ​Shotokan Kihon (Basics)
    • Shotokan Dachi (Stances)
    • Shotokan Kata (Forms) Charts
    • Punches
    • Kicks
    • Techniques Glossary
  •  Kata (Forms)
    • 26 Shotokan Kata, with videos and count
    • Kata Summaries with techniques and counts
    • Shotokan Kata, slow with Japanese description (Taikyoku Shodan - Hangestu, Brasov Romania)
    • Shitei Kata, with count (Heian Shodan - Tekki Shodan, JKA HQ Japan)
    • Sentei Kata, with count (Bassai Dai - Kanku Dai, JKA HQ Japan)
    • ​Ohta and Enoeda Sensei Kata (Taikyokyu Shodan - Wankan, England)
  • Kumite (Sparring)
    • Sparring by Level
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