01/01/2025
We wanted to share a great opportunity to support underprivileged kids in Los Angeles through the Karate for Inner City Kids program. Every donation helps provide essential skills like discipline and confidence to children who really need it, so please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others. Thank you for your support!
https://gofund.me/476e3626
12/22/2024
Goju Ryu Seiwakai Karate of LA would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! We thank you for all your support, hardwork, and dedication! 馃巹馃檹馃徑馃帄馃
12/05/2024
Be a part of the change in a young person鈥檚 life. Karate for Inner City Kids. Visit our donation page: https://gofund.me/639205dd
11/13/2024
Indeed, it was a great weekend for Seiwakai!
11/11/2024
The 2024 Goju Ryu Seiwakai Pan American Seminar and shinsa was a huge success!!
08/30/2024
Congratulations to those that promoted!
08/05/2024
Shihan Vassie, Shihan Pounds, Shihan Cramer, and Sensei Krishan are bound for Japan to attend the yearly seminar and training!
07/12/2024
Goju Ryu Karate is for everyone. Book your free trial now! https://karateofla.sites.zenplanner.com/login.cfm
07/02/2024
Hello Dojo Family!
We hope you are having a blast this summer! We wanted to let you know that there will be no classes on Wednesday, July 3rd, Thursday, July 4th, Friday, July 5th, and Saturday, July 6th this week.
Please enjoy this time with your loved ones! We will see you at the dojo on Monday, July 8th! Thank you for all your hard work!
06/20/2024
More details for this amazing weekend of world class instruction, training, testing, and camaraderie:
Menlo Park and the ARC are conveniently located 21 miles north of San Jose International Airport (SJC) and 21 miles south of San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Friday, November 8th:
路 Check-in: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
路 Opening Ceremony: 6:00 PM
路 Training: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, November 9th:
路 Check-in: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
路 Opening Ceremony: 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
路 Training: 9:15 AM - 12:00 Noon
路 Lunch Break: 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
路 Training: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
路 Seiwakai Shinsa (Testing): 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (in a different room than the training gym)
路 Enkai (Banquet): 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Location TBD)
Sunday, November 10th:
路 Check-in: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
路 Opening Ceremony: 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
路 Training: 9:15 AM - 12:00 Noon
路 Lunch Break: 12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
路 Training: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
路 JKF G艒j奴kai Shinsa (Testing): 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (in a different room than the training gym)
Accommodation Suggestions:
路 Crowne Plaza, Palo Alto, CA
路 Best Western, Menlo Park, CA
路 Hotel Lucent, Menlo Park, CA: A 5-minute walk to the training facility and a 4-minute walk to the MP train station. Adjacent to a large regional supermarket and various restaurants and bars.
路 Hotel Keen, Palo Alto, CA: A 7-minute drive to the training facility and an 8-minute walk to the Palo Alto train station. Located in the center of Downtown Palo Alto near nightlife.
Enkai (Banquet):
路 Date: Saturday, November 9th
路 Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
路 Location: To be determined
Additional Information:
路 ALL testing applicants must submit your application to the host BEFORE October 13th 2024.
路 Participants should have a basic understanding of G艒j奴 Ry奴 Karated艒 and wear an all-white karate do-gi.
路 Early Registration: Register early to ensure your place before the late registration fee initiates.
路 Contact for Inquiries: For any questions, please contact us at g艒j奴ry奴@gmail.com or text +1-650-544-8944 direct or via WhatsApp.
路 All levels are welcome to participate.
路 Neither Seiwakai nor JKF G艒j奴kai membership is required to participate.
o New membership registration will be available on site for those interested.
We look forward to your participation in this esteemed event. Please confirm your attendance by August 20th 2024 by contacting us at g艒j奴ry奴@gmail.com. For more information and updates, visit http://www.xn--gjry-l3a5pc.net/seminar or follow us on www.Facebook.com/BayAreaKarate and www.Facebook.com/groups/SeiwakaiInternational.
05/29/2024
2024 G艒j奴ry奴 Karated艒 Pan-American Seiwakai Seminar. Get ready for what promises to be an amazing event!
05/22/2024
SAVE THE DATE!!! Mark your calendars!! This year鈥檚 Pan American Seiwakai G艒j奴kai Seminar & JKF Shinsa will be taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area:
We are honored to invite you to join us November 8th to November 10th in the heart of Silicon Valley as we host Fujiwara Seiichi Shihan, President of Seiwakai G艒j奴ry奴 Karated艒 and the JKF G艒j奴kai Overseas Director, as Chief instructor and Vassie Naidoo Shihan, Vice President of Seiwakai International, as assistant instructor, for the Pan -American G艒j奴ry奴 Karated艒 Seiwakai Seminar and Shinsa (Testing) at our humbly expansive 8400ft虏 gymnasium in Menlo Park, California at the Arrillaga Family Center (ARC). This prestigious event, held in the auspicious Year of the Dragon, promises to be an enriching experience for all participants.
Event details are as follows:
路 Date: November 8th - November 10th
路 Location: Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, 700 Alma St, Menlo Park, CA 94025
More details to come!!!!
03/31/2024
A very special thank you to Shihan James Pounds and Sensei Terri Herrera-Pounds for stopping by the dojo and sharing their wealth of knowledge!