Association for Shotokan Karate of Napa CA

Association for Shotokan
Karate of Napa

ASK Napa is club #460 of the Northwest Region of the
International Shotokan Karate Federation

"Our mission is to teach high quality, traditional Japanese Shotokan Karate in a safe and respectful environment, and to develop our bodies, minds and spirit through continued training."

Contact Information:
Instructors: Chela Ramos, Rick Placone
Location: "The Zone" fitness center,
1517 Imola ave, Napa, CA, USA
Cost:
First training free.
$70.00 per month ($65.00 if paid before the 1st!).
First month, half price. No contracts. Family discounts.
Schedule:
Classes are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7-8pm.
Additional advanced classes are held Saturday,
usually at Sempai Rick's house:
9:00 am - General Class, 10:00 am - Bo Class
No class Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22

Resources:

Kata

Kata of the month
Kata standardization notes
Karate kata videos and very early kata films, Kanazawa doing kata (free downloads, please note that some details of the katas may not be consistent with the latest JKA standards)
Kata diagrams (may be non-standard, for general guidance only).
Kata name translation analysis
Shito-Ryu kata (interesting to compare to Shotokan)
Lester Igber's site has a wealth of resources on various exercizes and training theory
Shotokan karate kata descriptions and lesson plans

Fitness, training and competition

One of many articles on stretching
An article on the virtues of makiwara training
Competition rules

Philosophy, history and etiquette

The Hagakure
Sensei Koyama's writings
Rob Redmond's 24 Fighting Chickens
History of Karate
Brief biography of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan karate
Japanese karate Terminology
Dojo kun (literally "training hall oath" - a traditional recitation of karate philosophy) See also a more detailed analysis of possible English translations (and another)
Fairly standard dojo protocol and some more general guidelines
Some interesting Karate articles 1, 2
An excellent interview with Sensei Abe

Classes, Event pictures, and other Dojos

Colin Smith seminar pictures 2007/09/22, Class pictures 2007/07/07, Class pictures 2007/06/30, Spring 2007 test pictures, Fall 2006 Barbecue pictures, Fall 2006 test pictures, miscellaneous pictures
Other local JKA affiliated schools, including Academy of Martial Arts Shotokan
Previous seminars: Yaguchi in Santa Rosa, May 4-5, 2007, Yaguchi in Seattle, April 13-15, 2007, NW Karate Camp May 11-13, 2007, Sensei Yaguchi seminar December 1-2, 2006 Sensei Okazaki class, July 19, 2006, Pacific Northwest Karate camp May 11-14, 2006. Sensei Yaguchi seminar May 5-7, 2006, (with description of the exercises), Okazaki, Yaguchi , Cline, Yaguchi (2), Testing and Tournament, February 18&19, 2006
Sensei Mikami has written a letter thanking those who have supported the ISKF Southern Region after hurricaine Katrina

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Association for ShotokanKarate of Napa

Association for Shotokan
Karate of Napa