Shimabuku 島袋 was born in Chan village on September 19,1908, Meiji 41 – year of the “Monkey”. His given Okinawan name was “Kana” and his given Japanese name was “Shinkichi“. As an adult, he chose the name “Tatsuo” – 龍夫 Dragon Man. When naming his sons, he split the characters for Shinkichi, naming his first son Kichiro and his second son Shinsho.
PSKC members are holding free Karate demos in 106 White Building this week at 7PM.
There will also be new member sign-ups. Get a head start by bringing a completed waiver form with you. Membership is open to PSU students, faculty and staff. You can find a copy of the waiver at this link:
http://www.athletics.psu.edu/recreation/media/13-14_Participation_Agreement.pdf
Learn more about the Penn State Karate Club. Talk to members of PSKC at the Fall 2013 Student Involvement Fair on Monday, August 26th and Tuesday, August 27th from 10AM-4PM at table #24 (Monday) and table #23 (Tuesday) in the HUB Robeson Center’s Heritage Hall.
We will be posting our fall 2013 practice schedule shortly. We typically meet in room 106 White Building on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings during the fall semester. Keep an eye on our website for schedule updates.
PSKC members need to complete the new 2013-2014 waiver form to participate in club activities. The form is now available online:
http://www.athletics.psu.edu/recreation/media/13-14_Participation_Agreement.pdf
New & returning PSU students/faculty/staff members, please complete the form and submit it to the officers asap.
PSKC members brought home 2 1st place, 4 2nd place, and 11 3rd place awards from the IWKA 2013 World Championship Tournament this past July. Congratulations everyone!
A PSKC Team Trophy will be added to the display case in White Building this fall.
Early registration discounts expire on May 31st. Regular registration continues through June. This event is pre-registration only.
http://www.iwka2013worldtournament.com/
PSKC IWKA 2011 Competitors
Our summer 2013 schedule begins on Tuesday May 14th.
On Tuesdays & Thursdays, workouts will be from 5:30-7:30 PM in 106 White Bldg.
Hello Everyone,
Just a reminder that I am putting the equipment order in Wednesday morning. If you plan on ordering anything from AWMA or Jukado, (I’ve listed the websites below), please let me know by Tuesday night during workout at the absolute latest.
http://www.awma.com/
http://www.juka.com/
Also, in celebration of the 57th anniversary of the naming of Isshinryu, on Tuesday January 15th, we will be going to Home Delivery after workout.
Being that it is the beginning of the semester, there are many important dates coming up, I’ve listed most of them below.
January 15th – Equipment order deadline and Isshinryu Naming Day Anniversary Dinner
January 26th or 17th – Demo at Setsucon (not sure of the exact day or time, but we’ll let you know when we know)
February 2nd – Seminar in Virginia with Sensei Sutton
February 9th – S’no Big Deal 5.8 Mile Run at Colyer Lake
March 16th – Spring 2013 Test Seminar and social afterwards
April 6th – Young’s Tournament
April 21st – Beaver Stadium 5K Run
April ?? – Spring PSKC Picnic (TBD)
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Breanne
On November 3rd members of the Penn State Karate Club traveled to Akron, OH for the Lennox Legacy Tournament.
Sensei Gabel – 4th Kata, 3rd Kobudo, 1st Kumite
Alan Klein – 3rd Kata, 3rd Kumite
Breanne Decker – 3rd Kata, 1st Kumite
Laura Egan – 2nd Kumite
Michael Johnson – 2nd Kata, 3rd Kumite
Aaron Wilson – 5th Kata, 1st Kumite
Congratulations everyone!
PSKC at the Lion Garden
PSKC at the Lion Shrine back at PSU