Weather permitting, we’ll have extra outside Karate practices on Sundays at 7PM on the HUB lawn. If it is raining OR if temperatures are below 0°C/32°F then we will not have outside Karate class.
Karate in room 232HUB on Wednesday at 7PM and Sundays at 12:30PM will be unaffected by weather, unless the University shuts down for extreme weather conditions.
The Penn State Karate Club is kicking off the spring semester with classes in room 232 HUB on Wednesdays at 7:00PM and Sundays at 12:30PM.
Weather permitting, Sunday Karate will also be offered on the HUB lawn at 7:00PM.
Franco Harris was a great supporter of Special Olympics PA. Each spring, he’d kick off the Beaver Stadium 5K fundraiser with Sue Paterno, charge up the runners, then greet them at the finish. PSKC members have run in every Beaver Stadium 5K since it started. We will miss you Franco but your spirit and inspiration will carry on!
道 DO – The Way
場 JO – The Place
Your DOJO can be your school’s formal training room, or wherever you practice your art, inside or outside. Take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.
On this day in 1936, prominent Okinawan masters gathered in Naha and formally adopted the term Kara-Te 唐手 (empty hand). The masters present included Hanashiro Chomo (1869-1945), Kyan Chotoku (1870-1945), Motobu Choki (1871-1944), Miyagi Chojun (1888-1953), Kiyoda Juhatsu (1886-1967, Chibana Chosin (1885-1969), and Shinpan Shiroma (1890-1954).
*The three highlighted in bold text are Shimabuku Tatsuo’s teachers.
Large Karate demonstrations, like the following video, are held in Okinawa on October 25th to commemorate the Meeting Of The Masters and celebrate the Okinawan art of Karate.
Resolution on the declaration of the day of Karate:
http://okic.okinawa/en/archives/newstopics/536
PSKC offers Karate classes for Penn State students 3 times a week now. In addition to Wednesdays at 7PM in 232 HUB, we have two new opportunities on Sundays.
Wednesdays 7PM in 232 HUB
Sundays 12:30PM in 232 HUB
Sundays 7PM on HUB Lawn (weather permitting, dress appropriately for cooler temps)
The pandemic put many things on hold, including the IWKA World Championship. Plans are in the works for a return in 2024.
Here’s a flashback newspaper clipping about PSKC at the 2011 competition:
Over a century ago, in the small village of Chan, on a small island in the south pacific, a boy was born. One day he would become a Karate Master whose art would reach beyond the shores of Okinawa and spread across the globe.
“Dragon Man” of Isshin Ryu, Shimabuku Tatsuo Sensei
(September 19, 1908 – May 30, 1975)
Bellefonte High School
At-The-Door Registration Opens at 9AM
First Event Begins at 11AM
For more information and registration details visit:
https://www.youngtkd.com/news
Weather permitting, we’ll utilize open space on the HUB Lawn, Sunday at 7PM.
Join us for some fresh air this evening.