For students participating in club activities, like Karate, Penn State requires completion of a waiver form, available online.
Get a jump on Spring 2022 by completing your Karate waiver in advance. On the waiver form, use Penn State Karate Club and Dalal Malallah as the club President.
This waiver is good for the entire academic year.
https://orgcentral.psu.edu/submitter/form/collectsubmitteridentity/acfd311a-bebb-4263-a39a-cef6c8c7a860
This year the race on 12/5 benefited Centre Volunteers in Medicine.
http://www.nittanyvalleyhalfmarathon.com/
The course began near the Ag Arena and finished by the former visitor’s center by Beaver Stadium.
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.
The declaration of KARATE NO HI (空手の日) KARATE DAY
Join PSKC for Saturday Karate sessions in 232A HUB, overlooking the public open space.
We will adhere to University policy. Masks are required indoors. Maintain social distancing. For more COVID-19 related information and current University policies visit:
https://virusinfo.psu.edu/health-guidelines/
We’re moving to a 7PM Tuesday & Thursday schedule starting on 8/31. New members welcome. No previous experience necessary. Look for the people wearing white Karate uniforms.
Tuesdays on the HUB lawn
Thursdays on the Old Main lawn
Outside sessions are weather permitting. Keep hydrated throughout the day. Bring your own water. Maintain social distancing.
Tables are set up on the HUB lawn for Fall 2021 Student Involvement Fair!
Look for the Penn State Karate Club table on Thursday, August 26th between 11am & 4pm. We look forward to meeting you.
https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/involvement-student-life/get-involved/involvement-fair
Matsuri 2021 hosted by the Japanese Friendship Association starts at 3PM today and goes until 5:30. Enjoy different examples of Japanese culture at PSU presented by various clubs.
Zoom link for Matsuri 2021:
https://psu.zoom.us/j/94131839887?pwd=K0dRY2Z3UVorWEwvc2lyNDVyY1A4UT09
And at 7:30PM is the free Karate class on zoom offered through Penn State Campus Recreation for students.
PSU students can pre-register for the zoom class here:
https://pennstatecampusrec.org/Program/GetProgramDetails?courseId=482af6ba-2d35-4eb9-a54e-cc0de29c1db3&semesterId=531292ec-80c2-458c-83f3-21eac12b2222
The 12th Annual Paterno Family Beaver Stadium Run will be a virtual event this year, held from Sunday, April 18th to Sunday, May 9th. The event will offer a Virtual Run (5K run or 2 mile walk) and a new Virtual Fun component that will allow participants to choose their favorite exercise or activity to engage in for 30 minutes. Whether you choose to Run or engage in a little Fun, all proceeds benefit thousands of individuals with intellectual disabilities through the transformative power of sport.
Members of the Penn State Karate Club have participated in every Beaver Stadium run event since the beginning, in support of Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
For information about this year’s events, visit:
https://www.stadiumrun.org
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)