For over 50 years, the Santa Clara University Shotokan Karate club has been training dedicated students in this Japanese-based martial arts form. Read about the club's founders here. Since its establishment at Santa Clara University, the Shotokan Karate team builds strength of character and self-defense skills. As a club, we have multiple weekly practices, training our kata and sparring. We also go to tournaments and competitions as a team. Anyone is welcome to join, no matter how experienced you are. We take experts, complete beginners, and people with experience in other martial arts, too.
Check out our Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook: @scukarate.
For more information email club president Jenee Berry at jberry@scu.edu
FREE Self-Defense Workshop
This event is free and only open to SCU students, and we tend to average a capacity limit of 20-30 students. We will always release the date and sign-up link before the event on our Instagram: @scukarate. We recommend that you follow us to not miss the most up-to-date information on the workshop.
For these workshops, we may table in the Benson Lobby (the side closer to the bookstore) for the following week. If you have any questions or want some goodies, you are always welcome to stop by. We have exact dates and times posted on our Instagram closer to the date.
In the past, we have partnered with the Associated Student Government (ASG) and the Diversity and Inclusion Student Center (DISC) for this event. Any involved parties will also have the workshop information on their website and/or Instagram. If you are interested in this event or have any questions, please email jberry@scu.edu or DM us on Instagram.
Dojo Rules
- Seek perfection of character.
- Be faithful.
- Endeavor.
- Respect others.
- Refrain from violent behavior.
