The DAC dojo will be closed for the following holidays with no scheduled karate classes:
Sat. Dec. 24th
Sun Dec. 25th
Sun. Jan. 1st.
Karate tests will be held during the weeks of Dec. 12th and Dec. 19th.
(Mon through Sat. except Dec. 24th.)
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The DAC dojo will be closed for the following holidays with no scheduled karate classes:
Sat. Dec. 24th
Sun Dec. 25th
Sun. Jan. 1st.
Karate tests will be held during the weeks of Dec. 12th and Dec. 19th.
(Mon through Sat. except Dec. 24th.)
Karate Kumite Strategies Seminar
Sensei Jason Serrano
Saturday November 12th 2016
11:00 – 1:30 pm
Defense Arts Center Dojo, Upland (next door to IN & OUT)
Free to all Green, Brown and Black Belts (Int/Adv only)
Martial Arts Principles and Healing
A valuable lecture and training experience for all
Date: Saturday, Nov 5, 2016, Time: 1-5 PM
Price: It's FREE!
Place: Seaside Shotokan Dojo, 177 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
Contact Sensei Ty with any question: TyAponte@yahoo.com or 951-204-0341
Date: Saturday, December 17th, 6-10 PM
Place: Defense Arts Center - Upland, 1811 West Foothill Boulevard
Contact Sensei Ty with any question: TyAponte@yahoo.com or 951-204-0341
Sue Perry (Aikido instructor) is having a Winter Solstice Celebration and pot luck, at our dojo, and EVERYONE is invited!
Date: Sunday, Dec. 18th, Time: 2 - 5 PM
Place: Defence Arts Center - Upland, 1811 W. Foothill Blvd.
Contact Sue Perry with any questions at perry@aiki.com, musubidojo.org, or 909-660-9276
Read moreShotokan Seminar with one of Karate's Greats: Sensei Ed Otis, 8th Dan.
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11 AM (Save the date)
Place: Riverside Karate Club, 1760 Chicago Ave., J9 Riverside, CA 92507
Contact for questions: (951) 902-7355 or ajka.riverside@gmail.com
1/15 45rd Annual JKO National Shito Ryu Karate Do Championships
Japan Karate-do Organization
Calavera Hills Community Center, 2997 Glasgrow Dr, Carlsbad, CA 92010
jkokaratedo@gmail.com
2/4 Palm Springs Karate Championship Tournament
S. Beck (760) 449-7223
Palm Valley School, 35525 Da Vall Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
www.palmspringskarate.com
2/16 Shotokan Karate USA West Coast Championships
Miladi Karate Academy
River Valley High School, 801 El Margarita, Yuba City, CA
www.miladigroup.com
2/18 AAU Pacific Southwest District Championship
Alfonso Gomez (858) 866-6207
UCSD Main Gym, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
aegomez@ucsd.edu
2/26 JKF Goodwill International Championships
Fumio Demura
Costa Mesa High School, Costa Mesa, CA
www.genbu‐kai‐hq.com
3/19 NCKF Championships
Miladi Karate Academy(530)751-9400
River Valley High School, 801 El Margarita, Yuba City, CA
www.miladigroup.com
3/5 California State Karate 2016 Nationals Qualifier
Akira Fukuda ocshukokai@gmail.com
Nihon Karate Dojo, 501 W Commonwealth Ave, Fullerton, CA 92832
Bruce Nguyen nihonkaratedojo@yahoo.com
4/13-16 Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament
James Tawatao
Flamingo Hotel & Casino (Las Vegas, NV)
www.ozawacup.com
5/21 Riverside National Karate Championship
Kevin Warner or Amy Hung Cal Baptist University, Riverside, CA
AJKA.riveside@gmail.com
5/7 Annual Okaigan No CA Invitational Tournament
Mary Crawford(408) 257-4116
1279 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd, Sunnyvale, CA
www.okaigan.com
5/7 Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai 49th Annual International Tournament
JKD Ryobu-Kai, Hombu Dojo
Saddleback High School, 2802 S Flower St, Santa Ana, CA
www.karatesocal.com
5/7 Seidan-Kai Karatedo Cup
Ruben Canedo(760)455-6063
Palm Desert High School, 74-910 Aztec Rd, Palm Desert, CA 92260
ichi_canedo@hotmail.com
6/10 IKF 24th Annual Sacramento Karate Championships
John Limcaco(916)682-9669
Capital Christian Center/School, 9470 Micron Ave, Sacramento, CA 95827
j.limcaco@comcast.net
6/11 All Valley Invitational
Derick Martinez
TBD, North Hollywood, CA
senseiderick@gmail.com
6/24 Pacific Coast International Karate Championships
Shawn Danaher (805) 482-0307
Commemorative Air Force (So CA Wing), 455 Aviation Dr, Camarillo, Ca 93010
senseishawn@gmail.com
TBD Nikkei Games
Rod Kuratomi
CSULB Pyramid, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840
www.nikkeikarate.com
8/13 Gensei Ryu Traditional Karatedo Invitational Tournament
Jo-Pledge/Mike Mustoe (714) 289-9631
Grijalva Sports Center, 368 N Prospect St, Orange, CA 92869
jopledge@japankaratedo.biz
8/26 2017 Master's & IKKAIDO Invitational
Anthony Marquez (626) 963-9959
Church of the Open Door Gym, 701 W Sierra Madre Ave, Glendora, CA 91740
amkyoshi@earthlink.net
10/1 Shotokan Karate USA Fall Classic
Miladi Karate Academy
River Valley High School, 801 El Margarita, Yuba City, CA
www.miladigroup.com
10/1 53rd Kubota Annual All-Star Karate Championship
USAIKA Headquarters(818) 541-1240
Occidental College, Rush Gym, 1600 Campus Rd, Los Angeles, CA
www.ikakarate.com
10/15 Hollenbeck Invitational Karate Championship
Enrique Mares (626) 253-8061
CA State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State Unverity Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032
emares@msn.com
11/5 Tomodachi Cup
Akira Fukuda(714) 963-5866
Fountain Valley High School, 17816 Bushard St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
JMACBoosterClub@gmail.com
11/12 Adlawan Cup Food Drive Tournament
Pete Mangosing
Salgado Community Center, 706 N Newhope, Santa Ana, CA 92703
www.te‐kenjutsu‐kan.com
12/2 Zanshin Christmas Classic
(661) 412-Dojo
South Valley Church, 24551 Valley St, Santa Clarita, CA 91350
rocky@zshotokan.com
12/16 UASK of CA Karate Championship
Robenson Dorvil (818) 425-6071
Delano Recreation Center, 15100 Erwin St, Van Nuys, CA 91411
uaskw@aol.com
along with:
presents:
$10.00 donation
Brown and Black Belts (only)
(youth and adult)
About the presenter:
Franco Sanguinetti began his Budo training in 1972 in his homeland of Perú, he counts among his influences many traditional Japanese and Okinawan martial arts instructors, such as Morio Higaonna, Juichi Kokubo, John Roseberry, Shinpo Matayoshi, Gakiya Yoshiaki, and Seisho Itokazu. Sanguinetti Sensei holds the rank of 7th Degree Black Belt both in Okinawan Gōjū Ryu Karate and Matayoshi Kobudo (traditional Okinawan weapons). In 1982, he moved to Okinawa to train with Matayoshi Shinpo Sensei (1921-97). Sensei Sanguinetti is the founder and chief instructor of the Bushikan Budo Kyokai in San Marcos, CA.
Sanchin Kata: Some say the meaning of sanchin relates to the three journeys of life: developing the body, mind, and spirit. Through regular physical training, practicing basic exercises and kata properly, one learns to develop the capabilities of the body. Later, through striving to understand the history and application of the martial arts, one develops the knowledge and creativity of the mind. Development of the spirit is the third and most important goal, seeking to bring the body and mind into harmony with each other and with the world. Diligent practice of the Sanchin kata allows the karateka to make progress on all three of these journeys.
Defense Arts Center Dojo 909-981-6368
1811 West Foothill Boulevard, Upland CA
91786, Website: Defense-Arts-Center.com
Questions: contact Ty Aponte
951 204-0341, email: TyAponte@yahoo.com
Images of related Sanchin kata training:
Grand Master Liu Chang-I will be presenting a Feeding Crane 2 Day Seminar this October in Claremont, CA. This is his first seminar in Claremont, CA open to the public. Please come meet Grand Master Liu and discover this ancient, deadly, and powerful art. Don't miss this opportunity to see & hear his "Thunder Power" & "1 Inch" Punch.
October 29th & 30th
10am-3pm (1 hour lunch)
Claremont, CA
1 Day $150 / 2 Days $200
DAC Party to honor Shihan Mike Whiteside
· Saturday October 29th from 6:00 – 10:00? PM
· Pot Luck and Casual Attire
Sensei Whiteside will also be offering a special workout for that Saturday's Intermediate 11:00 – 12:15 (Green and Brown belt) class and Advanced (Brown and Black belt) class 12:15 – 1:30 pm. Students are welcome to overlap classes and all are welcome to attend at no charge.
Read moreSATURDAY, OCTOBER 8th, 2016 – 11am to 1pm
Presented by Franco Sanguinetti Sensei
at the Defense Arts Center Dojo in Upland, CA
For youth and adult brown and black belts
$10 suggested donation
Karate Classes: cancelled for holiday.
Kendo and Jujutsu classes: as scheduled.
Happy Labor day!
Read moreResults of the Summer 2016 Rank Tests
Read moreThe UPLAND SHOTOKAN KARATE LEAGUE and the DEFENSE ARTS CENTER welcome martial arts veteran of over 50 years and 7th Degree Black Belt, Shotokan Karate-do Master
Teaching every Thursday evening 7–9 pm
Visitors and current and former students are welcome
(Click Here for Biography Page)
Read moreSaturday July 23rd in Playa Del Rey, 9 AM - 11 AM
We met at the Seaside Shotokan dojo at 177 Culver Blvd in Playa Del Rey and walked directly to the beach from there (just a stone's throw away).
Read moreSaturday, June 25 from 11 AM to 1:30 PM
Senior students are encouraged to attend to lend their support.
Read moreIn the early morning of June 1st, Shihan Thomas Serrano passed away unexpectedly.
Click here to donate to the family's memorial fund on GoFundMe.com
Read more
Intermediate (high green belt) and Advanced (brown and black belt) youth who have been training on Monday and Wednesday evenings will be joining the Tuesday and Thursday youth and adult evening classes - rescheduled to be a single combined class from 7 - 8:30 PM.
Contact Sensei Ty Aponte if you have any questions.
Read moreInstructor: Yukiko Matsuyama, Taiko Center of Los Angeles
Taiko is a powerfully visual performing art that can provide musical, physical and mental training and discipline as well as being fun for the entire family. Ages 7 to adult.
Class Location: Upland Defense Arts Center
1811 W. Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA91786Tuesdays, 6:15 – 7:15 pm
Tel: (909) 981-6368 www.taikocenter.com Email: info@taikocenter.com
Fee: $60.00 per month ($15.00 per class, 4 classes per session)
Please contact Sensei Ty Aponte if you are interested.
1842 West 11th Street, Unit D
Upland, CA 91786
951-204-0341