2017 Winter Gasshuku

Sunday, January 8th, 2017

Higgenbotham Park in Claremont at 6:30 AM
We hiked up a trail as a group to a flat area
We meditated, greeted the sunrise, and trained for about an hour
We ate a potluck breakfast together back in the park from 9AM to 10AM

No regular karate classes were held at the DAC dojo that day

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2017 Karate Tournaments

Japanese Karate Tournaments 2017

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

 

Sensei Whiteside Celebration 10/29/16

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.

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USKL DAC March Exam Results

USKL Defense Arts Center Youth/Adult Kyu Rank Results:

March 2016 White, Yellow & Orange belt ranks quarterly exam

Exams for this level are offered every three months (March, June, September, and December). Test fees for yellow/orange belts are $25.00 for belt color change (includes progress band if applicable) and $10.00 per progress band (revised).  Progress band fees are assessed only when there is no belt color change.  If no one is available to take your test fees, please use an envelope to place your fees in the dues box in front of the office window.  Thank you.

 Youth exam Results:

                                                                                    New rank:
Name:                          Previous rank                    Belt color and/or progress bands

Deanna Mitchell        White belt/0                      White belt/1

Ian Li                            White belt/0                      Yellow/white/1

Kai Fujimoto              White belt/0                     Yellow/white/1

Mathew Rivera          White belt/0                     Yellow/white/3

Tyler Price                  Yellow/white/1                  *Yellow/white/3

Isaac Espinoza          Yellow/white/1                  *Yellow/white/3

Daniel Zuver              Yellow/white/2                  Yellow/white/3

Brandon Flores         Yellow/Black/0                  Solid Yellow/0

Derek Kwok               Yellow/black/1                   Solid Yellow/0

Micah Endo                Solid Yellow/2                    Orange/white/0

Shaw Siegel               Orange/white/0                 Orange/white/1

Maya Siegel               Orange/white/0                 Orange/white/1

Fabian Cruz               Orange/white/0                 Orange/Black/1

Iman Peerzai              Orange/black/0                 Orange/Black/2

Sonali Rotiz-Casillas Yellow/black/3                 *Solid Orange/1

Adult Kyu Rank Results:

Anna Mack                   White belt/0                     9th Kyu Orange/0

*Upgraded (reassessed) from previous belt rank announcement

 

Congratulations to our Special Forces group (Tue. 5-6 PM) and to Sensei Andrew Wildasinn, as all of his students have received their 3rd Kyu Brown Belts -- Awesome!!  Left to right: Sensei Andrew, Dallas, Liane, and William

 

If I made any mistakes on your Names or rank please let me know.  Keep up the great work, and congratulations to everyone.

Sensei Ty Aponte  (6th dan, chief instructor)
TyAponte@yahoo.com
951 204-0341 cell