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Reading
A collection of useful and interesting documents. Club member who want to contribute something to this page should contact Kai (kai at berkeley.edu).

Our Dojo
  Dojo etiquette and belt requirements, as well as japanese commands and words are explained here.

Why Train Karate?
  Why practice karate? How has practicing it affected the lives of its participants? These are some of the stories you will find here.

Further Reading
  A collection of links and materials related to martial arts. In no particular order.

Our Dojo

Dojo Etiquette
  The UC Karate Club has etiquette, protocol, and certain procedures that all its members follow in the dojo. They are in here.

Japanese for Karate
  Essential japanese commands and phrases you will encounter during class.

Belt Requirements
  A list of the formal requirements for the different rank promotional exams.

Why Train Karate?

Karate Cross-Training by Shin Akiya
  Shin Akiya (now a first degree black belt) wrote a little something about his experiences in Oyama Karate, a full-contact style.

Words to Consider by Eric Shigeno
  Eric Shigeno, a second degree black belt who trained at Cal had these words to share.

FSKA International Karate Championships 1998
  Read a (somewhat) humorous narrative about the Funakoshi tournament that took place in October of 1998.

Farewell to Eric Shigeno
  Read some stories and thoughts about Eric, a black belt who graduated and left the club, but left indelible marks on those he met.

Further Reading

Hironori Ohtsuka: Wado-Ryu Karate
  The english translation of the master text for the Wado-Ryu style of Karate has unfortunately been out of print for several years now. Rumour has it that some of the club members have a copy of this impressive book, so maybe if you ask around, you can catch a glimpse some day.
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