Spirit of the Northwest
Here is a small sampling of our picture archives showing karateka from the northwest at practice and at play.
10,000 Oizuki practice (4 miles of front punch)
Photograph of a photographer/karateka
Mae-geri at a beach practice
Tekki shodan on a gravel beach, totem poles in the background
Explaining a part of a kata at a beach practice
The Shotokan logo on top of Mt. Rainier
Another scene from the 10,000 Oizuki practice
Ice axes crossed on top of Mt. Rainier
Bassai above McMurdo Station, Antarctica
White water rafting trip after an exchange practice in Idaho
Mikazuki-geri
A sparring drill
A demonstration of sparring points
More sparing points
Several of us with the Goodwill Cup (an annual tornament between us and the University of British Columbia)
Tom Robinson, one of the instructors from several years back
Maryann ready for a drill
Coming home from Special Training
Shotokan flags on top of Glacier Peak
The summit of Mt. Rainier
Black belt practices
Oizuki practice
A lecture
Jiyu kumite in the late 1980's
A sparring drill
1 Anniversary Welcome
6 University of Washington Dojo
11 Special Training
2 Bainbridge Island
7 Goodwill Cup Tournament
12 Norman Welch - a Tribute
3 Ron Thom - Our Senior
8 Spirit of the Northwest
13 The Black Belts
4 South King County Dojo
9 Exchange Practices
14 A Central Shotokan Dojo
5 North Seattle Dojo
10 Karate on the Beach
15 Visiting the Northwest Dojos
Copyright © 1996 by John Gosink