MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE
Buying gi, handpads, mouth guards, etc.
You can buy a karate gi at most martial arts stores. Depending on the
size, a light weight gi costs $20-$30, a medium one costs $30-$40 and
a heavy one costs $50-$60. These stores usually also sell handpads and
mouth guards. One such store is:
Seattle Martial Arts Supplies
658 S. King Street (International District)
Seattle WA 98104
Ph. 206-624-3838
Another option is to buy these things online at stores such as www.centuryfitness.com
(apparently the same as www.centuryma.com), www.karatesupply.com, www.karate-mart.com, and www.bujindesign.com. It might be a
good idea to first call or email them to make sure you are getting the
right thing.
Special Training Checklist
Things to do:
- Make sure your SKA dues are paid; you must be a member of SKA to attend special training
- Send your registration form and money well in time
- Clip nails
Things to know:
- Taikyoku shodan
- Heian shodan and nidan (review all the other Heians)
- Tekki shodan
Things to bring:
Documents:
- Registration form and money (and parent's signature for under 18 yr
olds) if you haven't sent them
- Passport, even for U.S. citizens
- Travel visa and related papers, if you need to
- Some cash for food etc. on the trip
Apparel:
- 2+ gis; they won't have much chance to dry between practices
- Lots of changes of underwear (see above)
- Sweats or lounging about clothes
- Rain jacket and/or umbrella
- Footwear that can put up with a lot of mud and slush
- Bathroom slippers for indoor walking
Bed Bath & Beyond:
- Bed sheet
- Sleeping bag or blanket
- Pillow
- 1 or 2 towels
- Toiletries, including soap, shampoo, bandages, tylenol, etc.
- Deodorant
- Nail clippers
- Ear plugs (there may be lots of snoring)
- Clotheslines
- Several clothes hangers
- Trash bag (something to put all your dirty gi's in on your way back)
Gear:
- Handpads and mouth guards
- Flashlight, especially for winter training
- Sun block, especially for summer training
- Sports tape
Replenishments:
- Refillable water bottle (and/or gatorade)
- Gatorade/Powerade powder mix
- Powerbar or other small food items to munch on, if you like (dried fruit, bananas, trail mix, etc)
- Cough drops (purported to help with sore throat from all the kiai)
Miscellaneous:
- Reading stuff; you might be able to get in a few hours of reading/work over the weekend
- Questions (that you may want to ask other seniors)
- Notebook and pen (to write down the answers to your questions, log of what you did/who you met, what you found impressionable)
- Strong spirit and determination