Photo Gallery

Shotokan Karate Club
University of Washington, Seattle

The very first Shotokan Karate Sports Skills class at the UW!	A group of people practicing in the Hec Ed Pavilion Addition.	Winter Special Training at Camp Elphinstone, 2001
Every year we have a practice at low tide on the beach on Bainbridge Island (home of the first Seattle SKA dojo). This one is lead by Ron Thom. '97?	Jim Sagawa is a very senior member of SKA. He came by in the early 90s (93?) and lead some practices. A lot of Canadians and Seattle area people participated. Note the UW promo on the wall.	Same as above; Jim Sagawa teaching some of the fine points of oizuki
A Goodwill Cup tournament in 97 or 98. Joe got a medal in the individual competition.	Tara, Gretchen, and Jenny (club old timers) practicing mikazuki geri.	John and Steve practicing short gyakazuki.
John Widman showing the finer points of nagewaza to John Gosink.	Nihad and Ken demonstrate scoring points in jiyu kumite.	Maryann working on torite.
John with one of the early instructors at the UW - Tom Robinson. John was still a brown belt at the time. ~'92	John doing the kata Gankaku as part of a promotion	Practicing gyakazuki against a bag
A group photo of Special Training at Camp Elphinstone, B.C.	Another Club and Class picture (also about '97??)	An overview of 8 competitors + judges etc. preparing to fight in a Tournament. Again in 97 or 98
Sensei explaining ma to Bernie Doyle.	Kerry and Maryann (two previous instructors for the Karate Club) demonstrate sparring points at a tournament.	Steve Forsyth, and some other black belt (both from Canada) in the midst of a tournament.
Tsutomo Ohshima demonstrating kime.	Some Club and Sports Skills Class members (note the UW promotion in the foreground) ~97	Ron Thom, President of SKA, practicing oizuki.
Basics practice (gedan bari) in the Hec Ed in ~'97	Another beach practice picture

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