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Throwback Thursday – Sunrise Practice Training

One of our time-honored dojo traditions is our annual sunrise beach training in Key Biscayne. Because this event is coming up in just a little over a month, we thought we’d share some moments from last year’s event.

In case you haven’t joined Miami Shotokan Karate Club for one of our beach practices, this year is our 23rd year in which we meet in Key Biscayne at 6 a.m. We start with a quick walk/jog to the beach, where we train basics, sparring drills and end with a friendly kata competition. Mostly in the ocean. Once we finish, we camp out in Crandon Park where we BBQ, play baseball, trade stories and enjoy the company of the dojo.

The event is open to both kids and adults, from white belts to black belts. We are also lucky to have friends from other dojos join us for the fun.

Here’s a few pictures from last year’s event, courtesy of our friends at Fandango Pictures, Derek Latta Photography and dojo member, Caryn Cravens.

Camps, Dojo Life, Events

Upcoming events

We have the following events planned for the remainder of the year, and we hope you can join us! We will update as we have dates and additional information.

NOVEMBER
JKA/AF National & Collegiate Karate Tournament
November 11-13, 2016

JANUARY
New Years Day Sunrise Practice
January 1, 2017
6:00 am @ MSKC Dojo

General Information

Happy Mothers’ Day from MSKC!

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Demonstrations, Events, Photos

Miami Shotokan in the Community

Recently, Sensei Jose Ferrand and dojo members Andre and Jovany joined Asuka Haraguchi-Mashav to do a demonstration at the Florida International University’s Asian Studies Program cultural event, Cool Japan @ FIU.

Here are some photos from the event:

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Camps, Photos

Training with Osaka Sensei

This past weekend, Miami Shotokan headed north to Coral Springs where our friends at the Shotokan Karate Center hosted a training lead by Osaka Sensei. We greatly enjoyed the training and would like to thank our hosts for putting on such a great event!

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Camps, Photos

2016 Winter Camp

We just wrapped up a week of training with Kobayashi Sensei, and what a great camp! Sensei Kobayashi taught several classes on kata, kihon and kumite drills, with special focus on relaxation.

In between classes, we enjoyed the opportunity to take Sensei to a day trip to Islamorada, and we enjoyed several dinners. As always, our members and other dojos enjoyed the opportunity to learn and train and continue to build camaraderie. Below are some photos from the event.

Thank you Kobayashi Sensei for the great camp! We look forward to more!

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General Information, Videos

Karate is a way of life.

Check out Miami Shotokan in action! Our friends at Fandango Pictures captured the true spirit of our dojo in this amazing video.

Dojo Life, Photos

Happy New Year from MSKC!

We have a dojo tradition here at MSKC. On January 1st, we all meet at the dojo for sunrise training – it’s our way of kicking off the year right. This year we welcomed 2016 with a hard training, followed by Cuban coffee and breakfast. As always it was a great training. Check out some of the photos below!