Cal Karate Club

Join us at the Spring Semester Night Market, hosted by the East Asian Union UC Berkeley on 4/24. Be there at 6pm sharp to see a demo from the Karate Club and stick around for some great food! https://eau.studentorg.berkeley.edu/market

Hello Cal Karateka!

We are back in full swing for the Spring of 2024!!

We're on the same schedule as last Fall, which is posted on our website here: http://karate.berkeley.edu/training-schedule/

Speaking of, have you checked out our new website? If not, please do - that's where we'll be posting all of our pictures, updates and the like. We just added a dozen or so from our Dec, 2023 belt test, compliments of Fumika! 🙏

Thanksgiving 2023 Break Schedule:
• Mon 11/20 – normal class
• Wed 11/22 – NO class
• Fri 11/24 – NO class

Don't forget - come by at 6pm to watch the Cal Karate Club demonstration *tonight* at the East Asian Union UC Berkeley Asian Night Market... and then stick around to enjoy yummy food and games! Full schedule, vendors, and menu attached - great stuff!!

Do you love ? If so, come by Asian Night Market and see our demo, and then stick around to enjoy yummy food and games! Many thanks to East Asian Union UC Berkeley for hosting 🙏

Event: Fa 23 Asian Night Market
Date: Monday, November 13th
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Upper Sproul

Are you an currently active member of the Berkeley Karate Club? If so come on over to !
(Please note, this is a private channel for current club members only - friends, prospective members, and alumni can always reach us through Facebook Messenger and/or our Cal Karate Club private group!

UCB Karate Club Channel for active members of the UCB Karate Club

We had a great time volunteering today at the 50th Annual UC Open Tournament. It was well-attended, and great to see so many happy/excited/nervous kids doing forms and sparring! Props to the UC Berkeley Taekwondo club, who did a great job setting up and running the event! 💪💪💪 Ahn Russell

Wednesday night fun, 10/25/23! Come join us at Berkeley's Recreational Sports Facility at 6:30p tonight - we'd love to see you! If it's your first time, you don't need a gi, sweats are fine.

Want to meet the Cal Karate Club? Be at Asian Night Market at 6p sharp on Nov 13, 2023 in Upper Sproul Plaza, sponsored by the East Asian Union UC Berkeley! There will be lots of yummy food and other clubs represented too - come check it out! https://eau.berkeley.edu/market

Meet Kasra, Mark and Kirk (l-r) - three of our senior Instructors - tonight, Wed 10/18, at 6:30p at Cal's Recreational Sports Facility, Combatives Room. See you there!

A good warmup clears the mind, and prepares the body for training! Come join us tonight in the Combatives Room at Berkeley's Recreational Sports Facility at 7:45p PT sharp! If you don't have a gi (karate uniform) come in sweats/workout clothes.

Our friends in the UCMAP Taekwondo club are hosting their 50th Annual Open Championship on Saturday, November 4th, 2023 in the Kleeberger Field House. Details & signup here:

UC Berkeley Open Event Start Date:November 4, 2023Event End Date:November 4, 2023Event Venue:Recreational Sports Facility: Kleeberger Field HouseOn behalf of the University of California, Berkeley Martial Arts Program (UCMAP), we welcome ... Continue Reading UC Berkeley Open

Friday night fun! Come join us in the Martial Arts Room in the RSF from 5-7p on Fridays!

Have you seen our new club logo? Fashioned after the original Wado Kai Federation logo in Japan, and customized for UC Berkeley, we ❤️it! Want one for your laptop or water bottle? Join us at practice on Fri 10/13/23 at 5p, in the Martial Arts Room, and we'll hook you up!

After class tonight (Wed 10/11/2023), we're going for Boba, so bring a change of clothes, and join the fun!

Strong, consistent basics are essential to good karate!

Greetings Karateka!

Fall practice begins tomorrow, September 1st, at 6pm in the Martial Arts Room in the RSF. We will continue practicing in the RSF for now, but will hopefully move back to Hearst later in the month.

There will be no practice Monday, September 6th due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!

The registration links are still not updated. Do not register yet. You do not need to be registered in order to attend the first couple practices; UCMAP policy is to offer two “try-out” classes for free. We are still working on getting the registration links updated.

Please fill out this online waiver before practice: https://bit.ly/ucmapwaiverf21-su22. This waiver is required for participation in practice, even if you’re just trying out.

Unfortunately alumni and community members are not permitted in campus buildings at this time. We will keep you updated if this policy changes.

Email us at [email protected] to be added to our mailing list!

Laura Lowman shares that martial arts has "given me the confidence to continuously work toward a better understanding of all that I do." She started with UCMAP as an undergrad at Cal and has continued in the years afterward, continuing to train even as she pursued an MFA at SF State. She still finds time to serve as the MSO of the Cal Karate Club.

Like Laura, many of UCMAP's members started as undergraduates, thanks to UCMAP's place on the Cal campus. And this experience is invaluable — training in martial arts gives students a way to learn more about themselves and changes the way that they interact with the world. Martial arts is as much life philosophy as it is a physical practice, and having access to these lessons early on can give students a leg up on life.

We only have 3 more days in our Crowdfund campaign — support UCMAP's mission today to provide a quality martial arts education to the Cal community! Click here to donate: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/25501

Dr. Kasra Nowrouzi has been practicing karate with UCMAP for six years, and points out key lessons that apply to both personal and professional spheres, including as a leader in cutting-edge quantum computing experiments at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. 🥼 He adds, "Martial arts taught me to focus, stay attentive and aware, to have patience, and to recognize the correct timing to maximally exert or relax."

Kasra dabbled in Wushu before finding his martial arts home in karate. 🥋 UCMAP's six martial arts give students the ability to explore a broad spectrum of styles until they find a community where they belong. We're still raising funds for 10 more days to prepare for our return to campus - check out our Crowdfunding site at https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/project/25501
to support UCMAP's mission! 🙏