see below for details on the latest & greatest Shotokan-based camp.

June 11-15, 2025
Palo Alto, California, USA

For the fifth time, many instructors, all of whom lived and trained in Japan, are coming together to teach as a collective unit.

Please note that some of the sessions will be available over Zoom. Watch this space for updates.

• 9 instructors
• teaching a total of 40+ seminars!

This is not your typical Karate camp… All the instructors are passionate about passing on their wisdom gained from training seriously for extended periods in Tokyo, combined with what they have developed in addition to their time in Japan. They are all approachable and you will have plenty of time to socialize. This is a Shotokan-based event and is not associated with any particular organization. Instructors all trained at the Hoitsugan and JKA headquarters in Japan (some of them trained numerous other places in Japan as well). But they are now in a variety of organizations, with some being independent. We all get along, as this was one of the goals of the Hoitsugan that Nakayama Sensei passed onto us. We are living his legacy and would like to share it with you!

Most of the instructors for this event trained directly with Nakayama Sensei prior to his passing in 1987. They lived in Japan for many years and are ready to share their experiences. This event can be incredibly invaluable to your own training.

These camps (*previously known as Hoitsugan Seminars) are unparalleled in the karate world. Some of the best instructors from various organizations are coming together from far and wide to carry on a legacy — the legacy of Nakayama Sensei. You will see how some instructors focus exclusively on ideas and training methods they picked up in Japan, while others combine their Japan experience with other approaches to training and teaching. But from their experience living and training in Japan all of these instructors share one thing: a sense of obligation to pass on their personal insights into karate training.

What’s in store for Shotokan Legacy Seminars V…

• Some sessions open to all ranks and ages
• Some sessions restricted to black belt adults
• Don’t be surprised to see instructors training alongside you while attending sessions taught by other instructors.

Plenty of traditional Karate training, but lots more…

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  classes in yoga and breathing (non-martial artists welcome to attend)
  
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  a formal Q&A session with the instructors
  
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  plenty of chances to mingle with the instructors
  

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Location: All sessions for this camp will be held at Cubberley Community Center, located at 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA, 94303, where Silicon Valley Karate has its headquarters dojo: http://www.svkarate.com/cubberley-dojo/ (We will be at the dojo as well as at gyms around the corner) Closest airport is SJC (San Jose) but SFO (San Francisco) is not far away. If you have any questions, please email: jon@svkarate.com