Castro Valley Karate

10/26/2026

Outdoor workout, Oct 24, 2026

10/05/2026

An excellent day of testing on Saturday!

09/15/2026

Announcing our new class:

Shogai Karate - Lifelong karate -
This class will be for students 50 years of age and over.

We will use our karate practice to develop the habits and skills we need to train for the rest of our lives.

We will emphasize:
Sustaining deep focus and concentration
Balance
Joint mobility and fluidity
Flexibility
Developing calm determination and resilience

Class Times:
Thursdays 4 pm - 4:45 pm - starting this Thurs 9/17
Saturdays 8 am - 8:45 am

[email protected] for more information

05/31/2026

02/02/2026

Good training at today's promotion with lots of broken boards!

01/31/2026

Too old to train

Things hurt now when you move,
you deal with them.

One way or another.

Resentment and anger hovering
Or
Patience, resilience and gratitude
for insight into how things are.

You forge ahead,
calm in the face of challenge

These teaching moments
Have been carefully crafted
just for you.

Things will go wrong,
they will break down,
everything does.

You learn to let go.
Leave frustration.
And just practice.

You use everything as teaching.
Insight into your next journey
so you’ll be prepared.

Eventually
Quietude comes
Conditioned by years of practice

Sweetness,
unanticipated,
but nice just the same.

Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/.../man-in-yellow-kimono-standing.../

01/30/2026

First kata demo on top of the Eiffel Tower!

01/30/2026

First kata demo on top of the Eiffel Tower.

To anticipate the opponent’s intentions and predict gaps in his defense before they appear are part of the lore of budo. How do we train it?

09/26/2025

To anticipate the opponent’s intentions and predict gaps in his defense before they appear are part of the lore of budo. How do we train it?

09/23/2025

Dojo for today. Bois De Bologne in Paris.