Rowan Karate & Self-Defense Club

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We jumped to Week 2, where we had two very fun evenings. On this day, KSD held Self Defense Night. Enjoy!
11/18/2025

We jumped to Week 2, where we had two very fun evenings. On this day, KSD held Self Defense Night. Enjoy!

With commencement week starting off on a rainy start, we wanted to highlight the three seniors that graduated this year!...
05/14/2025

With commencement week starting off on a rainy start, we wanted to highlight the three seniors that graduated this year!

All from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and majored in History was our President Christopher Roberts, our PR & Media Manager Julia Destra and one of our members Cameron Wilburn.

We can’t wait to see what amazing things they’ll do in the future!

Karate and Self-Defense had the honor to win Sport Club of the Year 2024-25! Additionally, our President won Scholar At...
05/04/2025

Karate and Self-Defense had the honor to win Sport Club of the Year 2024-25! Additionally, our President won Scholar Athlete of the Year 2024-25.

Congratulations to every club that was nominated and that won!

Thank you to the for your constant support in our club as well as all of our members that make us who we are. A special thank you to all that voted for us and for those that showed up💛🥋🤎

Thank you to Coach Scott Brady for spending your Thursday night teaching our tournament members different kicks and spar...
04/28/2025

Thank you to Coach Scott Brady for spending your Thursday night teaching our tournament members different kicks and sparring with them! We appreciate your teachings and we hope to make you proud at the tournament🥋

Another year, another Back to the Boro!Our weekend was jam packed with volunteering and we couldn’t be more grateful to ...
04/28/2025

Another year, another Back to the Boro!

Our weekend was jam packed with volunteering and we couldn’t be more grateful to those that came out for both or either of the events!

Special shoutout to Ms. Susan and Mr. John for being wonderful people and trusting us with their yards🌷

Last Thursday was our Avatar Night! Keep reading to learn about the martial arts that inspired the nations as well as th...
04/28/2025

Last Thursday was our Avatar Night! Keep reading to learn about the martial arts that inspired the nations as well as the activities we put on for the night:

🌊Waterbending🌊
Inspired by Tai Chi, it involves slow, flowing movements, deep breathing, and a meditative state of mind.
Just as water is the first to be listed in the intro of the song, we found it fitting to be the introduction of our practice. For the water tribe, we had 3 activities:
• Meditation
• Tai Chi demo
• Medicine Ball Pass

🌱Earthbending🪨
Inspired by two different Chinese martial arts: Hung Gar Kuen and Southern Praying Mantis (Toph’s style). These two styles are known for their powerful internal and external techniques. Hung Gar Kuen specializes in strong stances while Southern Praying Mantis emphasizes close-range fighting.
To shake things up, we decided to hold a conditioning tournament! Just as earthbenders need a good stance to control the ground beneath their feet, our members need a good stance to condition their arms and legs.
• Winner: Gavin

🌬️Airbending🌬️
Inspired by Baguazhang, a Chinese martial arts that emphasizes circular movements and flowing, evasive techniques. Sometimes referred to as Eight Trigram Palm or Bagua, the martial aspect of this practice is the regimented postures while walking in a circle.
Wanting to give our members a break from the competitions, air was next in our lineup. With two activities planned for air, we had one traditional and one that’s a bit more literal:
• Bagua Demo
• Flying Sidekicks

🔥Firebending🔥
Inspired by Northern Shaolin, a Northern Chinese martial arts. This style emphasizes long range techniques, quick advances and retreats, quickness, agility, and aggressive attacks.
Once more in a competitive style, our members competed in the KSD version of Agni Kai. Rather than burning the opponent, the first to placed as many of their sticky balls on their opponent wins.
• Winner: India

The final event was Air Ball. Just as air is last in the intro, we had to end our night with the most fun event in the show!

Thank you to everyone that attended this practice! We hope to see everyone for our final practice on MAY 1!

Yesterday morning, our club had a great time volunteering at Fresh For All! We were fortunate that they had the space to...
04/28/2025

Yesterday morning, our club had a great time volunteering at Fresh For All! We were fortunate that they had the space to squeeze so many of us in, with our members taking on different roles including delivering the produce, restocking it, and setup/cleanup. Thank you to everyone that showed up, you are the reason this club thrives!

Rowan’s Fresh For All is a Philbundance program that brings fruits, vegetables, and other goods to the Glassboro community. Students and community members can pick up fresh produce at no cost every Friday from 9:30am-10:30am in Parking Lot D, near the Engineering Hall.

Once more, a special shoutout to the members that showed up: Chris, Ariadna, Benjamin, Vincent, Julia, Christopher, Gavin, Liam, Ben, Ryan, Lisa, Rey, India, and Jacey

Not only did show us some new moves for our repertoire but they also showed us how to use some cool weapons! Once more,...
04/28/2025

Not only did show us some new moves for our repertoire but they also showed us how to use some cool weapons! Once more, a big thank you to Kaizen Martial Arts for spending their Friday and teaching us!

*FAKE KNIVES & GUNS WERE USED*

A special thank you to Grandmaster Bobbie Wade for coming to our Friday practice and giving our members some tips and tr...
04/28/2025

A special thank you to Grandmaster Bobbie Wade for coming to our Friday practice and giving our members some tips and tricks!

We look forward to having more guest speakers going forward!

Finishing the tournament post is Jesus!One of the three sophomores we have on the team, this is Jesus’ first tournament!...
04/28/2025

Finishing the tournament post is Jesus!

One of the three sophomores we have on the team, this is Jesus’ first tournament! His karate and boxing background gave him a leg up for this competition!

•••

Stats:
Jesus Morales Jardon
• White Belt
• Sophomore
Divisions:
• Novice Level - Sparring (M)

Newcomer Ben is not only the only freshman on the team but this is also his first tournament!Although he is new, Ben has...
04/28/2025

Newcomer Ben is not only the only freshman on the team but this is also his first tournament!

Although he is new, Ben has shown himself to be a dedicated member and an eager learner. He may be prone to injury but his resolve has never been stronger!

•••

Stats:
Benjamin Maloney
• White Belt
• Freshman
Divisions:
• Novice Level - Sparring (M)

One last tournament post! Once more, amazing job to everyone who competed and thank you to all the spectators!We look fo...
04/28/2025

One last tournament post! Once more, amazing job to everyone who competed and thank you to all the spectators!

We look forward to the next tournament :)

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