Yakima Valley Karate

Good afternoon!

Belt promotions this week are Wednesday June 3rd and Thursday June 4th. Bring friends, family, and a camera to commemorate your achievements!

Our new session starts June 9th - we have some new class times available! Here is the new schedule

Monday/Wednesday:

4:30-5:15: Little Dragons (Age 5-7)
5:30 - 6:15: Blue-Green Belts
5:30-6:15: Brown Belts (NEW)
6:15-7:00: Youth White & Yellow Belts (Ages 8-12)
7:00-8:30: Adult Aikido (Ages 16+)

Tuesday/Thursday:
4:15 - 5:00: Youth White & Yellow (NEW)
5:15 - 6:00: Blue - Green
6:15 - 7:00: Youth White & Yellow (FULL)
7:00 - 7:45: Adult All Ranks (Ages 12+)

We will continue to have our Saturday training sessions from 9:30-10:30. This is a wonderful opportunity to practice basics, ask questions, or prepare for upcoming events (like the Stone Karate Challenge in Othello on July 18th).

See you all on the mats!

Jake

Hi everyone!

We have a makeup test this Saturday at 9:30, so no open mat. We currently have 4 students scheduled to take the makeup test. If you weren't at last Friday's test and need to make-up, please reach out and we will get you on the list for Saturday's test!

Jake

Just a reminder, no classes tonight.

We will see you all on Wednesday & Thursday!

Just a reminder, today is testing day!

White Belts (including white w/black stripe): 4:00pm

Yellow-Orange: 4:45

Purple-Brown: 5:30

See you all on the mats!

~When you train Karate well, it will arrive without thought~

We have a teenage student who has been training with us for about a year. At school, someone tried to hit them in the head multiple times with a closed umbrella. They deflected a all of the strikes with ease and got out of the way. As I was told, that seemed to take the wind out of the bully's sails.

What shocked this student was that they didn't even think about what moves they were doing - instinct took over and kept them safe. While going over this encounter with them, it was fun for us both to realize that the defensive movements they used were exactly like what we had practiced in Kata and partnerwork.

Now to be clear, we've never practiced "umbrella defense" at the dojo. The great news? We didn't need to. Understanding principles and diligent training kept this student safe from harm.

Want to see what Karate can do for you? New Session starts June 8th! Email [email protected] or call 509-225-9881 to find out more!

Hi everyone! Testing is right around the corner. A few items of housekeeping:

-Please have May tuition & test registration fee paid by the end of this week to be eligible to test.

-Next test cycle, for all blue belts and above we will begin requiring sparring gear. Padded helmet, gloves, feet covers, and mouth guard for everyone, and groin protectors for the gentlemen. We have some surplus gear we will sell at a discount, it should be in stock at the dojo next week.

-If you'd like extra training time, you are welcome to come to extra classes at no cost. This also includes Saturday's open mat from 9:30-10:30. With everyone getting ready to test, the floor has been a little crowded at times (especially when we independently practice kata).

-If you'd like specialized one-on-one training with me or Sensei Becca, reach out and we can schedule private instruction. $25 for one hour or $45 for two hours - these can be back-to-back or split across the week, whatever works best for your schedule!

See you all on the mats!

Jake Cowan

We will be CLOSED May 23rd-26th for Memorial Day weekend!

Hey folks we are going to be closed the rest of the week, sorry for the inconvenience!

See you on the mats next week