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Notice: Due to COVID-19, we are holding official classes (7:00 to 8:00 pm) on Mondays and Wednesdays at the gym and unofficial classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays (6:30 to 8:00 pm) through Zoom.

Anyone is welcome to join the virtual sessions (no Yale affliation required) and you may pay the fee through via Venmo, PayPal, or check (they are free of charge for registered in-person students). Please check the event details in the calendar or contact us for full details.

We also have a suggested training regimen for anyone practicing at home. Stay safe everyone!

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Welcome to Yale Shotokan Karate (YSK)! Under the instruction of Craig Elkin Sensei, we offer training in traditional Shotokan karate regularly during the academic year and the summer term.

News

Spring break 2022

03/15/2022
Yale College and GSAS are having spring break next week, so we will not be having in-person classes on March 21st and 23rd. Zoom classes will continue for anyone interested...

Fall 2021 Husky Cup Tournament Results

11/17/2021
Congratulations to all who competed! Rank Category Place Person Black Kata (Women) 4th Zoe Zhang Brown Kata (Women) 2nd Lauren Perrino Brown Kumite (Women) 3rd...

Dan Exam Results

07/26/2021
Congratulations to everyone who passed the July 18th dan exams! All of the Yale students who tested passed and we are very proud of them. Yondan (4th dan): Bert Tzeng...
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