Below are the UMN Shotokan Karate Club's links, presented as a resource for club members and beginners interested in karate. Links are organized into; local shotokan dojos in the Twin Cities region, collegiate clubs we affiliate with, various useful shotokan web pages, and miscellaneous resources. If you have a link you would like added, send us an e-mail and we can do a link exchange!

Local Dojos

http://www.midwestkarate.org

Sensei Robert Fusaro's dojo - one of the oldest in the country! Midwest Karate Association of Minneapolis is located at the corner of Hennepin and Franklin. Club members be sure to take advantage of the free Saturday classes here!

http://www.westbankkarate.com

Sensei Nina Chenault, a former Head Instructor for the UMN Club, teaches at the West Bank Karate Club. Located on Cedar, a few blocks from the Minneapolis West Bank campus.

http://www.MidwestKarateAssn.com

The Midwest Karate Association of St. Paul. Classes are taught by Sensei Joel Ertl and Sensei Anita Bendickson.

http://www.midwest-karate.com/

Midwest Karate Association of Savave. Located on West 124th Street in Savage.

Collegiate Clubs

http://studorg.nwu.edu/karate

The Northwestern University Karate Club. They host the annual CTJKS tournament in later Spring semester that the UMN Club regularly participates in.

http://www.bobson.net/karate

The University of Wisconsin Madison Shotokan Karate Club hosts an annual tournament in Madison.

http://jka.uchicago.edu

The University of Chicago Shotokan Karate club.

http://www.acm.ndsu.nodak.edu/NDSU_Karate

The North Dakota State University Shotokan Karate Club.

Shotokan Karate Websites

http://www.24fightingchickens.com

Rob Redmond's 24 Fighting Chickens. Boatloads of articles that will make you think whether you like it or not... Go now! Go!

http://www.karatethejapaneseway.com

Karate the Japanese Way! By Mark Groenewold, a Canadian living, teaching, training, and writing in Kanazawa, Japan. Great stories and articles from Japan! Not to mention lots of insight on Japanese culture in general...

http://www.shotojournal.com/

Home of the Shoto Research Society International, produced by Bob McMahon. A subscription journal for those interested in the most detailed, in-depth, and cross referenced karate research out there.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shotokan/

The Yahoo! Groups Shotokan mailing list. This list is moderated by SRSI head Bob McMahon, with over 1000 members. Free karate research and discussion delivered to your inbox!

http://home.nc.rr.com/ejconsult/karate/shinkyu1.htm

Shin-kyu Shotokan Karate-do - Dr. Elmar T. Schmeisser's page. Check out the link to the bunkai example for Heian Nidan at the bottom - this is what real kata applications look like.

http://www.womeninkarate.com

Women in Karate! Dedicated to women studying traditional karate. Created by Angie Van Heel, a former UMN Club member.

http://www.itkf.org

The home page for the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF).

http://www.aakf.org

The home page for the American Amateur Karate Federation (AAKF).

Miscellaneous Resources

http://www.cyberpump.com

Cyberpump - the home of HIT! A monstrous website with information on weight lifting, physiology, and nutrition.

http://www.estnet.ee/mart/karate/Stretching_and_Flexibility.faq

A gigantic stretching and flexibility FAQ, in plain text format, by Brad Appleton.

http://www.recsports.umn.edu/programs/clubs

Homepage of the U of M Sports Clubs program.

http://www.sao.umn.edu/

Homepage of the University's Student Activities Office. Looking to get involved in anything on campus? Go here.