Karate for Women in Seattle - Feminist Karate Union
Discover Your Strongest Self
 

Upcoming Events:

 

 

May 21: Friday advanced students seminar, 7 - 9 pm.

 

May 25-26: Women's Evaluations, 7-9 pm.

 

June 12: 17th Annual Sacramento Karate Championships, IKF Sacramento.

 

June 27: Seattle Pride Parade demo.

 

July 13: Kobudo testing, 8:30-9:00 pm.

 

July 16: Friday advanced students seminar, 7 - 9 pm.

 

July 13 - 18: National Women's Martial Arts Federation Special Training, Swarthmore College, PA.

 

July 19 - 23: FKU Kids' Summer Camp.

 

July 30 - Aug 2, 2010: Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists 33rd Annual Trainig Camp, Menlo College in Atherton CA.

 

Aug 20: Friday advanced students seminar, 7 - 9 pm.

 

Sept 21 - 22: Women's Evaluations, 7-9 pm.

 

Oct 8: Friday advanced students seminar, 7 - 9 pm.

 

Nov 16: Kobudo testing 8:30 - 9:00 pm.

 

November 27: 51st All-Hawaii State Championship Tournament, Honolulu.

 

Dec 10: Friday advanced students seminar, 7 - 9 pm.

 

Resources and Links

 

 

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We are proud to be the Seattle Branch of the International Karate Federation based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Other IKF branches are located in Sacramento CA and Bremerton WA.

 

 

Many of our students are members of the Amateur Athletic Union and compete in AAU-sanctioned tournaments.

 

Cool FKU T shirts, sweatshirts and other accessories can be ordered from our online store. Past issues of our newsletter, Punchline, can be downloaded and read as PDF files.

 

Donations to FKU are tax deductable in accordance with IRS 501(c)3 guidelines.


Other schools in the Seattle area where our friends train are:

Aikido of West Seattle

Chinese Healing and Movement Arts (Olympia)

Embrace the Moon Tai Chi

Emerald City Aikido

Martal Arts in the Public Interest

Northwest School of Karate

Seattle Kajukenbo/Kung Fu Kids

Seattle Martial Arts

Seven Star Women's Kung Fu

Sherry McGregor

USA Karate

Excellent organizations supporting women in the martial arts are:

Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists

National Women's Martial Arts Federation

Association of Women Martial Arts Instructors

Great places to train in other corners of the world:

Feminist Eclectic Martial Arts in Minneapolis MN

Hand to Hand Kajukenbo in Oakland CA

Modern Arnis - Gabriele Roloff in Hamburg, Germany

Sun Dragon Martial Arts in Austin TX

Thousand Waves in Chicago IL

Valley Women's Martial Arts in Northampton MA

Self-Defense in Seattle and surrounding area:

Strategic Living

Home Alive

Debbie Leung (Olympia WA)

International Karate Federation black belts, Hawaii
March 2008: Seattle's black belt applicants, their teams, and the testers in Hawaii. Sensei Chuzo Kotaka, head of the International Karate Federation, is on the far right.