To Whom It May Concern:
We are students, alumni, instructors, and community members of the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club, asking for your consideration and support.
It has come to our attention that the chair of the Department of Kinesiology, Dr. Jan Schroeder, plans to schedule a Self-Defense class on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00pm in KIN 60 for fall 2018. The CSULB Shotokan Karate Club has met at this same time and place for the past 50 years. There are other time and location options for the Self-Defense class, while there are no other alternative times or locations for our club to meet. Therefore, such change will jeopardize the existence of the club.
Over 50 years, the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club has connected thousands of members working to improve their physical health and mental focus, and the gain strengths of courage, confidence, and self-discipline instilled by the serious practice of karate. Benefits of karate training are seen in all aspects of their lives.
In addition to practicing karate, the club offers opportunities for social gatherings, performs demonstrations on campus, and participates in community service. Club members have been selected to represent the US at international tournaments.
We ask for your support to help us preserve the 12:00pm Monday and Wednesday practice time and place, as these hours are historically the most convenient for our student practitioners and are therefore the best times to attract new members, to continue the tradition of serious karate practice on the CSULB campus. The loss of this particular time and place will jeopardize the club’s existence and its opportunity to be a positive influence in the lives of future students.
Please consider allowing the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club to continue using its established meeting time and place, especially when the Self-Defense class can be offered an alternative time and location. Your endorsement will greatly impact the future of the club, and its present and future members.
The CSULB Shotokan Karate Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on May 5, 2018. Our wish is to be able to continue to pass down the tradition of karate training to future students. For that we need your support.
Thank you for giving us the time to express our concerns. We thank you for your support. If you have any questions regarding this petition, please feel free to contact Trung Pham at (714) 454-2072 or Abby Kaw at (714) 624-5361.
Sincerely,
The Members of CSULB Shotokan Karate Club
Updates
February 26, 2018
Dr. Schroeder has not responded to our requests for a meeting yet. Post this link on Facebook and tag the department so they see we are still here. Text three fellow alumni and ask them to add their names to the list today.
February 26, 2018
The momentum is building fast and it shows that the administration cannot ignore our history on campus. Post the link on Facebook right now and tag the Department of Kinesiology to keep the pressure on them. Send an email to Dr. Jan Schroeder today to demand they look at alternative times for the self-defense class.
21 Comments
I began practicing with the club in 1997 when I was a student at CSULB. I would attend the noon classes because they always seemed to fit my busy class schedule. The training I received through club practices has helped me immensely in my personal and professional life. The karate clubs teachings helped me endure medical school and has shaped the way I practice medicine. It would be such a shame to destroy the positive impact this club can have on the futures of CSULB students. Please leave the 12 noon practices in our dojo intact for CSULB Shotokan Karate practitioners open. Thank you for your consideration.
There are countless students who enjoy working out intensively in the morning, are busy in the afternoon and evening, and retake the same Self-Defense class of the same schedule in the following semester(s). Therefore, by keeping the schedule and location of the Self-Defense class the same, not only will many students be able to enroll in Self-Defense class, the students will also be able to include the class to their regular workouts, truly learn how to defend themselves on the daily basis, and maintain their full-time student status.
Please keep CSULB Shotokan karate classes in place. Their team inspire and encourage others as well as help the community. Why would you want to change that?
Shotokan has been a very important part of my life. Through its discipline of keeping a strong spirit it has helped me mature in every area of my life. I think many people can benefit greatly from such a wonderful club and it will be ashame to deprive others of the experience.
Shotokan has been a very important part of my life. Through its discipline of keeping a strong spirit it has helped me mature in every area of my life. I think many people can benefit greatly from such a wonderful club and it will be ashame to deprive others of the experience.
Alumni of CSULB and Karate Club. Class of 2010.
Trained a lot of great hours with this club. This is the only time when the serious member participation and mentorship can take place. Please, university admin, consider longwithstanding community traditions and their value versus 'rebuilding the wheel.'
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To Whom It May Concern:
We are students, alumni, instructors, and community members of the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club, asking for your consideration and support.
It has come to our attention that the chair of the Department of Kinesiology, Dr. Jan Schroeder, plans to schedule a Self-Defense class on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00pm in KIN 60 for fall 2018. The CSULB Shotokan Karate Club has met at this same time and place for the past 50 years. There are other time and location options for the Self-Defense class, while there are no other alternative times or locations for our club to meet. Therefore, such change will jeopardize the existence of the club.
Over 50 years, the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club has connected thousands of members working to improve their physical health and mental focus, and the gain strengths of courage, confidence, and self-discipline instilled by the serious practice of karate. Benefits of karate training are seen in all aspects of their lives.
In addition to practicing karate, the club offers opportunities for social gatherings, performs demonstrations on campus, and participates in community service. Club members have been selected to represent the US at international tournaments.
We ask for your support to help us preserve the 12:00pm Monday and Wednesday practice time and place, as these hours are historically the most convenient for our student practitioners and are therefore the best times to attract new members, to continue the tradition of serious karate practice on the CSULB campus. The loss of this particular time and place will jeopardize the club’s existence and its opportunity to be a positive influence in the lives of future students.
Please consider allowing the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club to continue using its established meeting time and place, especially when the Self-Defense class can be offered an alternative time and location. Your endorsement will greatly impact the future of the club, and its present and future members.
The CSULB Shotokan Karate Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on May 5, 2018. Our wish is to be able to continue to pass down the tradition of karate training to future students. For that we need your support.
Thank you for giving us the time to express our concerns. We thank you for your support. If you have any questions regarding this petition, please feel free to contact Trung Pham at (714) 454-2072 or Abby Kaw at (714) 624-5361.
Sincerely,
The Members of CSULB Shotokan Karate Club
Updates
February 26, 2018
Dr. Schroeder has not responded to our requests for a meeting yet. Post this link on Facebook and tag the department so they see we are still here. Text three fellow alumni and ask them to add their names to the list today.
February 26, 2018
The momentum is building fast and it shows that the administration cannot ignore our history on campus. Post the link on Facebook right now and tag the Department of Kinesiology to keep the pressure on them. Send an email to Dr. Jan Schroeder today to demand they look at alternative times for the self-defense class.
21 Comments
I was a member of the CSULB SKA Club during my time as a student at the University from 2001-2003. This club goes beyond what it promises as it provided a community and a family that, still today, I am a part of as a Black Belt. The schedule during which it meets was crucial for my ability to participate. Please keep said schedule in place.
I began practicing with the club in 1997 when I was a student at CSULB. I would attend the noon classes because they always seemed to fit my busy class schedule. The training I received through club practices has helped me immensely in my personal and professional life. The karate clubs teachings helped me endure medical school and has shaped the way I practice medicine. It would be such a shame to destroy the positive impact this club can have on the futures of CSULB students. Please leave the 12 noon practices in our dojo intact for CSULB Shotokan Karate practitioners open. Thank you for your consideration.
There are countless students who enjoy working out intensively in the morning, are busy in the afternoon and evening, and retake the same Self-Defense class of the same schedule in the following semester(s). Therefore, by keeping the schedule and location of the Self-Defense class the same, not only will many students be able to enroll in Self-Defense class, the students will also be able to include the class to their regular workouts, truly learn how to defend themselves on the daily basis, and maintain their full-time student status.
Please keep CSULB Shotokan karate classes in place. Their team inspire and encourage others as well as help the community. Why would you want to change that?
Shotokan has been a very important part of my life. Through its discipline of keeping a strong spirit it has helped me mature in every area of my life. I think many people can benefit greatly from such a wonderful club and it will be ashame to deprive others of the experience.
Shotokan has been a very important part of my life. Through its discipline of keeping a strong spirit it has helped me mature in every area of my life. I think many people can benefit greatly from such a wonderful club and it will be ashame to deprive others of the experience.
Alumni of CSULB and Karate Club. Class of 2010.
Trained a lot of great hours with this club. This is the only time when the serious member participation and mentorship can take place. Please, university admin, consider longwithstanding community traditions and their value versus 'rebuilding the wheel.'
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I was a member of the CSULB SKA Club during my time as a student at the University from 2001-2003. This club goes beyond what it promises as it provided a community and a family that, still today, I am a part of as a Black Belt. The schedule during which it meets was crucial for my ability to participate. Please keep said schedule in place.