Schedule Note
See our dojo calendar for details. Our weekly schedule is as follows:
SCHEDULE as of February 12, 2026
Day & Time Location & Address Instructor & Students
Sun. 5:30pm Boalsburg Fire Company-Boal Hall, 113 East Pine St., Boalsburg Kyoshi Kaplan All students
Tues. 5:30pm North Club Health & Fitness, 1510 Martin Street, State College Sensei Pletcher & Schaefer Women & Girls
Tues. 7:00pm North Club Health & Fitness, 1510 Martin Street, State College Kyoshi Kaplan Brown tips+
Thur. 5:30pm Grays Woods Church, 939 Grays Woods Blvd, Port Matilda Kyoshi Kaplan All students
Sat. 8:30am Our Lady of Victory gymnasium, 820 Westerly Pkwy Sempai Bryan & Jack All students
Dojo Rules, Learning Resources, and Japanese Terminology
- To help new students get started and to assist more advanced students with our Japanese terminology, you may find our Family Karate Dojo rules, Japanese terms, techniques, and more to be useful.
- A list of learning resources (e.g., books, websites, apps, etc) is available here.
- Sensei Schaefer’s online Ueshiro Shorin-ryu flashcards on Japanese terminology, questions, stances, strikes, blocks, & kicks are available in Quizlet here.
Upcoming Events, Tests, and Visits
- Green Tip tests are held every two months (e.g., February, April, June, August, October, & December), usually the third or fourth Thursday of the month. See calendar.
- Belt tests (plus brown & black tips) are held every six months (e.g., February, August), usually on the third or fourth Thursday. See calendar.
- Our dojo periodically holds potluck dinners for all students (deshi).
Additional Events
- All students receive Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA system-wide emails about special events and workouts.
- Recent special workouts have included a fall weapons workout for advanced students in NYC. Black belt workouts have been held in Daytona Beach & Cocoa Beach, FL, and New York City, as well as a Cherry Blossom workout in Great Falls, VA to remember and celebrate Master Ueshiro's birthday.
- The latest USRKUSA schedule of events follows: USRKUSA Schedule of Events 1 1 26 to 2 1 27
