club Sports
2012-13 Martial Arts

The Penn College Martial Arts Club team is a member of the ISKF (International Shotokan Karate Federation) which is a non- profit organization established in 1977. The ISKF encourages the sound development of its members so that they may benefit physically, morally, and spiritually from the art of karate.

The association also aims to promulgate, perpetuate, and improve true karate-do throughout the world. There are many benefits to joining the ISKF. Membership allows the members of a dojo access to the best instruction, and the highest level instructors. Members may participate in camps, seminars, and tournaments sponsored by the ISKF throughout the world, and clubs are eligible to invite senior instructors for examinations and seminars.

The Penn College Martial Arts Club team has joined the East Coast Collegiate Karate Union this year. The Collegiate Union consists of colleges from Massachusetts to Virginia. The organization is a branch of the International Shotokan Karate Federation which has representatives in seventy countries. On the East Coast participating colleges and universities include: The University of Massachusetts, University of Rochester, Temple, The University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, West Chester, William and Mary, and The University of Virginia. The Collegiate Union has five competitions each year.

The Martial Arts Club team meets Mondays and Thursdays from 7- 8:30 p.m. in LEC 1018.