Thank you for helping us reach our fundraising goal!

Thank you for helping us fulfill our mission to foster fitness, healing, empowerment and peacemaking!

Your donation will support all of our not-for-profit work, including scholarships, empowerment self-defense programs, and our Adapted Seido Karate Program for children with disabilities.

Here's a little more about why this fundraising is particularly important to me...

I was content being a karate mom to my three kiddos. All three have had unique journeys with Seido at Thousand Waves. All three started as small tots and persevered through the ups and downs and plateaus of martial arts long enough to earn junior black belts. All three had powerful experiences that helped shape them into the thoughtful and strong people they are and continue to become.

I was happy witnessing their growth at TW but did not think karate was for me, until one day in January of 2016 something moved me to join. I wanted to get strong and feel strong, learn to better defend myself and others, have a healthy physical outlet for stress, be part of a justice-focused community, practice partnership, and understand the deeper meanings underlying the art. I have had my own journey of ups and downs and plateaus, accompanied part of the way by my kiddos, I set and reached my goal earn black belt by 50 (timed together with Josephine earning hers at 15), and today, with many of my same original motivations, I continue to strive with patience to integrate Seido practice in my life.

This is a special community that is putting good into the world in small but sincere and potent ways. Thank you for any support you may offer--& consider joining us! Maybe take a trial class? or one of our empowerment self defense courses?--and know that any contribution you make will have important ripple effects.

Many thanks, gracias & gassho,

Olivia