Hello students and parents, this is a reminder that in one month, December 12th at the Deerfield Community Center, we will be hosting our end-of-year celebration. From 9:30 AM to noon, students will be encouraged to showcase what they have learned this past year, before we indulge in our annual potluck. Be sure to attend, as this is a great time to look back as a community to see how far the dojo has came! Potluck signups will be available at all classes. Be sure to arrive in

Hello OCIGK Students and Parents, this is a reminder that there will be no class held this upcoming Saturday due to Halloween occurring the same day. We hope you have an excellent Halloween and hope to see all of our Saturday students next month on November 7th. Arigato.

Thank you to the many students who participated in the dojo's demonstration on October 10th during the Great Park's Irvine Global Village Festival! Additional thanks is given to the siblings, parents, students, and friends who came to support the demo students at the event! To those who were not able to see the event, or simply wish to see it again, a video of the demonstration is available on our Youtube Channel @igkkarate. The video may also be viewed from the link below: 2

The 2026 OCIGK Demo Team will be performing at the Irvine Global Vilage Festival this Saturday, 10/10. Please come out and cheer us on and enjoy the many festivities at The Great Park. If you have not attended before, it is a wonderful cultural experiance with great food, vendors, perfomances, events, and our demo, of course. Performance Time: October 10 @ 11:10 AM Location: Great Park OC - Troutman Amin Stage The Troutman Admin, LLP Stage is located on the top right of the m

Hello OCIGK students and parents. This is a reminder that tomorrow's OCIGK Fall 2026 tournament will not be held at the Deerfield Community Center, but the Columbus Tustin Recreational Center at 17522 Beneta Way, Tustin. Please ensure that you are there by the correct time for participation. For white, yellow, orange and blue belts: registration begins at 9:00 AM. For green and brown belts: registration begins at 10:00 AM. Black belts should be at the tournament and ready no

The 2026 Irvine Global Village Festival will be coming to Orange County’s Great Park on Saturday, October 10! This year is especially exciting as the festival celebrates its 25th Anniversary, and we want OCIGK students to be part of it! TAKE THE STAGE WITH OCIGK Students are highly encouraged to join the OCIGK Demonstration Team and represent our dojo in front of the Irvine community. The demo team will perform an exciting, choreographed karate demonstration set to fast-paced

Tomorrow's Tuesday night tournament training at The Annex Tustin Legacy will be unavailable due to faculty closure. If you are looking for alternatives this week, we will still have tournament training 6:30 PM this Friday at Cypress Community Center and 1:00 PM this Saturday at Deerfield Community Center.

With the upcoming tournament at Columbus Tustin Recreation Center on September 19th, we are happy to further instruct your children outside of standard classes to prepare for the tournament. They will be taught by Shihan Matt, Sensei Tom, and other black belts. The practice classes will help white belts through brown belts to perform even better in tournament kata and sparring, while also enhancing their knowledge in general. Students should ideally try to get to at least 2 o

Hello OCIGK students, parents, and fans. We hope you are enjoying your summer so far. On Saturday, September 19th, OCIGK will be hosting another tournament for both kata and sparring at the Columbus Tustin Recreation Center in Tustin, CA. All students with 8 or more lessons are encouraged to participate. Only blue belts and above will be able to compete in the sparring section. White, yellow, orange and blue belts should arrive and be ready by 9:00 am for registration. Green

In observance of Independence Day, there will be no classes on Saturday, the 4th of July. Classes will resume on July 6th.