Onegai shimasu! We have settled on the schedule for our May event, and we are expecting eleven fifteen guests to join us, including Kyoshi Michael Mackay, Kyoshi Kevin Reymond, several high-level black belts from New York, Connecticut, and Florida, as well as two Sho Dan candidates who will test...

See the results of our February Testing and Promotion event held Saturday, February 28th, 2026. Onegai shimasu Hanshi, Kyoshi, Sensei, and all Deshi! The Ueshiro Carleton and Ueshiro Northfield dojo are pleased to announce the results of our joint promotion event, held Saturday February 28th! Congratulations to seven students who...

The following message was just sent out the the USRK Deshi (student) mailing list. It’s an exciting opportunity that I hope many of you will take advantage of. The chance to train with the Kyoshi — 8th- and 9th-degree black belts — is an uncommon opportunity! Please join us the...

For years, Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA has maintained a mailing list for dues-paying members of the organization. One of the services of that membership is not just the list, but a weekly “Technique of the Week” (a partial archive is available), written by a Shihan or other member of...

Sho-Shin In his book Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, the Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki writes: In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki Approach your karate, and really any opportunity to learn, as a “curious fool”. The Zen concept, “beginner’s mind”...

Onegai shimasu Hanshi, Kyoshi, Sensei, and all USRKUSA Deshi – The Ueshiro Carleton Karate Dojo in Minnesota held an end-of-term testing and promotion event on Monday, June 2nd, 2025. We were supported by our Ueshiro Northfield dojo community in spirit and in actuality, as we held the test during...

Onegai shimasu Hanshi, Kyoshi, Sensei and all Deshi of Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate! Visitors from across the system joined the Northfield and Carleton dojo last weekend to celebrate Minnesota in May 2025! Led by Kyoshi Mackay, we had a full weekend of training, fellowship, and Black Belt testing. To perhaps...

The following is an excerpt of Sensei Hatle’s message to the USRK mailing list from a couple weeks ago: Our Minnesota in May event will begin Friday evening, May 16th and wrap up early Sunday afternoon, May 18th with a full weekend of karate training. All workouts will be...

Onegai shimasu, Hanshi, Kyoshi, and all Deshi! The Ueshiro Northfield and Ueshiro Carleton dojo recently held our combined winter testing. Our Saturday session began at the Carleton dojo with Sempai David Huyck leading us through warm-ups, and Sensei Guy Lawrence taking the group through basics. Sensei Steve Hatle then led the...

Onegai shimasu Hanshi, Kyoshi, Sensei, and Deshi of USRKUSA – Today I share the terrible news of the loss of Sempai Sylvester Huyck of the Ueshiro Northfield dojo in Minnesota. Sylvester (they/them) passed away suddenly on February 14, 2025, of natural causes. They were 16 years old.  Many of...