Don Gee Welcome to the U.B.C. Shotokan Karate Home Page. We are one of the oldest martial arts groups on campus. We practice an orthodox form of martial arts called Shotokan Karate-Do. Kara means empty and te means hand . Karate developed as a weaponless form of self-defense.
Shotokan karate stresses mental and physical development.
Do literally means the way , so karate-do translates to the way of karate . This means that if one practices seriously, karate can become not only an effective form of self-defense, but also a way of life.