Every summer, the CSULB Shotokan Karate Club hosts an event called “Back to Basics,” in which the very basics (bowing, punches, blocks, kicks, etc.) are primarily and heavily focused on in order to reinforce the practitioners’ basic skills. During this past 2014 Back-to-Basic practice, we had the honor to train together with some of the members of the Waseda University Karate Club from Japan.