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Karate USC München

Shotokan Karate beim Universitäts-Sportclub München

Shotokan Karate at USC Munich

About Us

Although “USC” stands for “University Sports Club”, being a university graduate is not a prerequisite for membership. You won’t be excluded after graduation, and not all members are university graduates.

“USC Munich” is a registered sports club. Its departments are affiliated with the respective sports federations of the BLSV (Bavarian Sports Association). Every member of a USC department is therefore entitled to participate in competitions and other events organized by the BLSV. Furthermore, “USC Munich” and its departments are governed by German law on registered associations.

The Karate department of USC Munich is a member of the Bavarian Karate Association BKB and therefore a member of the German Karate Association DKV. The latter is a member federation of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund).

Trial Training

You are welcome to try our training for free at any time — no registration is needed. Trial sessions take place in the school gyms (Monday to Thursday); the sessions at the ZHS are open to university students and USC members only. Pick a session from the schedule and introduce yourself to the trainer before it starts. If you like it, a membership is required in order to keep training with us.

During school holidays there is no training in the school gyms. In the summer holidays we offer a separate holiday training which is announced on the home page.

Membership

The membership year runs from January 1 through December 31. If you join during the year, you only pay a pro-rata share of the annual dues. Membership can be cancelled in writing at the end of the calendar year. Please do not send a registered letter — an email to schatzmeister@karate-usc.de is sufficient and is usually confirmed within a few days.

The dues already include the membership fee of the German Karate Association DKV (25 €).

Annual membership dues

To become a member please send the signed application form for membership to:

USC München
Helene-Mayer-Ring 31
80809 München

or scan and email it to schatzmeister@karate-usc.de.

Training Schedule

The Karate department of USC doesn’t have its own training halls, but relies on municipal school gyms.

Please see the German page for the schedule.

Training at the ZHS

Since the winter semester 2025/26, access to the facilities of the ZHS (Central University Sports) requires a semester fee of 22 € (the ZHS-Card has been discontinued).

USC members who are not students must transfer the fee to USC Munich e.V. before the respective deadline:

Bank details:
Universitäts-Sportclub München e.V.
HypoVereinsbank · IBAN DE17 7002 0270 0000 8631 35 · BIC HYVEDEMMXXX
Reference: Last name, first name, Karate, WiSe or SoSe

After payment you will receive a confirmation email from USC Munich e.V. which must be presented together with your ID card if requested. Payments made after the deadline may take a little longer to process.

Beginner Classes

New beginner classes start every year in mid-April and mid-October. To attend the classes at the ZHS you will need to pay the semester fee (see above).

No karate gear is needed for the beginner class. We recommend comfortable, loose-fitting clothes such as sweatpants and a T-shirt. After the beginner class, you will be asked to buy a karate uniform (keiko-gi). At the end of the course you can take the test for the white belt and become a member of USC.

For further questions feel free to join our group on facebook and/or write an email.

Beginner class schedule:

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