Japan Karate Association/World Federation America

P.O. Box 95215

Albuquerque, NM 87199

505-256-0700

 

 

-June/July 2008-

¨ Dan/Qualification testing results from National Camp

 

¨     Letter from JKA Japan regarding Mexico

 

¨ Photos from 2008 National Camp—More added 7/9/2008

- March 2008 -

 


News Regarding JKA  Passports _- March 2008

All JKA/WF America members that are brown or black belt must obtain a JKA Passport.  Passports must be presented and stamped at every JKA/WF event including exams, clinics, and tournaments both locally and nationally.  You can obtain passports through your regional office. JKA/WF America passport is valid for life, however it must be renewed annually.  Individuals must send their annual renewal to their Regional office.  Regions should then send them to the JKA/WF America administrative office.  In return the administrative office will send to the regional offices the appropriate renewal stickers.  Renewals will begin in 2009. Members who allow their passports to expire will have to purchase a new passport.  Members who lose their passport will have to purchase a new one from their region.

 

News Regarding JKA/WF America Patch – March 2008

The JKA/WF America official Patch is ready for purchase.  You may purchase them through your regional office.

 

Two Regional Meeting Announced- March 2008

There will be a meeting for all regional directors during the 2008 June National Camp in Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

There will be another regional meeting on October 10, 2008 at the National Tournament in Tampa, Florida.

 

-February 2008-

 

Message to Regional Contacts regarding Qualification and Dan Renewals

 

 

-December 2007 -

 

JKA/WF America Temporary Regional Directors as of November 9, 2007

 

Southern Region                   Jerry Kattawar Jr.

Western Region                    Sean Sample

South Atlantic Region         Albert Ikeda

Mountain Region                  Albert Thiel

Alaska Region                       Kevin Hagensieker

Puerto Rico Region             Ricardo Rodrigues

Central Region                      Tony Nakamura

 

Once these regions are more established and as new regions develop, each region will choose its own director by yearly vote.


- July 8, 2007 -

On July 8, 2007 at the 50th All Japan Karate Championships at the Budokan in Japan, three special 50th Anniversary President's Awards were given. Two of those awards went to JKA/WF's own Master Koyama and Master Takashina. There were also six special technique awards for age 60 and above. Our organization's Master Mikami was one of those six.

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- Letters of Intent -

Ecuador
Inland Empire, CA
Manitoba, Canada
Panama
Puerto Rico
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela


JKA Instructor Tatsuya Naka on the Movie Show “Kuro-Obi”:


NEWSFLASH

ISKF RESIGNS FROM JKA/WF


ISKF (International Shotokan Karate Federation) has rejected the resolution passed at the JKA/WF International Board of Directors meeting in January 2007, in which they participated; on June 11, 2007 they officially resigned from JKA/WF. JKA HQ has formally accepted this resignation, which was not unexpected and will not have any effect on the Japan Karate Association countries worldwide.

Three of the four founding members of ISKF, Mikami-Sensei, Koyama-Sensei, and Takashina-Sensei, have decided to remain with the Japan Karate Association, and have resigned from ISKF. They have now established a new JKA organization named
JKA/WF America, which has been formally approved by JKA HQ

Any ISKF member countries or individual members who decide to leave ISKF are welcome to join JKA HQ or JKA/WF America. All their qualifications, including Dan ranking, will automatically be approved, provided that they officially apply for membership with JKA HQ or JKA/WF America by the end of this year, December 31st, 2007.

View the JKA/WF Japan page




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