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National Program-2008	JKA Spring Camp April 2008
Requirement for Sho Dan Examination ion Jan 2008

JKA SPRING - 2008 INTERNATIONAL JOINT TRAINING CAMP

JKA India Members who fulfill the criterea listed on the link and interested in participation in the Spring Camp may contact the techncial director's office by the 15th of March 2008 for details. JKA India will not be responsible for any expenses, proceedures, visa ,travel, travel expenses or boarding & lodging of interested participants.

REQUIREMENTS FOR 2 & 1 KYU and SHODAN EXAMS IN JAN. 2008

All applications for 2nd kyu, 1st kyu and Shodan Examinations in January 2008 must carry the originals of the 3/2/1 kyu certificates whichever are applicable to the grade. Applications received without these certificates will not be entertained.

NATIONAL PROGRAM OF JKA India The General Body of the JKA India has decided that the 25th JKA India National Tournament shall be held in Mumbai. The Venue is the Andheri sports Complex and the dates have been fixed from 27th January to 2nd February 2008.DETAILS 2007
National	International
National Program -2007	JKA Master's Spring Camp 2007
USE OF JKA NAME & LOGO	Derrick Geyer's Demise
Formation of Clubs	The 50th All Japan Championships
Dates for JKA India National Tournament-2008	JKA Master"s Autumn Camp 2007 Report
Date announced for special EGM on 25th July 2007	JKA Passports
New JKA India Kyu Certificates	Neeraj and Savio pass exams in the USA
	JKA Asia Oceania Conference -2007 in Bangkok

7th JKA Asia- Oceania Federation Conference 2007 - Bangkok * Manish Jadli & Pankaj Kumar Singh Pass C kyu Instructors grade * John Russo elected as Director from Asia- Oceania Region in JKA W/F.

Manish Jadli & Pankaj Kumar Singh along with Sensei Mark Willis of New Zealand passed the C kyu Instructors grade in Bangkok at the technical seminar held during the 7th JKA Asia - Oceania Region Conference. Dan Gradings upto 5th Dan were held, however only 2 students from Myanmar passed the shodan grade. The Technical Seminar was conducted by Tanaka Masahiko Sensei with Takahashi Sensei, Omura Sensei and Shiina Sensei. Mr. John Russo President of JKA Australia was elected as Director from Asia - Oceania Region filling in the vacancy created by the elevation of Ueki Sensei to Standing Director in the JKA World Federation Body. The conference also decided that the JKA Asia Oceania Championships would be held in November or December 2008 consisting of Individual and Team Events for Men and Women in Kata and Kumite. Members were informed that the JKA World Championships now called the Funakoshi Gichin Cup are to be held in Tokyo in Mid August 2009 at the Budokan. The JKA India Delegation was headed by Sensei Anand Ratna consisted of Sudhir Vanjari from Maharashtra, Manish Jadli from Uttarakhand, P.K.Singh and Amresh Anish from Jharkhand and Hitesh Jariwala from Gujarat.

NEERAJ DHAWAN PASSES B KYU TECH QUALIFICATIONS

Sensei Neeraj Dhawan passed the B Kyu Levels for Instructor and Judges at the Technical Qualifications Examinations conducted by the JKA in the USA. Neeraj Sensei was the Coach of the Illinois Team at the US Nationals of the JKA W/F Americas. Savio Pinto who now lives in the US passed his JKA San Dan at the Dan Gradings held there. The Illinois team won medals at the Championship. Congratulations.

JKA PASSPORTS

Passports issued by the Japan Karate Association have been distributed to all those members who passed their Shodan Exams in the 2007. The Passports have been given to the Instructors and may be collected by the students from them. The passports will have to be carried by the student for all Tournaments, Technical Seminars and Examinations of the JKA.

JKA Master's Autumn Camp 2007

Sensei Anand Ratna the Technical Director for India attended the Masters Camp at the Hombu from October 5th to the 7th in Tokyo, Japan. The Camp had nearly 80 Foreign particpants. The emphasis during this Camp was on Basic Kumite skills. Yanos Sensei from Hungary got his Special Rights for Dan Grading. Sugiura Shuseki Shihan was awarded his 10th Dan Black Belt by the JKA.

The 50th All Japan Karate Championships

The 50th edition of the first ever Karate Championship held in th world concluded at the Budokan on the 8th of July 2007. The event which generated a lot of interest the world over had many luminaries past and present vist the venue. Results

New JKA INDIA Kyu Grade Certificates

The new JKA India Certificates for kyu grades of 10kyu to 4th kyu are available with the finance director. Authorised Examiners may collect the same as and when required. Examiners may note that the earlier certificates are no longer valid. For further details please contact the finance director.

SPECIAL EGM CALLED ON 25TH JULY 2007

A special Extraordinary General Body Meeting has has been called for by the Executive Committee of the JKA India branch to diffuse the situation currently prevalent within the body. The meeting is scheduled for the 25th of July when the member states of JKA India will gather to participate in the 20th All India Karate-do Federation National Tournament.

JKA India regrets to announce to it's members the sudden demise of JKA South Africa's Derrick Geyer Sensei 7th Dan in South Africa.
Not much is known about his passing away at this point of time. His funeral was held on the 21st of June.		Derrick Geyer was a student of Stan Schmidt Sensei, Chief Instructor of South Africa
JKA India conveys it's condolences to his family and members of JKA South Africa at their tragic loss. May his soul RIP.

Formation of Clubs in JKA India

The JKA India in it's EGM held in Delhi upheld the decision of the General Body to form Clubs in the country. as direct members of the JKA India. The decision was upheld by a majority of the members. The application form for the formation of the clubs may be filled in and submitted to the Chairman. Applicants for Clubs must hold a JKA Dan Grade. Approval of the Clubs will be in consultation with the State Body or Branch Chief. Application form

JKA Jt. Training Camp Spring -2007

Anand Ratna the Technical Director of JKA India participated in the Spring Camp held at the JKA Headquarters dojo in Tokyo, Japan, from the 12th to the 15th of April. He passed his A kyu Instructor Licence and B Kyu Examiner's licence during this camp The Camp had Okamoto Sensei from Eqypt as the guest Instructor, .Report.

XXIV	• Senior Camp training spots fast getting Full up. The response to the Training Camp scheduled for 2007 has been fantastic that the JKAI has promoted a Junior Camp for those below Balck belt as the available spots fast filling up. Already more than 60% of the available participation has been booked For those still waiting to register, do so before it is too late.
National Program
• Junior Camp also mooted gets good response. Due to the tremendous response to Master Tanaka's campthe JKA India decided to hold a Camp for Juniors below Black Belt. This camp has got an even bigger response. Contact your Dojo Instructor for details or email jkaindia@jkaindia.org

JKA INDIA MEMBERS DO WELL FOR NATIONAL TEAM FOR SAF GAMES

The JKA India members of the National Team which was captained by JKA India Champion, Charanjeet Singh along with Damang Syngkon, Ujwal Triikha, Karan Sharma, Sharmaila Gharu, Divya Revankar, Vaishali Bhaindarkar, and Divya Kathavate, did well in the SAF Games, despite having gone through a major legalbattle to participate in the South Asian Games which were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The litigation in which the Indian Olympic Association was involved along with the National Federation culminated in the persons thattwere selected by the AIKF Mumbai being allowed by the Court to represent the country.All JKA India members with the exception of one came back with nedals with Sharmila Gharu coming back with one gold and 2 bronze medals. The Coach for the National Team was Sensei Anand Ratna

Sensei Rajesh Ahuja passes Judge a qualification in Asian Karate Federation Championships

Sensei Rajesh Ahuja, who was the Coach for the National Team that participated in the AKF Junior and Cadet Championships in Singapore got his Judge A qualification at the continental level of the Asian Karate Federation. He becomes the first JKA India member to get this qualification. Congratulation .

SENSEI NEERAJ DHAWAN GETS GO-DAN

Sensei Neeraj Dhawan the head of the Uttar Pradesh Branch of JKA India passed his Godan at the DanExaminations held during the Funakoshi Gichin 10th World Karate championships in Sydney, Australia. The Examination panel for Neeraj Sense consisted of Sugiura Shihan, Mikami Shihan, Ueki Shihan, Tanaka ShihanTakeshina Shihan, Okamoto Shihan, Takahashi Shihan and Osaka Shihan. Neeraj Sensei thus becomes the third JKA India member to pass the Godan Examination. Congratulations.

j.k.a. asia - oceania federation

The 6th J.K.A. Asia- Oceania Federation conference was held in Thailand from 8 to 10December 2006 The Training seminar was conducted by Takahashi Sensei for Kihon, Omura Sensei for Heain Kata, Tanaka sensei for sentei Kata and Ueki Sensei for Tokui Kata, The Technical Seminar was conducted by Tanaka Sensei and Ueki Sensei. Dan Grading was held and Mr. David Hooper of Japan and Yamaguchi of Japan bothsucessfully graded for Yon Dan. Mr. Paul from Malaysia also sucessfully graded and joined the JKA Asia BodyMr. Tan Soo Lin of JKA Singapore successfully passed his Judges Licence ExaminationThe Conference re-elected Tanaka Sensei and Ueki Sensei as the Directors from the Asia Region The First JKA Asia -Oceania Championship cancelled this year due to unforeseen circumstances is rescheduled to be held in 2008 in Thailand.

2006 International Joint Training Camp (Autumn)

was held 6th to 8th October at the Hombu Dojo, Tokyo Japan. The Technical Director of JKA India Sensei Anand Ratna participated in the Camp. The Chief Instructor of the JKA Shuseki Shihan Motokuni Sugiura conducted a session of various kihon techniques used in katas while moving into the attack. A lot of Kumite was taught during the Camp including sparring with the JKA HQ Instructors. Basic Movements ranging from KihonIppon Kumite to Jiyu Kumite were instructed. Since the syllabus for the Technical qualification exams werechanged to include Kanku sho, Gankaku and Hangetsu, these kata were taught in detail by various senseis. For those who were not participating in the exams. Katas Unsu and Meikyo were taught by Aragaki Sensei and supervised by Tanaka Sensei. Osaka Sensei once again taught the basic movements required in the katasdemonstrating his amazing skill making even the most complex movement look easy. Having won the Shoto Cup in Australia Unsu Sensei Aragaki was the automatic choice for the demonstration of both the katas. Using her skill she also showed the points which attention has to be paid to, those small details that make the difference between good kata and average kata. The jump in Unsu took a lot of effort from everyone.The World champion in Kumite Sensei Ogata also taught Sabaki or body shifting and the proper use of sabakiin all levels of kumite. The aspect of body shifting was used in Jiyu kumite practice as well.The final day's training was conducted by Imamura Sensei with katas right from H1 to Tokui kata being taken and the main points being stressed on in regards to all the katas.During the Gasshuku, Osaka Sensei, Takahashi Sensei and Yano Sensei were elevated to the rank of 8th Dan. No other participatants passed any higher grades. It was mentioned by Sugiura Sensei that stress would be laid on generating inner power while performing kata for grading. In the Technical qualification, Aoki Sensei from Spain and Sergei Sensei from Belgium passed their Special Rights exam allowing them power to grade upto San Dan Level. Another notable achievement was Burra Sensei from Denmark passing his A kyu Examiners Licence. The JKA Headquarters also confirmed the visit of Tanaka Shihan to India next year for the 30 Year Celebrations. There will be a Camp, Dan gradings up to the level of 4th Dan and Technical Exams for Judges and instructors for D kyu.

49th JKA All Japan Karate Championship

The 49th JKA All Japan Karate Championship tournament was held on July 8 (Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium)- July 9 (Nihon Budo- Kan). Results

2006 International Joint Training Camp (Spring)

was held 13th to 16th April at the Hombu Dojo, Tokyo Japan. The Technical Director of JKA India Sensei Anand Ratna participated in the Camp. The Chief Instructor of the JKA Shuseki Shihan Motokuni Sugiura conducted the first session of application of musculature in stances like kiba dachi and techniques used in kata clearly differentiating techniques like Yoko mawashi uchi and shoumen tate mawashi uchi. Posture during thetechniques were stressed on and common mistakes made by students during the performance of the Heian series and katas Bassai Dai, Jion, kanku Dai Empi Kanku Sho, Bassai Sho, Goju shi ho, Souchin, Niju shi ho, Goju shi ho sho and Chinte were explained and the correct manner of movement shown. the 2nd session the participants were separated into 3 groups one of 7th dan & over , the second 6 Dan & 5 Dans and the third of 4th dans and under. Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Empi and Jion. were taught along with Jutte, Unsu and Meikyo. The two Tokui katas were performed by Aragaki Sensei who won the World Championships in Technical Qualification Examination was Kata Kanku Dai. This was taught in detail by Sensei Kobayashi. Each movement was correctly explained and the participants made to perform it in the right manner. Though many of the participants were elderly, all participated with great enthusiasm pushed over their limit by Kobayashi Sensei. The katas Tekki Nidan and Tekki San Dan were taught by Sensei Imura and Sensei Osaka respectiviely. One session was devoted to Tokui Kata of the participants in the camp. There was a huge number who participated in the more popular kata like Souchin, Goju shi ho dai and Goju shi ho Sho , Niju shi ho, Unsu, Bassai Sho, Hangetsu, but surprisingly very few for Kanku Sho These kata were taught by most of the senior Instructors of the JKA Headquarters. Sensei Ratna along with two others was instructed in Kata Chinte by Tanaka Sensei.The guest Instructor Sensei Shigeru Takeshima from the USA conducted two sessions of kumite waza. The last session of the camp was conducted by Sensei Naka on the method of moving body weight using correct inhalation and exhalation. Over 250 particpanbts participated in this annual affair. However this time there were many foreigners about100 foreign participants from nearly all over the world. A special dinner party was hosted by the JKA W/F for the Foreign Participants of the camp.Examination were also held for Renewal of the special rights for the 6 foreigners who hold them. In regular Dan Grading 2 participants, Ted Hedlund from Sweden and Katano Sempai from Akita Ken, who visted India in 1991, passed their 7th Dan . Amongst foreigners, Randell Bollig from Canada and Janos Krepsz from Hungary passed their 6th Dan grading. Nishitoba Sensei who visited India in January this year was awarded a gold medal by the JKA for attending his 20th camp.Photographs of the camp will be posted on the net after receipt from the Hombu. (Pictures courtesy JKA HQ)

	Funakoshi Gichin 10th World Karate-do Championships
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre, Sydney Austrailia
14th to the 20th August 2006
results JUNIORS finalists SENIORS results SENIORS
The Indian Team participated in Sydney with the Seniors faring much better than the Juniors. Linza Syiem and Tafung Dolo both fought well, Linza amking it into the last 16 and Tafung into the last 32. For JKA India, Neeraj Dhawan did well in the Dan Grading for his GoDan.Neeraj was the Captain of the Indian Team.
Setting a precedence for the JKA W/F Events, the JKA Headquarters made all the courts chiefs for the Junior .Tournaments from the Non Japanese Senseis. For the Senior Events on the first day Non Japanese Senseis were made Sub Chiefs of the various courts.
For the last day, the the Chief referees for the finals of the various events, were Sugiura Shuseki Shihan, Masaaki Ueki Shihan, Yoshoiharu Osaka Shihan, Takeshi Oishi Shihan, Masahiko Tanka Shihan, Norway's Geier Larsen and our Sensei Anand Ratna.were the only non Japanese ChiefReferees. They judged the Men's Team Kata Finals and the Women's Team Kata Finals respectively.
Other Chief referees for the final Days events were Ted Hedlund from Sweden, Peter Wewenkong from Netherlands , Yanos Krepz from Hungary, Yazawa Toshihiko, Mori Toshihiro and Takahashi Shunsuke (all from Japan)

An Invitation from Slovenia for training camp with Tanaka Shihan. Please follow the link for details

www.jka-celje.com       shotokan@siol.net

Concluded events for the year 2005

	J.K.A. ASIA - OCEANIA FEDERAION SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE 9th to 11th December 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
Traing Seminar Instructors M.Ueki 8th Dan, M. Tanaka, 8th Dan,
S. Takahashi 7th Dan, F.Omura 7th Dan.
Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Indinesia & Singaporeparticipated in the 3 day even which began on the 9th of December.Basic Kihon & Kata and Judging Seminar was taken. this year the Kata requested for was Niju shi ho conducted by Sensei Takahashi.Dan Examinations and Technical Licence Examinations were takenThe Conference decided to conduct the Firtst JKA Asia Oceania Karate Championships in Thailand in December 2006

2005 JKA AUTUMN JOINT TRAINING CAMP

6TH TO 9TH OCTOBER 2005 VENUE : JKA HOMBU DOJO, TOKYO

INSTRUCTORS : MOTOKUNI SUGIURA JKA CHIEF INSTRUCTOR & JKA HQ INSTRUCTORS

The Technical Director for the JKA India attended all the six sessions of the Camp. Shuseki Shihan Sugiura conducted a course on the manners and ettiquette to be followed in the dojoUeki Sensei conducted the session for Kihon emphasising on correctness of  the course of  technique and manner of execution. Tanaka Sensei conducted the session for the Advanced kata of Bassai sho, Kanku Sho, Nijushiho, Gojushiho Sho, Unsu, and Souchin assisted by Ogura Sensei, Hanzaki Sensei, Aragaki and others. Tokui Kata asked for by the trainees was also conducted. The Shitei Kata for the technical examinations was Jion and Imura Sensei conducted the Kata training courseThe Technical Handbook for Instructors has been published by the JKA. However as revisions are being made to the book, it is not available for sale. Ueki sensei, Tanaka Sensei and Osaka Sensei conducted the explaination of the text and the training under the supervison of Shuseki Shihan Sugiura. Some pictures of the Spring and  Autumn camps Special training in Judging for foreigners was conducted by Tanaka Sensei and Kawawada sensei. The announcement was also made for the next Shoto Cup to be held in Australia Details of the events will be posted in the JKAW/F Events link when received

SPRING INTERNATIONAL TRAINING CAMP