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KWF Seminar and World Cup 2009 — March 26—29, 2009
This event is hosted in Norway. KWF is Karate no michi, Yahara group. See the brochure here.
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Letter from JKS headquarters: International Seminar December 2008 — November 11, 2008
See the letter here.
Yokota Sensei's article in October issue of Shotokan Way magazine — October 20, 2008
Title: “Nunchaku - A Unique Weapon and It's Benefits to Karate”.
This article was featured in Masters magazine before but it was featured again at Shotokan Way online magazine. Now you can read the article here.A letter from JKS Japan Headquarters — October 1, 2008
Subject: 2009 JKS World Championships cancellation.
See the letter here.Yokota Sensei in JKS Seminar in Chihuahua, Mexico — August 23—24, 2008
This seminar is hosted by the JKS Mexico headquarters in Chihuahua, Sensei Martinez. Sensei Martinez is planning to build a strong organization in Mexico so they can hold championships, instructors' training, and more seminars with well known karate masters. You can access the flyer here.
Photos can be accessed here.
Asai Sensei Memorial Training at Los Cabos, Mexico, dojo — August 15, 2008
Photos can be accessed here.
Asai Sensei Memorial training in Veracruz, Mexico — August 15, 2008
Photos can be accessed here.
The UASK Karate Dojo, Bethlehem PA, Asai Sensei Memorial Training — August 15, 2008
The Chief Instructor of the UASK Karate Dojo, Sensei Cruz reported they had a successful event in the evening of August 15th. The class covered Basics (Kihon) and Kumite emphasizing spinning maneuvers and techniques. They concluded the training by introducing Jo No Kata, Kibaken and Junro. After the final bow, one of the junior black belt (Gina Ascencio) read the biography of Master Asai. In addition, other students joined in sharing their experiences and impressions of training under Master Asai. They all agreed that the key phrase that described him better was as ‘an inspirational person,’ since he kept training until his last days regardless of his medical condition without ever complaining.
A JKS Rank Recognition Test was conducted and the results are as follow:
| Kenneth L. Navarro | 8th Kyu |
| Curtis MacDonald | 7th Kyu |
| Roberto Marrero, Jr. | 5th Kyu |
| Dina M. Rodriguez | 4th Kyu |
| Nicole Cruz | 3rd Kyu |
| Christian Cruz | 3rd Kyu |
| Luis Cruz | 3rd Kyu |
After the event they had a small party in which the students and parents brought food and drinks to share and to build friendship.
Click here for the photos.
Asai Sensei Memorial training — August 15, 2008
JKS Dojo of San Jose will host Asai Sensei Memorial training on August 15, Friday.
Site: Yu-Ai Kai Hall
Time: 7:15 pm
Sensei Yokota's article in Masters magazine (Fall 08 issue) — July 29, 2008
The title of the article: “Nunchaku Training, Discovering the Karate body mechanics”.
Click here for the magazine's cover page. Here for the front page of the article.
You can get your copy of this magazine at Barnes & Nobles and Borders or subscribe online at the following web site: http://www.mastersmag.com/
Yokota Sensei in Veracruz, Mexico — June 14—15, 2008
Yokota sensei had a successful seminar in Los Cabos in April. Now he is visiting the Eastern region of Mexico in June. This event is hosted by JKS dojo (Sensei Ortega and Sensei Iturriaga) in Veracruz, near Mexico City. You can access the flyer here. You can see the photographs here.
Yokota Sensei in Vlissingen, Netherlands — June 7—8, 2008
Yokota sensei is the guest instructor at this summer camp in Europe. This event is hosted by WJKA (Sensei Knobel and Sensei Sidoli). This is Yokota sensei's first seminar in Europe and he plans to have a Europe tour next year. You can access the flyer here.
You can see the photographs here.
Articles by Yokota Sensei — June 6, 2008
Two articles by Yokota Sensei have recently been published. The June 6, 2008 edition of The Shotokan Way published a very interesting article (available online) called “Are we practicing Bujutsu or Budo?” The 96th issue of the Shotokan Karate Magazine published an article titled “Shotokan Karate Myths”. You will need to subscribe to the magazine in order to be able to read it.
Yokota Sensei in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela — May 30—June 1, 2008
Yokota sensei is having a 3-day seminar and a dan examination in Latin America. It is hosted
by Sensei Diaz of Asahi Kaide Venezuela Shotokan Karatedo, JKS Venezuela. You can see the photographs
here.
Yokota Sensei in Honolulu, HI — May 17—18, 2008
Yokota sensei is giving a seminar and a dan exam at JKS Hawaii dojo. It is hosted by Sensei Charles Lee, Chief Instructor of JKS Hawaii and Technical Director of JKS Americas.
You can see the photographs here.
Yokota Sensei in Los Cabos, Mexico — April 26—27, 2008
Yokota sensei gave a seminar to JKS Los Cabos dojo and the local traditional karate practitioners. He also conducted a dan examination. You can view the photos here and the seminar flyer here.
IUKO Junior Championship, Atlantic City, NJ — March 29, 2008
Two teams from Zenshikai dojo (Sensei Dato) participated in the junior championship held in Atlantic City on Mar 29th. The teams performed extremely well and came home with 23 medals. Please send your congratulation message to Sensei Dato and his teams at zenshikai@hotmail.com. You can view photos of the teams here.
The results are:
- Team Kata
- JKS Team 1 — 2nd place, Silver (Quiles, Williams, Dato) Empi, Kanku dai
- JKS Team 2 — 3rd place, Bronze (Diaz, Hall, Linan) Heian yondan
- Individuals
- Karen Quiles — Advance kata silver, Kobudo bronze, Kumite silver
- Eric Williams — Advance kata bronze, Kobudo silver, Kumite gold
- Dixie Dato — Advance kata silver, Kobudo bronze, Kumite silver
- Daniel Hall — Intermediate kata silver, Kobudo bronze, Kumite silver
- Manuel Linan — Intermedia kata bronze, Kobudo gold, Kumite bronze.
- Eliseo Diaz — Intermedia kata bronze, Kumite silver
- Totals
- Gold — 2 medals
- Silver — 11 medals
- Bronze — 10 medals
USA SKF International Training Camp (with Yokota Sensei) and Junior Karate Championships — March 27—30, 2008
All JKS members and affiliates are invited to participate in this exciting workshop. Yokota Sensei is the guest of honor at this camp, the largest Kata Bunkai Symposium in the United States.
- Place: Seaview Marriott, Atlantic City, NJ
- Date: March 27th—30th, 2008
You can view photos from the seminar here.
JKA Hoitsugan seminars — March 13—16, 2008
Everyone who is serious about Shotokan training within several hundred miles should be at these seminars. There are instructors flying in from overseas for this and people will be coming from the other side of the country to attend as students. At least a dozen instructors, all of whom lived and trained in Japan, will be teaching a total of more than 20 (possibly even more than 30) seminars over the course of 3+ days. You can view the photos from the seminars here.
JKS San Jose dojo hosts Hoitsugan Seminars — March 12, 2008
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008, 7—9PM at the Miraido Village Club House. Sensei Jon Keeling and Sensei Fred Borda will be the instructors. There is no charge for JKS San Jose members.
For complete details on the Hoitsugan Seminar series, please click here.
New Appointments to the JKS Americas Board of Directors — August 1, 2007
JKS Americas is happy to announce key new appointments effective August 1, 2007. You can view their detailed bios, as well contact information here.
- Country Director, Mexico — Sensei Francisco Martinez Pasteur
- Regional Director of Central America — Sensei Carlos Alberto Ramirez Ruiz
In Karate-do,
Yokota Shihan
Chairman, JKS Americas
Note — These positions as well as all other board of directors positions are annual appointments. If you wish to volunteer your time and effort to expand JKS karate in your region or in any of the positions, please contact me to discuss the qualifications and available opportunities.
Announcement to all JKS Latin America Members — June 21, 2007