To be shared with all prefectural representatives On Friday, March 25th, I attended the JOC Junior Olympic Cup the 35th All Japan Invitational High School Karate Championships at Hollai Kitayell in Hokkaido. At the meeting that preceded the opening ceremony, … Continue reading →

A contract with ISB: aiming for major sports Sadly they are almost unknown in Japan, but the WKF World Senior Championships, which are held biannually, have become very popular in Europe and surrounding countries, where they are broadcast live. The … Continue reading →

British Olympic Association (BOA) Facility Utilization Signing Ceremony Attendance at the Signing Ceremony Representatives from the British Olympic team decided to use the Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, and Keio University sports facilities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On February 8th … Continue reading →

The “Full-spec 8K Super High Vision” promotional model video camera featuring world-class cutting-edge technology developed by NHK was used to film several karate champions on February 29th. The participating models were Mrs. Rika USAMI(KATA), Kayo SOMEYA(KUMITE) and Ayumi UEKUSA(KUMITE). In … Continue reading →

The 2016 Martial Art Promotion Convention took place at the Constitution Memorial Center in Chiyoda, Tokyo on March 2nd, Wednesday. The three organizations that sponsored the convention were the Parliamentary Association for Martial Arts, the Japan Martial Art Council, and … Continue reading →

Looking forward to the 23rd WKF Senior championships in Linz, Austria, October 2016, athletes from Austria and European stars gave us fantastic movie message. Thank you Austrian and European athletes participating female training camp in Croatia, and all the members … Continue reading →

THE 43rd JAPAN CUP KARATEDO (2015/12/12-13 Tokyo, Japan) #Kumite ♦Male Kumite [1st] Araga Ryutaro [2nd] Shinohara Hiroto [3rd] Iimura Rikiya / Suehiro Yoshihiko ♦Female Kumite [1st] Uekusa Ayumi [2nd] Someya Kayo [3rd] Saito Ayaka / Kawamura Natsumi ♦Male Team Kumite … Continue reading →

International University Sports Federation (FISU) determined to hold 2018 World University Karate Championships in Kobe city.

Karate1 Premier League – Okinawa 2015 (2015/11/28-29 Okinawa, Japan) #Kumite ♦ Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Tadano Ayaka (JPN) [2nd] Plank Bettina (AUT) [3rd] Li Ranran (CHN) / Miyahara Miho (JPN) ♦ Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Kumizaki Valeria (BRA) [2nd] Wen … Continue reading →

On October 25 Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture held the great martial arts festival known as the “Day of Karate”. October 25 was established as the Day of Karate in 2005 in Okinawa, the homeland of karate. This year marked the … Continue reading →