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Important message - Japan EarthquakeJKA-SKD Canada wishes to express the deepest sympathy to those who have been affected by the recent Tohoku Earthquakes. We extend our encouragement to all people of Japan as they face continued challenges in recovering from the disastrous aftermath of this event. Through friendships we share with our fellow karate-ka, we feel the great sadness that results from these recent events. Member clubs of JKA-SKD Canada have made donations to the Red Cross Japan Earthquake Fund and Japan Karate Association is accepting monetary donations. We encourage all of our clubs and individual members to consider making further contributions in support of relief efforts in Japan. Red
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News
2011-12-01
The JKA-SKD Canada members would like to offer their most sincere congratulations to MASATAKA MORI sensei (JKA of New York) who recently passed the rank of 9th dan.
2011-09-21
The results of the 12th Gichin Funakoshi Cup World Karate-Do Championship 2011
Congratulations Canada!
The 12th Gichin Funakoshi Cup World Karate-Do Championship 2011 was held in Pattaya, Thailand, Aug 20 – 21, 2011. Total of 47 countries participated at this great event with over 1000 individuals. Canada Team has placed an outstanding record that has never been achieved. The total top 8 placing was more than ever has been achieved in the past world level JKA world level tournament.
2nd Place in Men’s Team Kata: Ray Tio (5th Dan, ON), Stan Tio (5th Dan, ON), Colin Chin (ON)
3rd Place in Men’s Team Kumite: Ray Tio, Stan Tio, Don Sharp (5th Dan, BC), Eric Leung (3rd Dan, ON), Etienne Ngoy Herady (4th Dan, QC), Colin Chin
7th Place in Women’s Team Kata: Manon Quirion (5th Dan, QC), Carole Canaan (3rd Dan, QC), Sandrine Ng (2nd Dan, QC)
For individual match, Carole Canaan placed Top 8 and Manon Quirion place Top 16 in Women’s Individual Kumite from JKA-SKD Canada while Ray Tio from CJKF resulted in 6th Place for Men’s Individual Kata.
The Junior Championship was held on August 18th and 19th – following JKA-SKD Canada junior members participated in the event and achieved great results in Individual Kumite:
Amanda Keriliuk (BC) and Jacob Maud (BC) placed Top 8
Zachary Charlton (BC) placed Top 16
JKA-SKD Canada would like to congratulate all competitors for their participation and outstanding performance at this event!
Additional congratulations to our members who have been contributing to support competitors in various aspects to make this significant milestone in JKA-SKD Canada history.
JKA-SKD Canada
“I am very proud of all the trainings they did to prepare themselves for that competition in spite of their very busy life and sometimes injury….” - Jean-Pierre Cusson (coach)
“Our Canada
team was Superb!! We fielded the best team to the World Cup ever!! We
had more top 8 placings than EVER before!!” – Don Sharp (competitor)
About the JKA-SKD Canada
The JKA Shotokan Karate-Do World Organization of Canada (JKA-SKD Canada) was incorporated in February 2001. JKA-SKD Canada’s function is to bring together various JKA affiliated organizations across Canada dedicated to promoting, teaching and developing Shotokan Karate-Do, while respecting the rules, regulations and directives decreed and promulgated by the Japan Karate Association (JKA).
Logo of the Japan Karate Association
JKA-SKD Canada’s main objectives are to:
- sponsor and support local, regional, national and international amateur karate competitions, seminars and other gatherings;
- sponsor and support seminars and other activities aimed at qualifying and certifying instructors, examiners and judges; and
- support and assist other Canadian and international organizations dedicated to promoting and developing Shotokan karate.
At present, 33 dojos from British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are members of the JKA-SKD Canada.
Headquarters is located in Montreal at 1751 Richardson St. Suite 6119, Montreal, Quebec, H3K 1G6, at the office of its founding president François Gelinas.
The Board of Directors for 2011 is comprised of 7 officers : Jean-Pierre Cusson (president), Melarie Taylor (vice-president), Stacy Ungar (treasurer), Bernard Monast (secretary), Michael Doherty, Craig Blair and Bio Aikawa.
The JKA-SKD Canada is an approved JKA organization. Our members thus have the opportunity to attend regular seminars by instructors from the Honbu dojo, to participate in JKA National events, and to represent Canada at International JKA events.
Members of the JKA-SKD Canada are also welcome to participate in events organized by Shotokan Karate-Do International (SKDI). SKDI, operated out of New York city, is directed by Sensei Masataka Mori (8th Dan JKA) and serves as the headquarters for all Shotokan Karate-Do JKA clubs in the Pan-American region (www.jkany.org). Sensei Mori is an International Director and Technical Advisor for the JKA and has been actively supporting and advising Canadian karatekas for more than 30 years.
We invite all non member JKA dojos to contact us if they are interested in joining the JKA-SKD Canada.
What is the JKA ?
The JKA (Japan Karate Association) www.jka.or.jp was founded in 1948 by students of Master Gichin Funakoshi, the father of modern karate. The headquarters of the JKA are located in Tokyo Japan (Honbu dojo) and the Board of Directors of the JKA is currently chaired by Mr. Nobuyuki Nakahara and Master Motokuni Sugiura is the chief instructor.
The JKA operates worldwide to maintain the high standards of instruction and training established by its founders and to encourage growth and development of Shotokan karate worldwide.
The JKA is
by far the largest karate organization in the world.
WHAT IS KARATE?
To search for the old is to understand the new.
The old, the new, this is a matter of time.
In all things one must have a clear mind.
The way: Who will pass it on straight and well?
Poem by Gichin Funakoshi
Karate-do
The first
connotation of kara
indicates
that karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his
bare hands and fists without weapons.
Second, just as it is the clear mirror that reflects without distortion, the proper understanding of Karate-do requires one to practice with a clear mind. This is another meaning of the element kara in Karate-do.
As athletic training:
The nature of karate is such that it requires the body to move in all directions and it can be practiced in just about any area, small or large. Since each individual may adjust the exercise to their own capacity, Karate may be practiced by the physically weak, by women, children or elderly people. Moreover, as the body is built up and the techniques become more skillful, the movements naturally become more powerful, so that the amount of exercise becomes sufficient even for the healthy young man in his prime.
As self-defense:
The power of Karate has become well known in these times and it is not an exaggeration to assert that a person well trained in this form of defense may consider the whole body to be a weapon of awesomely effective power. Though Karate does have throwing techniques, it relies principally on striking, kicking and thrusting techniques. Block-attack combinations are eventually executed simultaneously, no weapons are necessary and anyone can learn to apply it and protect himself effectively even with little natural strength.
As spiritual training:
Karate is
no different from the other martial arts in fostering the traits of courtesy,
integrity, humility and self control in those who have found its essence.
However, since there is no need for a special training place, equipment
or an opponent, a flexibility in training is provided such that the spiritually
weak individual can develop his body and mind so gradually and naturally
that he himself may not even realize his own great progress.
From:
Karate–Do Kyohan by Gichin Funakoshi