This year from September 4th (Friday) to the 6th (Sunday), the 13th AKF Senior Championship will be held at the Yohokama Cultural Gymnasium. This is Japan’s first time to hold this tournament, and with the hope that karate will be … Continue reading →

The “2014 34th National Invitational High School Karate-Do Tournament” was held from March 25 to 27. On the opening day, the 25th, Ambassador Rika Usami called for signatures in support of karate-do to be an official Olympic sport, and received … Continue reading →

The 50th European Senior Karate Championships (2015/3/19-22 Istanbul, Turkey) #Kumite ♦ Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Plank Bettina (AUT) [2nd] Recchia Alexandra (FRA) [3rd] Bugur Duygu (GER) / Ozcelik Serap (TUR) ♦ Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Thouy Emilie (FRA) [2nd] Yakan … Continue reading →

The 29th Pan American Karate Championships (2015/3/18-21 Toronto, Canada) #Kumite ♦ Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Bruna Gabriela (CHI) [2nd] Campos Aurimer (VEN) [3rd] Cuellar Cecilia Yaretzi (MEX) / Villanueva Ana Josefa (DOM) ♦ Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Urango Martinez Stella … Continue reading →

On March 9th (Mon.), officials from both the JAPAN KARATEDO FEDERATION and the WORLD KARATE FEDERATION visited to confer with Chief Cabinet Secretary SUGA YOSHIHIDE. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga serves as chairman of the Federation of Diet Members for the … Continue reading →

On March 4 (Wed), the “2015 BUDO-SHINKO-TAIKAI” was held at KENSEIKINENKAN, sponsored by three main sponsors: Budo Gi-in Renmei, Nihon Budo Kyogikai, and Nippon Budokan. There, the resolutions recognized unanimously by the conference, such as the demands for making martial … Continue reading →

Japan Karatedo Federation received Signatures from ambassadors of 16 Latin American nations supporting KARATE INTO THE OLYMPIC. Thank you very much for ambassadors from Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Uruguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, Brazil, Panama, Honduras, Haiti, … Continue reading →

Karate1 Premier League – Sharm El-Sheikh 2015 (2015/2/28-3/1 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt) #Kumite ♦ Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Ozcelik Serap (TUR) [2nd] Rashed Areeg (EGY) [3rd] Aboeriba Eman (EGY) / Ouhammad Khawla (MAR) ♦ Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Yakan Tuba (TUR) … Continue reading →