IKIFJul 20, 20191 minItosu Journal (vol.66) was issuedItosu-kai Japan releases the journal 3 times in a year, and it is lasting about 25 years. Itosu Journal Vol.66 was issued in June 2019.
IKIFJun 5, 20193 minItosu-Kai Canada Returns to JapanAlthough we can only speak for ourselves, from the time we joined Karate as young children we also learned about Japan. Japan and Karate wer
IKIFJun 3, 20192 minAttending EUROPEAN BLACK BELT SEMINAR from Spain2019, 3-5 MAY A group from Spain traveled to Sweden to enjoy the seminar that our colleagues from Stockholm offered us in Stockholm. From Ja
IKIFJun 3, 20193 minEuropean Black Belt Seminar 2019 in SwedenFinally, after more than one year of preparations we were all gathered at Bosön, Sweden's largest training facility for elite sports. Ka
IKIFMay 24, 20191 min11 years old boy traveled to Japan to practice at Itosu-kai Headquarters!One absolute high-light was the opportunity to train at Itosu-ryu under Soke Sakagami. Wilhelm’s father and grandfather (!) accompanied him
IKIFMar 29, 20191 minTWO JAPANESE INSTRUCTORS CONDUCTED KATA AND KUMITE CLASS IN THE PHILIPPINESOn the 16th day of February 2019, Sensei Ken Kitaoka and Ayumu Oda taught at the JKI General training Camp at Honbu dojo City of Imus, Cavit
IKIFMar 2, 20191 min35th annual Itosu-kai East Japan Junior ChampionshipsOn February 24th, 2019, the 35th annual Itosu-kai East Japan Junior Karatedo Championships were held at Tsurumi University’s gymnasium.
IKIFMar 1, 20191 minThe celebration of Soke Sakagami’s Kiju (77th birthday)On February 24th, 2019, Itosu-kai Japan Kanto region group hosted the celebration of Soke Sakagami’s Kiju (77th birthday), and over 50 instr
IKIFMar 1, 20191 minCelebration of the annual Itosu-Kai day in DenmarkThe Danish branch was celebrating the day with a practice 28-Feb starting at 17:00 Danish time which actually is 01-Mar, 01:00 Japanese time
IKIFMar 1, 20191 min“Kaiho Itosu” (Itosu-kai Journal) vol 65 was published“Kaiho Itosu” (Itosu-kai Journal) vol 65 was published in January 2019. It is Itosu-kai Japan’s official news magazine and it is issued thre
IKIFJan 8, 20191 minDanish success at WKF World Championships 2018 in Madrid, Spain!The Danish girl, Frederikke Bjerring, won 3 rounds at the WKF senior World Championships beating Algeria, Australia and Azerbaijan ending am
IKIFJan 8, 20191 min2019 Winter Beach TrainingOn January 6th, 2019, the 58th annual “Winter Beach Training” was held at Enoshima Beach, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. The members of Kanto d
IKIFJan 7, 20193 minAn Australian Boy Practiced at Fukushima Branch in Japan!Although it was still new year’s holiday, my sensei, Shihan Ara, opened his private dojo and allow us to practice. I really appreciate it. U
IKIFJan 2, 20191 minHappy New Year 2019 from Sweden!In 2019 Itosu-kai Sweden will arrange a Black Belt Seminar 3-5th of May. We are very proud to have Soke Saadaki Sakagami as instructor and g
IKIFDec 24, 20181 minSeason’s Greetings from Itosu-kai Denmark!Season’s Greetings from Itosu-kai Denmark
IKIFDec 19, 20181 minTeam Itosu-kai Sri Lanka competed in Japanese Tournament.A total 25 athletes and 3 officials represented from Sri Lanka for the 13th Itosu-kai Kyushu District karatedo championship, which was held
IKIFDec 17, 20182 minLast Soke Seminar in 2018After that, Soke Sakagami conducted the class, and he taught Bassai Sho at first. We usually practice Bassai-dai a lot but we have relativel
IKIFDec 4, 20182 minTokyo 2020 and KarateMy most recent trip to Japan was a mixture of work and fun. Working for the International Olympic Committee has brought me to many cool plac
IKIFNov 13, 20182 minKaizen Danish Open 2018 was held!For the seventh time, Kaizen Karate Do in Kolding, Denmark held the Kaizen Danish Open tournament, and again this year we had a record numbe
IKIFOct 19, 20182 minVisiting Japan from Philippines!At the honbu dojo (headquarters,) I practiced “Rohai Shodan” and “Matsumora Rohai” under the instruction of Soke Sakagami. It was such a gre