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
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 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
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
IKIFOct 19, 20183 minThe 44th Shihan-kai Seminar in Osaka, JapanRecently, I had the honour to be invited and attend the 44th Japanese Shihan (Master) training in Osaka, Japan. Although I am not a Shihan,
IKIFOct 12, 20183 minExchange Practice with Chinese Martial ArtsOn October 6th, 2018, the Malagueña Association of Goju-ryu Karatedo organized a Kung-Fu course in the style of the White Crane of Yong Chun
IKIFOct 2, 20182 minThe Monument of Karate Master Anko ItosuThe founder of our karate style, Itosu-ryu is Master Anko Itosu. His monument is in a cemetery in Makabi, Naha city, Okinawa. His family gra
IKIFOct 2, 20182 minMonthly Black Belt Training was held in IKIF HeadquartersIn the end, we practiced JKF Shitei Kihon Kata “Heian Series” (Japan Karatedo Federation Designated Basic Katas: Heian Series.) Japan Karate
IKIFSep 16, 20183 minThe Friendship with the Republic of DjiboutiThis time I would like to report about the further friendship with the Republic of Djibouti through Karatedo. Our friendship developed more,
IKIFAug 22, 20183 minTeam Itosu-kai got 5 x Gold, 10 x Silver and 21 x Bronze!This time, Team Itosu-kai made a big success and we received 5 x Gold medals, 10 x Silver medals and 21 x Bronze medals. Top 8 competitors i