Season’s Greetings from Itosu-kai Denmark

My 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

Nippon Budokan is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Budokan was originally built for the judo competition in the 1964 Sum

This time I would like to report about the further friendship with the Republic of Djibouti through Karatedo. Our friendship developed more,

The highlight of the trip were the days, when we were able to participate in the training at Sakagami Soke´s dojo in Tsurumi. It is of speci

Greetings from sunny Denmark! This year has been a record breaking summer here in Denmark with regard to sunny days and high temperatures up

Japanese karate population has over 2 million 500 thousands. From this number, you can tell how much competitive it is to be a member of Nat

On July 7 the "II Gala of the Andalusian Federation of Karate" (belonging to the Royal Spanish Federation of Karate) was held in T

Under the leadership of Sensei Ayumu Oda, two intense karate days were first conducted. It was hard work but also time for laughter, small t

They were 21 exciting days as I had the opportunity to meet and practice with different instructors, on Monday, Kobudo, the use of the staff

The 2018 All-Ireland Intervarsity Karate Championships took place at University College Cork, Mardyke Arena, Mardyke Sports Grounds, Mardyke

The reception was held at Áras an Chontae, Galway to honour the achievements of various sporting groups for outstanding achievements. IKKI w

IKKI competed at the Scottish Open Karate Championships, at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, April 2018. Many supporters and family al

A fantastic team effort from IKKI, excellent performances from all IKKI competitors. Special thanks to the coaches on the day who also compe

Last Sunday, December 17, I examined 6th Dan by the Royal Spanish Karate Federation, successfully passing the exam. No practitioner of the I

Our style is strong because of our Soké, our dojo-kun, our focus on correct kihon and our guardianship of traditional kata. But something ha

This year was a celebratory year for our karate organization, 25years. The past 25years can be looked at as being very interactive and chall

About 55 children participated in our internal dojo tournament in November 2017. Competing in both kata and kumite was mandatory and trophie

Our traditional karate style Itosu-Kai was introduced into Spain and specifically into the province of Malaga, back in 1976. Coming from Jap

Winning a gold! Well what can I say. It was absolutely extraordinary! Definitely something never to be forgotten.