Corona and Karate In the early spring, when Corona began to spread around the world, we followed the government’s directives and stop the tr

In Denmark people started talking about COVID 19 in february this year. At first, the virus seemed far away, and was the cause of little, if

Since 11th of May 2020 the sports ministry of Switzerland has allowed to train back again in dojos. The conditions were really strict.

I hope you, your families and your Itosu-kai group are safe and well in these unprecedented times. I have had many enquiries from around the

Dear IKIF members Please enjoy a brief overview of some events of Itosu-kai Karatedo Ireland members in 2019. Presentation of Black Belt ce

On Wednesday January 8th, we went to Hombu dojo to see Soke and have a short meeting with him. It was very nice to see him again and after d

On January 12th, 2020, the Kanto Region of Itosu-kai Japan hosted the 59th anniversary Winter Beach Training at Enoshima beach, Fujisawa ci

December 6-16 I brought my team to Newport Beach, Carifornia USA. It is because Sensei David Crockett organized a friendship match with itos

Sensei Nakamura and Ohgami from Fukushima branch of Itosu-kai Japan appeared on Japanese official stamp! They wear karate-gi and we can even

Two major belt test events are planned each year and in average of 80 students are participating. One in the end of May and in mid-December.

On December 15th 2019, the black belt members of Itosu-kai Japan, Kanto district committee had an annual seminar at Itosu-kai International

Between Rugby matches I took the opportunity to train in different dojos around Tokyo. I was delighted to be able to train in the Honbu dojo

On the 17th of November 2019 the second annual championship of Japan Karate Do Itosu Kai - Switzerland took place in Kilchberg, Zurich.

Itosu Journal Vol.67 was released in November 2019. Its feature article is about the 52nd Itosu-kai National Karatedo Championships in Hiros

As always, the Itosu-Kai in Japan has the friendliness to arrange possibilities to train at different dojos in Tokyo. This time we visited t

Japan Karatedo Itosu-kai Philippines headed by Sensei Rheinan Manzo, bagged multiple awards that brings honor to the team.

After we entered Swiss Karate Federation (SKF) in January 2019, we had the great opportunity to participate at the 3rd Swiss Karate League i

From August 26th to September 3rd, five instructors from Bosatsu dojo in Valby, Copenhagen visited Japan to train. For some - Sensei Michael

The 52nd Japan Karatedo Itosu-kai National Karatedo Championships were held in Kure city, Hiroshima on August 24th and 25th. Itosu-kai did n

Sensei Joni Sharrah and Coach Alan Sharrah, along with 8 members of USA Karate Academy in Seattle, USA, attended the 2019 AAU Karate Nationa