R. J.Alexander, the chief Instructor of the Itosu-kai in Sri Lanka, has been upgraded to the WKF Referee “A” (Kumite) in Madrid Spain on the

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

At the honbu dojo (headquarters,) I practiced “Rohai Shodan” and “Matsumora Rohai” under the instruction of Soke Sakagami. It was such a gre

Recently, I had the honour to be invited and attend the 44th Japanese Shihan (Master) training in Osaka, Japan. Although I am not a Shihan,

On 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

The 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

In the end, we practiced JKF Shitei Kihon Kata “Heian Series” (Japan Karatedo Federation Designated Basic Katas: Heian Series.) Japan Karate

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

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

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

Sensei Ninomiya (USA) had visited Yokohama area Japan for two weeks in the middle of July, and he trained at Itosu-kai International Headqua

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

The first Switzerland itosu-kai tournament was held on June 10th, and it was a tremendous success. It was very well organized, There were no

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