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| June26, 1941 ~ May9, 2015 |
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O HAKA
OF
SHIHAN SHOICHI SASAKI
HONJYO CITY,
AKITAKEN, JAPAN |
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| Rest In Peace 9th May 2015 |
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| Introduction
of the JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION |
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Japan Karate Association (JKA) is a Corporation
under the Ministry of Education in Japan. It was
established
on March 20 1950 by Master
Funakoshi Gichin as the NIHON KARATE KYOKAI or JAPAN
KARATE ASSOCIATION when translated
into English.The Association was made
a corporation by the Ministry
of Education of Japan on April 10, 1958 and got the title of SHADANHOUJIN - NIHON
KARATE KYOKAI. Using a
professional outlook towards the propogation of the art of Karate-do, the JKA started an Instructors course programme which produced some of
the best known names in the Karate world. . With these qualified
instructors of the JKA spreading to the other continents, the JKA soon spread
world wide. Most of the larger
Shotokan Ryu Organizations in the world today are run by Instructors who are graduates
of the Instructor's
Programme of the JKA. On March 21, 2012. the JKA was given the title of KOEKI SHADAN HOJIN- NIHON KARATE KYOKAI (public interest incorporated association JKA) thus making the JKA the only Japanese martial arts association to date to be given such recognition by its government.The JKA has branches in more than a 155 countries
around the globe and these
branches together constitute the
JKA World Federation. The
Branch in India is a member of the Japan
Karate Association World Federation. |
| WHAT
IS KARATE-DO |
| Karate-do
literally translated from the Japanese language is the way of the empty hand.
In the early days of the martial
art, there were no schools,
but rather the art was known by the areas which it
was practiced in. Today however
there are 4 major schools of karate-do, namely Shotokan,
Wado-ryu, Goju Ryu and Shito Ryu recognized by various
World Bodies. |
| Shotokan
Karate in India was started more than 50 years ago with various instructors
coming in with their own
brand of Shotokan.
However it was the advent of the JKA in India that brought
the Original Shotokan to the forefront of
Indian National Karate scene. |
| Establishment
of the JKA in India |
| The First Chief Instructor - Sasaki Shoichi Shihan 7th Dan |
THE FOUNDER OF JKAI
1976-2008 |
Sasaki Shihan started Instructing in the first
JKA India Branch at the Dadar
Dojo in Bombay in the 70s.The process of affiliation was started by the current
Chief Instructor of
India, who in 1976 wrote to JKA HQ seeking
details of affiliation.The
JKA wanted details
of the class, instruction, etc., which were sent and culminated in
the membership of the JKA. The Chief Instructor of the JKA, Nakayama Sensei, nominated
Sasaki Shoichi Sensei as the Chief
Instructor for India. The Bombay club was the first registered club from India in
the JKA as in the days prior to the formation of the JKA World Federation,the JKA had a Club system. At the time of affiliation the Indian Branch consisted of only 1 dojo in Bombay at Dadar. Today the JKA India has spanned the entire country
with Branches in 21 states. Since 2008, Sasaki Sensei's ill health and personal reasons prevented him from coming to India and he passed away in 2014. However his legacy is continued by his students. |
| Sasaki
Shoichi Shihan |
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| Chief
Instructor - JKA India |
| The Second Chief Instructor for India Anand Ratna Shihan 7th Dan |
The Current Chief Instructor
Anand Ratna Shihan
2008-
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Ratna Shihan is responsible for bringing the JKA to India in the 70s. He was the Technical Director under Sasaki Shihan and was among the first batch of blackbelts of the JKA in India. In 2005, Ratna Shihan merited his A Level Judges Licence joining the small but elite group of non Japanese holding this Licence. In 2006, he was appointed the Representative of the JKA in India & subsequently made Chief Instructor. In 2007 he merited his A Instructor Licence. He is amongst the very few non Japanese 7th Degree Black Belt of the JKA. In 2012, he became the first non Japanese in the world to merit the JKA's Special Rights Examiner's Licence to conduct Exams for both Technical Licences and Dan Exams. Ratna Shihan was a Director in the National Federation from 1997 to 2006 as also the National Coach. During his tenure as the National Coach that India won medals at the Continental Level for the first time in 40 years. In 2002, he was appointed by the Indian Olympic Association as the leader of the first ever Indian Karate Contingent to participate in the Asian Games at Busan. He was also the signatory for India during the historic WADA acceptance by WKF. After taking on the mantle of the Chief Instructor in India for the JKA he gave up all posts in the National All Style Body to concentrate on the growth of JKA in India.
In April 2023 he was inducted into the Shihankai of the JKA, thereby becoming the first non Japanese Asian to be inducted as a member of this prestigious body. |
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| Instruction: 56-JKA Licenced Instructors |
Tournaments:
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40
JKA All India Tournaments conducted |
| 15 Kyu level National Tournaments conducted |
| 09 SeniorTournaments conducted |
| Dan Levels: JKA India's list of Dan
holders of 4 Dan above |
| The Late Sasaki Shihan who headed the Tohoku Region of JKA Japan had from the begining always
encouraged the JKA India members to qualify for
the Technical Licences. Due to his persistant encouragement
and commitment to the country, the JKA India has on it's membership rolls today more than 56 of it's Instructors holding licences of various levels which range from A class to D class. In the JKA India, all Examinations taken in the country
are conducted by JKA Licenced
examiners. Within a few
years of the establishment the JKA in India, the National Body held it's first
All India JKA
Tournament.
The 40th Edition of this Tournament was held in January 2023. Since 2009, JKA India started having Tournaments for the Kyu Level members with the 15th Edition was completed in 2023.After the demise of Sasaki Shian in 2014, JKA India held it;s first Veterans Championship in his memory. Called the Sasaki Shoichi Memorial Senior Championship, it's 10th edition is to be held in 2023. In 2006, during the Funakoshi Gichin World Cup in Sydney
Australia, JKA India was honoured to have Sensei Anand Ratna it's Technical Director as the Chief Judge for the Final of the Women's
Team Kata . Since 2008, the JKA Headquarters granted Sensei Anand Ratna the Special Examiner Rights to conduct Dan Examination in India and he has been upgraded to take Dan Gradings up to the level of San Dan. In 2012, Sensei Ratna became the first Non Japanese Instructor in the world to be granted the Special Examination Rights to conduct Technical Qualification Exams outside of Japan. The JKA India National Tournaments in India are now conducted solely by Instructors who hold the Technical Licence of Judge issued by the JKA. JKA India is among the very few National Organizations in the world which have had nearly all the senior instructors of the JKA Headquarters visit India. |
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