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2019 JKA American Federation Nationals

Important Deadlines:
Registration is now closed.

All participants should try to check in on Friday Nov 8, 2019 at Prime Time Athletic Club (1730 Rollins Rd, Burlingame, CA 94010) between 10:00am – 8:00pm.

There will be limited late check-in on Saturday Nov 9, 2019 at 8:00am at the tournament location. To speed up your check-in, please download, print and sign the waiver:

Waiver-ReleaseDownload
Sensei Takayuki Mikami
Sensei Takayuki Mikami

Sensei Yoshizo Machida
Sensei Yoshizo Machida

Sensei Isami Shiroma
Sensei Isami Shiroma

November 8-10, 2019
Burlingame, CA

Prime Time
Athletic Club

Burlingamer
Sports Center

Men, women, children, all ranks and organizations are invited!
Spectators are welcome!

Questions? info@jkanorcal.org

Date/Time:

Nationals Check-in, Clinics and Dan testing

Tournament


Late Check In: No registrations accepted on this day.
National Anthem and Competitors Oath
Competition starts in 4 rings.
I.     Youth Divisions
II.   Adult Divisions + Eliminations
III.  Adult Divisions + Eliminations
IV.   Youth Divisions
5:30pm Finals in 2 center rings.
Closing Ceremonies
Banquet at Doubletree Hotel (doors open at 7:00pm)
Awards presentation and closing

Wine Tour

Registration:

All registration for this tournament must be completed before November 1st! Register for the tournament, testing and judging online at:
https://jkanorcal.org/jka-af-nationals-registration

The list of all current registered competitors and divisions is here:
https://jkanorcal.org/jka-af-nationals-registration/tournament-divisions

Registration closes November 1st – but register early to get a discount. Early registration discount $15 off price below on individual events ends October 14th midnight!

Youth DivisionIndividual Single Event $55, Two Events $65
Collegiate DivisionIndividual Single Event $45, Two Events $50
Collegiate & Adult: 3 Events $65, 4 Events $70
Senior 45+ Division Individual Single Event $55, Two Events $65
Senior & Adult: 3 Events $80, 4 Events $85
Adult Division Individual Single Event $55, Two Events $65
Team Kata & Kumite $65 for whole team, One or Two Events.
One person registers for the whole team.
Goodwill Team Events Free. One person registers for the whole team.

tournament rules & regulations

This tournament will be following the JKA tournament rules and regulations:

JKA Tournament-Rules-RegulationsDownload

Travel

American Airlines promo code is 55N9BL, DISCOUNT OFF: 8% off published fares (excluding basic economy and non-discountable fares) 
Travel Dates : 03Nov19-16Nov19
Destination City: SFO or SJC

Accommodations/Hotels

There is a discounted group rate for attendees at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Francisco Airport. The special room rate will be available until October 6th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.

Group Name: JKA National Tournament
Group Code: JKA
Check-in: 06-NOV-2019
Check-out: 11-NOV-2019
Booking Deadline: Book by October 14th 2019
Hotel Address: 835 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, California 94010-9949
Hotel Phone Number: (650)373-2221

Location

Clinics & Testing

Prime Time Athletic Club
1730 Rollins Rd
Burlingame, CA 94010

Primetime is an approximately 12 minute walk from the Millbrae BART and Caltrain station.

Tournament Location

Burlingamer Sports Center
1864 Rollins Road
Burlingame, CA 94010

Parking is limited at the site, so if driving you may need to find street parking. Burlingamer is an 8 minute walk from the Millbrae BART and Caltrain station.

2017 JKA/AF National Training Camp: Dan and Qualification tests

This year’s Japan Karate Association American Federation training camp at the University of New Orleans (UNO) featured guest instructor 8th Dan and general manager of the technical division Sensei Imura Takenori. There were about 80 participants for the four day camp, with nine representing JKA Nor Cal. Sensei Imura’s crisp technical excellence and athletic prowess had everyone astonished. His sharp eye for details and sense of humor (for example: He picked out five people’s yoi position in Bassai-dai and drilled us all on which four were wrong) really added to the educational value of this camp.

JKA NorCal with Sensei Imura Takenori

Sensei Imura covered basics – including a series of clever drills starting with open hand striking techniques and leading up to kumite – and drilled down to details and bunkai in kata. He also had a class specifically on judging kumite and kata matches. Sensei Mikami lead classes on ashi-barai, and kumite applications of sweeping and balance, and answered our questions with humor and depth. Every one of us learned and clarified many questions.

Sensei Mikami and Sensei Imura presided over the Dan exams and JKA qualification exams for instructor, judge and examiner. Our JKA NorCal instructors and students passed their dan exams and certification tests – congratulations to:

Christina Foo – Rokudan
Wauriman Borges – Yondan and JKA “C” Judge and “C” Instructor
John Sam – Yondan
Mathew Bittleston – JKA “C” Instructor and “D” Examiner
Amy Wong – JKA “D” Judge and “D” Instructor
Michelle Paredes – Nidan
Sean Kelley – Nidan
Ed Miranda – Shodan
Abdallah Batshon – Team note taker and Tournament Competitor

If you have any questions about the camp, talk to Abdallah: He took copious notes and will be teaching a class based on what we learned. Thanks again to Senpai Sean for arranging and coordinating AirBnB lodging and driving us about town; and to Senpai John (dojo chef) for another scrumptious meal. Now we can look forward to more dan parties!

JKA NorCal Enjoying New Orleans food at Rons Gumbo

Celebrating Rokudan: Crawfish by the pound (after two dozen oysters)!

Sensei Khim Visit and Clinic

Sensei Khim Torres visited and gave a clinic on Saturday January 28th in the morning, followed by belt testing.

The two hour clinic was held at the same time as the normal Saturday morning class in the basketball court and had great attendance.

Senpai Sean leads a warmup

Sensei Wauriman consults with students before the test

 

2016 JKA/AF National Training Camp qualified JKA NorCal instructor/judge/examiner

We had a really nice event at University of New Orleans (UNO) this month at JKA/AF’s National Training Camp. This year’s guest instructor was Sensei Okuma who was so very passionate in his teaching and inspiring as an instructor.

Not only were his classes invigorating, his quick wit and humor was quite enjoyable since he taught his classes in English! Additionally, he took time to review with us JKA’s gold standard judging principles and best practices. Sensei Mikami and Sensei Okuma presided over the Dan exams and JKA qualification exams for instructor, judge and examiner. All our JKA NorCal instructors passed their certification – congratulations to:

Doug Mazur – JKA “D” Judge and “D” Instructor
Wauriman Borges – JKA “D” Judge and “D” Instructor and “D” Examiner
John Sam – JKA “C” Judge
Christina Foo – JKA “C” Examiner

This year was special to attend national camp welcoming Sensei Wauriman to JKA NorCal; introducing our camp experience with our brand new Shodans Sean Kelley and Alan Ropers and building new skill set with our budding instructor/judges Doug Mazur and John Sam … all under our beloved instructor Khim Torres’ leadership before he takes off for his adventure with JKA Maine!

Thanks to Sean (dojo concierge) for arranging a beautiful setting with AirBnB lodging and driving us about town. And Alan (dojo photographer) for photo documenting our experience. And John (dojo chef) for the scrumptious meal – you gave some of you for our culinary delight!

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JNC at camp
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2014 Funakoshi World Karate Cup

A great turn out! Thank you to everyone that supported our very own JKA NorCal (US team members) who participated in the recent Funakoshi World Karate Cup held in Tokyo, Japan. This is a world tournament that is held every 3 years – hosted in Japan this year. 53 countries participated with estimated numbers of more than 1200 world-class competitors.

JKA NorCal representatives in the USA team (from left): Zuri Yip, Sensei Christina Foo (coach), Sensei Khim Torres, Phillip Hu, Ciara Stuhler
JKA NorCal representatives in the USA team (from left):
Zuri Yip, Sensei Christina Foo (coach), Sensei Khim Torres, Phillip Hu, Ciara Stuhler

Our JKA NorCal team performed very well when considering most are first-time competitors in a world level tournament. The team was headed and coached by Sensei Christina Foo (5th degree black belt), who is an experienced, world-class karate-ka herself.

USA Team and coaches
USA Team and coaches

Here are some pictures of the USA team Kata:

USA Team Kata

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Sensei Khim Kumite
Sensei Khim team kumite match.

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Our team fought hard and everyone had a great time in Japan – making new friends from different countries and sharing experiences and cultures. These were memories to last a lifetime for our young team.

Tournament Results:

  1. Philip Hu – placed 6th in kata, boys 9 yrs old
  2. Ciara Stuhler – competed in kata & kumite, girls 12-13 yrs old
  3. Zuri Yip – placed 6th in kata, female 16-18 yrs old
  4. Rosh Torres – tied to 4th/5th place in kata, male 16-18 yrs old
  5. Sensei Khim Torres – placed 6th in men’s team kata with team mates from Chicago (IL) & Miami (FL)

Once again, thank you all for your kind help and support. We are already setting our sights for the team to work hard towards preparing for the next world championship!

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5th JKA NorCal Shotokan Karate League

The 5th JKA NorCal Shotokan Karate League will be open to outside dojos for the first time this year. The tournament will be held on August 30th at the Prime Time Athletic Club. This year, the proceeds of our league will help fund our Youth US Team Members to compete in Gichin Funakoshi World Cup in Tokyo, Japan in October 2014. We will also have Shihan Takayuki Mikami (9th dan and chief instructor of JKA/American Federation) as our guest.

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This tournament will be pre-registration only. Registration forms must be postmarked no later than August 22nd. (Prime Time karate members can register at the front desk). With your help and support, we expect this league to be another great success. We will be awarding medals for lst, 2nd and 3rd place.

We look forward to seeing you and we thank you in advance for your support.

Tournament Rules Registration Form Invitation Letter

DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th, lpm
LOCATION: PRIME TIME ATHLETIC CLUB, 1230 Rollins Road, Burlingame, Ca. 94010

EVENTS:

1. Individual Kata
2. Individual Kumite
3. Team Kata (Intermediate & advanced)

YOUTH DIVISION: (Boys & Girls Combined)
1. WHITE BELTS KATA ONLY
2. YELLOW BELTS (8th kyu) = KATA & GOHON KUMITE, (JODAN & CHUDAN ONLY)
3. ORANGE BELTS (8th kyu) = KATA & KIHON IPPON KUMITE, (JODAN & CHUDAN ONLY)
4. GREEN, PURPLE & BROWN BELTS (6th kyu – 1st dan) = KATA & JIYU KUMITE (SHOBU IPPON)

ADULT KATA & KUMITE DIVISION: (MALE & FEMALE) (Shobu Ippon for all adult kumite events)
1. BEGINNERS DIVISION = WHITE, YELLOW & ORANGE BELTS (9-7 kyu)
2. INTERMEDIATE DIVISION = GREEN TO PURPLE BELTS (6-4 kyu)
3. ADVANCED DIVISION = BROWN & BLACK BELTS (3rd kyu- 1st dan only)

MANDATORY KUMITE GEAR:

YOUTH: (6-12 YEARS OLD)
1. Green to Purple Belts (6th Kyu – 4th Kyu) = (head gear, white hand pads, foot gear & mouth guard)
2. Brown & Black Belts (3″‘ Kyu – 1“ Dan) = (hand pads & mouth guard)

ADULTS: (13 YEARS OLD & ABOVE)
1. Beginners to Advanced Belts = (hand pads & mouth guard)

Andre Bertel Sensei Visit

Thank you Sensei Andre for visiting with us and for the awesome instruction!

Thanks for embracing our JKA community, your encouragement and inspiring advice but most of all, for extending your friendship to us.

Photo of JKA NorCal with Sensei Andre Bertel
Back row lf to rt: John Sam, Wariman Borges, Rosh Torres, Brian Ng, Zuri Yip, Yuki Torres, Sensei Christina Foo, Sensei Andre Bertel, Sensei Khim Torres, Justin Howe, Ciara Stuhler, Jett, Mathew Bittleston
Front row lf to rt: Doug Mazur, Paul Breslow, Daejin Abidoye, Cylie Stuhler, Carrie Lei, Joyce Wong, Christian Leung, Paulina Zamalin, Sammi Yeung, William Urrutia, Sean Kelley

Sensei Andre & Sensei KhimSensei Andre & Sensei Christina

Sensei Khim, Sensei Andre, Rosh & Yuki

Ozawa Cup (Mar 28-31, 2013)

JKA NorCal competed in the Ozawa Cup and did very well. This international event was held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and had over 800 competitors. Our dojo is listed as one of the Top 5 schools with most Gold Medals as well as in the Top 12 schools with the most number of medals.

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Men’s Kumite Team photos at the awards ceremony:

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The Philippine youth team came to visit our Dojo before the event, and also competed at the tournament.

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Here are the JKA NorCal results:

Individual Competition:

  1. Philip Hu – 1st kata & 2nd kumite
  2. Carrie Lei -1st kumite & 2nd kata
  3. Cylie Stuhler – 2nd kumite
  4. Ciara Stuhler – 1st kumite & 2nd kata
  5. Zuri Yip – 3rd kumite
  6. Rosh Torres – 1st kata & 1st kumite
  7. Yuki Torres – 3rd kumite & 3rd kata
  8. Polina Zamalin – competed
  9. Camri Stuhler – competed
  10. Justin Huwe – competed
  11. Daejin Abidoye – competed
  12. Brian Ng – competed
  13. John Sam – competed
  14. Mathew Bittleston – competed

Men’s team kumite – 3rd Place

  1. John Sam
  2. Mathew Bittleston
  3. Khim Torres
  4. Daejin Abidoye

Congratulations to everyone!

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