JKA of Northern California: Shotokan Karate
Shotokan Karate for Adults and Kids in San Bruno near San Francisco
A HUGE thank you to all the Judges, Volunteers and Competitors who made this tournament a success. This was the first time JKA NorCal hosted Nationals. There were over 210 competitors from 26 dojos in 63 events. Congratulations to all.
Summary by Dojo: https://jkanorcal.org/archives/8870
Adult Divisions: https://jkanorcal.org/archives/8858
Youth Divisions: https://jkanorcal.org/archives/8840
We were honored to have 26 dojos participate in this year’s JKA American Federation Nationals. Of the participating dojos:
The dojo that traveled the furthest to compete was the JKA Maine dojo.
JKA NorCal took the most medals overall, Tokon took the most Gold medals overall, JKA NorCal took the most Silver and Bronze medals overall.
Lafayette Karate Club took the most medals overall, Miami Shotokan Karate Club took the most Gold and Bronze medals, JKA NorCal took the most Silver medals.
Tokon took the most medals overall, as well as the most Gold and Silver medals, and JKA NorCal took the most bronze medals.
| Adult | Youth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dojos | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Full Point Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| JKA American Federation Institute | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| JKA AZ | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| JKA Boston | – | ||||||
| JKA Collierville | 1 | 1 | |||||
| JKA EastBay | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| JKA Maine | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| JKA Montville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| JKA NorCal | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 47 |
| JKA NY | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| JKA SF | – | ||||||
| Lafayette Karate Club | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |||
| LKA | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| LSU Karate | – | ||||||
| Machida Academy | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Martial Arts Club at UTSA | – | ||||||
| Miyake Karate | – | ||||||
| MSKC | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 |
| NOSA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Scottsdale Martial Arts | – | ||||||
| Shiroma JKA NY | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| SKI | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| SV Shotokan Karate | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Tokon | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 38 | |
| Tulane Karate Club | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Uconn Karate Club | – | ||||||
Osu!
Women: Grace Marulanda, MSKC
Men: Wauriman Borges, JKA NorCal
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:
Men, women, children, all ranks and organizations are invited!
Spectators are welcome!
Questions? info@jkanorcal.org
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
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 Division | Individual Single Event $55, Two Events $65 |
| Collegiate Division | Individual 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. |
This tournament will be following the JKA tournament rules and regulations:
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
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
Prime Time Athletic Club
1730 Rollins Rd
Burlingame, CA 94010
Primetime is an approximately 12 minute walk from the Millbrae BART and Caltrain station.
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.
The 2019 Japan Karate Association American Federation National Karate Championships and Goodwill Tournament honoring Sensei Takayuki Mikami will be in the San Francisco Bay Area on 8-10 November 2019.
Male and Female, all ages, ranks and organizations are invited. JKA Nor Cal are very excited to host this event. See the most recent post for more information.
Friday November 8, 2019 (Clinics and Dan testing)
Saturday November 9, 2019 (Tournament)
Sunday November 10, 2019 (Wine Tour)
Register here: https://jkanorcal.org/jka-af-nationals-registration
The 2017 Japan Karate Association American Federation National Karate Championships and Goodwill Tournament will be on 10-12 November 2017.
Male and Female, all ages, ranks and organizations are invited. For more information please go to jkaaf.org and follow the JKA American Federation on facebook. The tournament will be held at:
Grace King High School
4301 Grace King Pl
Metarie, Louisiana
2017-JKAAF-Nationals-Tournament-packet
2017-JKAAF-Nationals-Individual-registration
The JKA American Federation National Tournament is coming up November 14-15 at University of New Orleans, and our team is preparing to go. More information will be posted at the JKA/AF web site.
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.
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.
Here are some pictures of the USA team Kata:
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.
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!
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.
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
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)
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)
