We are so proud to welcome our six (6) new JKA NorCal SHODANs! We thank Sensei Mikami for coming to the Bay Area for our DAN/KYU test on October 13, 2012. Welcome JKA/AF LAS VEGAS dojo as well for joining us in Sensei Mikami’s Clinic and testing/certifying with JKA.
Congratulations to our JKA NorCal dojo’s new Blackbelts!
CONGRATULATIONS to all who have trained hard during the summer.
And thanks to Zuri Yip, Rosh Torres and Brian Ng for their demonstration on team kata. They are among the youth who will be representing JKA NorCal at the upcoming 2012 JKA/AF Nationals in New Orleans, Louisiana in November (10th & 11th). Hope they are inspiring more of our students to take on the challenge and join us there.
Thank you Tim for the pictures. If anyone else has pictures of the test (especially the group photo) – please email to me foo@jkanorcal.org
BELT PROMOTION RESULTS:
(2 ) – Cylie Stuhler
(2 ) – Carrie Lei
(3 ) – Mark Guerra
(3 ) – JunJun Chan
(3 ) – Christopher Yu
(3 ) – Cherilyn Yu
(3 ) – Joseph Lee
(4 ) – Evan Walker
(4 ) – Cole Christie
(5 ) – Lucy Ballinger
(5 ) – Polina Zamalin
(5 ) – Jeff Witz
(5 ) – Chris Pei
(6 ) – Ronan Muldowney
(6 ) – Tristan Toy
(6 ) – Ryan Toy
(6 ) – Tim Schulz
(6 ) – Kian Aimi
(6 ) – Kavi Singh
(6 ) – Erin Gilligan
(6 ) – Sean O’Grady
(7 ) – Austin Schulz
(7 ) – Tyler Ho
(7 ) – Riley Ho
(7 ) – Joseph Hoskins
(8 ) – Zachary Hanson
(8 ) – Joshua Hanson
(8 ) – Anthony Chilton
(8B) – Jack McGuire
(8B) – Cillian Cray
(8B) – Luke Nielsen
CONGRATULATIONS to all! I do apologize for the late publish on your results – I have been having some technical difficulties.
So good to see the progress from training over the holidays in the KYU exams. And I hope you all enjoyed the League – we are starting to see more experience in our students. Sensei Khim hopes to present more opportunities for our students to compete this year, starting with local tournaments in our Bay Area and then going to New Orleans this year for our JKA/AF Nationals in the fall.
A huge thank you to Kore Chan (korethegenius) for taking the beautiful pictures for our dojo events!
BELT PROMOTION RESULTS:
(1 ) – Joyce Wong
(1 ) – Philip Hu
(2 ) – Christian Leung
(2 ) – Daejin Abidoye
(2 ) – Doreen Baires
(2 ) – Paul Breslow
(3 ) – Cylie Stuhler
(3 ) – Carrie Lei
(4 ) – Brian Lee
(4 ) – Asher Whitten
(5 ) – Andrew Lutz
(5 ) – Matthew Stensen
(5 ) – Cole Christie
(5 ) – Max Gaines
(5 ) – Evan Walker
(5 ) – Joseph Ciardella
(5 ) – Tasha Shaw
(5 ) – Hans Schulz
(6 ) – Royce Carol
(6 ) – Sammi Yeung
(6 ) – Ethan Tam
(6 ) – Kathy Howell
(7 ) – Kavi Singh
(7 ) – Kian Aimi
(7 ) – Emily Geraghty
(7 ) – Jules Evans
(7 ) – Lila Ryan
(7 ) – Ryan Tate
(7 ) – Nick Gomez
(7 ) – Erin Gilligan
(7 ) – Alissa Klein
(7 ) – Tristan Toy
(7 ) – Ryan Toy
(7 ) – Dalia Riad
(7 ) – Ronan Muldowney
(7B) – Nathan Balch
(7B) – Jack Geraghty
(7B) – Tim Schulz
(8 ) – Austin Schulz
(8 ) – Joseph Hoskins
(8 ) – Tyler Ho
(8 ) – Riley Ho
(8B) – Connor Muldowney
(8B) – Kirk Zachary
(8B) – Kazuki Iwase
(8B) – Connor Muldowney
(8B) – Olivia Watson
(8B) – Luke Watson
LEAGUE RESULTS: KATA
WHITE BELTS
1st – Tyler Ho
2nd – Riley Ho
3rd – Joseph Hoskins
YELLOW BELTS
1st – Kian Aimi
2nd – Tristan Toy
3rd – Emily Geraghty
3rd – Ryan Toy
ORANGE BELTS
1st – Sammi Yeung
2nd – Ethan Tam
3rd – Royce Carol
GREEN/PURPLE BELTS
1st – Joseph Ciardella
2nd – Patrick Hoskins
3rd – Andrew Lutz
BROWN BELTS
1st – Philip Hu
2nd – Yuki Torres
3rd – Garren Lum
ALL RANKS ADULT
1st – Daejin Abidoye
2nd – Zuri Yip
3rd – Hans Schulz
LEAGUE RESULTS: KUMITE
COLOR BELTS
1st – Andrew Lutz
2nd – BingXi Chan
3rd – Joseph Ciardella
Congratulations team! We had a splendid time in Miami at the tournament. Hard training, strong spirit, great camaraderie and good cheer at this annual event. Miami Shotokan Karate Club were excellent hosts for our karate community. Thank you parents and family who came and supported us. Although there were some injuries this year – we came through it with the experience for improvement. A new Women’s Kata team is formed! Thank you Doreen for stepping up.
CONGRATULATIONS to WAURIMAN BORGES who passed his SANDAN test! You made us proud.
TEAM EVENTS:
Men Team Kata – 3rd Place (John Sam/Hideaki Hayashi/Wauriman Borges)
Women Team Kata – 2nd Place (Jennifer Madore/Joyce Wong/Doreen Baires)
Women Team Kumite – 3rd Place (Christina Foo/Jennifer Madore/Joyce Wong)
(13 and older) Youth Team Kata – 2nd Place (Kym Yoroshiku Torres/Brian Ng/Kim Masayuki Torres)
(12 and under) Youth Team Kata – 2nd Place (Garren Lum/Audrey Durazzo/Zuri Yip)
It is that time of year …. NATIONALS! This year we are off to Coral Gables, FL for the challenge. We have a few more going this year from JKA NorCal/Prime Time. Two kids team! The Men’s team and this year a Women’s team (finally).
Everyone has been training hard over the past month preparing for the event. We have our jackets ready, DoGi pressed, sparring gloves seasoned, and spirits high …
Thank you Senpai Emerson and Kore for holding down the fort at home court keeping classes going for the dojo. Stay tuned for updates on our Facebook page and tweets on results. Cheer for us at JKA/AF Nationals website!
CONGRATULATIONS on your new rank! Here are the results and I am pleased to see the progress and development on your techniques. We now have about 12 brown belts with 1st Kyu – who should be persisting in their training and preparing for their Black Belt Dan Exam. You must be training consistently for 6months to be eligible to test for your black belt promotion.
NOTE: We will not be presenting the new belts and certificates until Thursday 11/17/11 (@5pm) as we will be off to Miami, Florida for our 2011 JKA/AF Nationals & Collegiate Goodwill Tournament.
Sensei Khim and Christina is looking forward to helping you prepare for it.
RESULTS:
(1 ) – Justin Huwe
(1 ) – Camri Stuhler
(1 ) – Ciara Stuhler
(1 ) – Garren Lum
(1 ) – Audrey Durazzo
(1 ) – Zuri Yip
(1B) – Joyce Wong
(1B) – Philip Hu
(2 ) – Devon Ramos
(2 ) – William Urrutia
(3 ) – Sonny Batasin
(3 ) – Doreen Baires
(3 ) – Daejin Abidoye
(4 ) – Patrick Hoskins
(4 ) – Joseph Lee
(4 ) – Cherilyn Yu
(4 ) – Christopher Yu
(4 ) – JunJun Chan
(4 ) – Melina Shapiro
(4B) – Nicholas Balch
(5 ) – Cameron Cowan
(5 ) – Jacob Huey
(5 ) – Adel Ghezarat
(5 ) – Lili Ghezarat
(6 ) – Brendan Burns
(6 ) – Giovanni Riad
(6 ) – Tasha Shaw
(6B) – BingXi Chan
(6B) – Gabby Galletti
(7 ) – Ethan Tam
(7 ) – Emma Hall
(7 ) – Sammi Yeung
(7 ) – Megan O’Grady
(7 ) – Sean O’Grady
(7 ) – Royce Carol
(7 ) – Ivan Hornung
(7 ) – Kathleen Howell
(7 ) – Summer Batasin
(7 ) – Sunshine Batasin
(7B) – Kehl Shaw
(7B) – Katie Shaw
(8 ) – Kian Aimi
(8 ) – Emily Geraghty
(8 ) – Lila Ryan
(8 ) – Tate Ryan
(8 ) – Kavi Singh
(8 ) – Nick Gomez
(8 ) – Erin Gilligan
(8 ) – Ryan Toy
(8 ) – Alissa Klein
(8 ) – Dalia Riad
(8 ) – Tristan Toy
(8 ) – Jules Evans
(8B) – Ronan Muldowney
(8B) – Jack Geraghty
(8B) – Nathan Balch
REMINDER: If you have photos from last Saturday’s event. Please send to foo@jkanorcal.org and I will post it on this blog.
If you enjoy and want more of the South Louisiana hospitality, consider 2011 Annual Acadiana JKA/AF Karate Training Camp and Dan Exam (Aug 5-7) in Lafayette, LA. It is their 9th annual event hosted by JKA instructors Scott Decuir and Lane Nevils and will feature Master Mikami (JKA 8th Dan) the entire camp!
NEW IBERIA KARATE INSTITUTE
224 Center Street
New Iberia, LA 70560
Tel: (337) 364-5000
JKA Instructor: Scott Decuir
scottdecuir@bellsouth.net
LAFAYETTE KARATE CLUB
411 W Bluebird St
Lafayette, LA 70508
Tel: (337) 501-3502
JKA Instructor: Lane Nevils
lanenevils@yahoo.com
Update: Men’s Team Kumite (3rd Round – beating Venezuela and Indonesia but losing to Brazil), Women’s Team Kumite (2nd Round lost to Thailand), Men’s Team Kata(in Finals).
Anyone interested in traveling to support the team, feel free to contact us if you want more details how to travel with the team. So proud to be cheering on the USA team who are comprised of JKA/AF members as well as our affiliate JKA from Sensei Masataka Mori’s students – GO TEAM USA!
Feel free to send Sensei Khim a note of encouragement here. Comment away …
12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-Do Championship 2011
July 2011 MSKC 18th AnniversarySunrise Beach Practice at Key Biscayne, FL6am in the morning
We are always connected with our karate family. Sensei Christina was back in Miami, Florida to celebrate 18th year Dojo Anniversary with Miami Shotokan Karate Club– enjoying festivities with Beach Training at Key Biscayne, FL. Train with some of USA team members, family and friends.
JKA NorCal Newsletter published 07/02/11
NEW UPDATE: KYU belt promotion test 06/18/11 results are posted. If you are interested in planning for November’s National Tournament click here for details.
2011 JKA/AF National Training Camp (Sensei Mikami and Sensei Kobayashi)
Sensei Kunio Kobayashi was truly an example of the high standards of JKA instruction. He inspired us to strive for continuous improvement and encouraged instructors to create the right environment for development. Furthermore, it was so nice to reconnect with all our friends – learning, communing and playing together – good spirit of karate. Congratulations to Sensei Khim, Christina and John for qualifying on their JKA certifications!
12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-Do Championship 2011
Glad to be back here in the Bay Area. We are preparing for our upcoming Belt Promotion test for JKA NorCal/Prime Time students on 6/18/11. Summer training is definitely heating up – dojo students are preparing for their rank test.
Black belt students are supporting Sensei Khim in helping him train for the upcoming 12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-Do Championship 2011to be held in Pattaya, Thailand (Aug18-Aug21) hosted by JKA Thailand (details on event). Anyone interested in traveling to support the team, feel free to contact us if you want more details how to travel with the team. So proud to be cheering on the USA team who are comprised of JKA/AF members as well as our affiliate JKA from Sensei Masataka Mori’s students – GO TEAM USA!
There are a slew of exciting karate camps offered by JKA this summer …
If you enjoy and want more of the South Louisiana hospitality, consider 2011 Annual Acadiana JKA/AF Karate Training Camp and Dan Exam (Aug 5-7) in Lafayette, LA. It is their 9th annual event hosted by JKA instructors Scott Decuir and Lane Nevils and will feature Master Mikami (JKA 8th Dan) the entire camp!
Karate Camp in Europe (Herford, DE)
One overseas is a really fun camp in Germany – the Gasshuku held in Herford hosted by JKA/WF EUROPE on Aug1-Aug5. It is Sensei Ochi’s National Training Camp held annually every summer. They have a panel of distinguished JKA instructors (from Europe and JKA HQ) offering a selection of class for only 100EUR … and furthermore, stocked with beer tent every night and disco night! Our JKA karate family around the world … train hard and play hard. If anyone is interested in attending, please contact foo@jkanorcal.org.
But something closer to home that you can plan for is our 2011 JKA/AF Nationals & Collegiate Goodwill Tournament to be held at the University of Miami, in Coral Gables, Florida (Nov 12-13). An all SHOTOKAN competition at an exciting venue with many international countries planning to be in attendance (Goodwill Tournament). Anyone interested in participating or attending, feel free to contact us at info@jkanorcal.org or info@miamishotokan.org
SAVE THE DATE … check out this video on the upcoming event.
