Greeting
Dear Friends and pupils of Shuseki Shihan Asai;
My name is Keiko Asai, the wife of the late Tetsuhiko Asai. Please allow me to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have touched our lives and made Tetsuhiko Asai’s karate life as wonderful as it was. Thank you to all of you.
I am writing today to let you know that in 2006, Keiko Asai officially succeeded the right to the trademark of I.J.K.A., International Japan Martial Arts Karate Asai-ryu[I.J.K.A.] for which Shuseki Shihan Asai registered twenty years ago at Japan Patent Office. Thus, I am the sole heir and the founder of IJKA globally.
Another important message to you is that there are a few illegitimate organizations under the same name of IJKA in Europe including UK. They use IJKA name without my permission or authorization. As of today, IJKA is to establish its Administrational Office and Technical Office.
Any other organizations and dojos have no authorization to grant any rank certifications or diplomas of Asai-ryu karate. Only my organization can grant such certification. If you wish to be an authorized member of IJKA, we welcome you. Please check website or send your request or question to info@ijka.jp
Best wishes to all,
I am writing today to let you know that in 2006, Keiko Asai officially succeeded the right to the trademark of I.J.K.A., International Japan Martial Arts Karate Asai-ryu[I.J.K.A.] for which Shuseki Shihan Asai registered twenty years ago at Japan Patent Office. Thus, I am the sole heir and the founder of IJKA globally.
Another important message to you is that there are a few illegitimate organizations under the same name of IJKA in Europe including UK. They use IJKA name without my permission or authorization. As of today, IJKA is to establish its Administrational Office and Technical Office.
Any other organizations and dojos have no authorization to grant any rank certifications or diplomas of Asai-ryu karate. Only my organization can grant such certification. If you wish to be an authorized member of IJKA, we welcome you. Please check website or send your request or question to info@ijka.jp
Best wishes to all,
Keiko Asai
President
International Japan martial arts Karatedokai Asai- ryu (I.J.K.A.)
Dear Members in Respective Regions,
I hope you are well, and have already received the regional branch certification.
If you have, please let us know; let's keep a good line of communication.
The late Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai used to talk compassionately about his pupils around the world, saying that they were all one Karate family, regardless of race, gender or age. Sadly he has left this world but we are all still a part of the Karate family. I am sure, wherever he is now, he will be pleased to see us working hard together and learning from each other.
I spent the last 47 years walking the Karate life with Shihan Asai, and it was a thorny path and it wasn't rare to have some people bad-mouthing him. In whatever tough situation he faced with he still stayed focused and kept training. As his close pupils know by heart, he used to say:
"If you have time for conflict, spend the time training; if you have time for excuses spend the time polishing your skill."
In this age of constant conflicts, if everyone shared this same view - his karate spirit - people would be much more at peace and kind to each other. The world would be a peaceful place.
Shihan Asai put his heart and soul into the development and practice of his karate techniques, and traveling around the world teaching his techniques. I, on the other hand, focused on writing essays on karate techniques, gathering information, recording technical results, developing a homepage and other administrational tasks, all behind the scenes. For this reason, I believe I have a good understanding of his techniques and strong passion for karate, more than anyone else. He and I were still half way on our Karate journey but he had to go; I am finally recovered enough from the loss to take over his load, and, although with a heavy heart, finish walking the path.
However, since then so many people around the world have quickly responded to my calls and registered for memberships - they all loved Shihan Asai -- and that made me realize that I wasn't alone.
To abide by the last wish of Shihan Asai's to "improve karate skills and grow as a person," I would try my hardest to create such an organization, however small, to practice the real karate, with all of you.
Your support makes it possible.
With all our love -
February 14th, 2010
Keiko Asai
The President of IJKA
If you have, please let us know; let's keep a good line of communication.
The late Shihan Tetsuhiko Asai used to talk compassionately about his pupils around the world, saying that they were all one Karate family, regardless of race, gender or age. Sadly he has left this world but we are all still a part of the Karate family. I am sure, wherever he is now, he will be pleased to see us working hard together and learning from each other.
I spent the last 47 years walking the Karate life with Shihan Asai, and it was a thorny path and it wasn't rare to have some people bad-mouthing him. In whatever tough situation he faced with he still stayed focused and kept training. As his close pupils know by heart, he used to say:
"If you have time for conflict, spend the time training; if you have time for excuses spend the time polishing your skill."
In this age of constant conflicts, if everyone shared this same view - his karate spirit - people would be much more at peace and kind to each other. The world would be a peaceful place.
Shihan Asai put his heart and soul into the development and practice of his karate techniques, and traveling around the world teaching his techniques. I, on the other hand, focused on writing essays on karate techniques, gathering information, recording technical results, developing a homepage and other administrational tasks, all behind the scenes. For this reason, I believe I have a good understanding of his techniques and strong passion for karate, more than anyone else. He and I were still half way on our Karate journey but he had to go; I am finally recovered enough from the loss to take over his load, and, although with a heavy heart, finish walking the path.
However, since then so many people around the world have quickly responded to my calls and registered for memberships - they all loved Shihan Asai -- and that made me realize that I wasn't alone.
To abide by the last wish of Shihan Asai's to "improve karate skills and grow as a person," I would try my hardest to create such an organization, however small, to practice the real karate, with all of you.
Your support makes it possible.
With all our love -
February 14th, 2010
Keiko Asai
The President of IJKA