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Karate Workshop in IJKA Italy

International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai (IJKA) Italy Dojo hosts a karate camp from November 24th to 27th at LIGNANO SABIADORO in Italy. The branch manager Mr. FORMENTON GIUSEPPE won the championship at the IJKA International Karatedo Friendship Tournament that took place in Taipei August 6th of this year. On August 7th, he was nominated at the IJKA international administration meeting for the IJKA technical office global instructor by the group's president, Keiko Asai, and received unanimous approval. The head of the technical office, Chen Hsin-koei, will be sent to the dojo from the main technical office to train the new global instructor.

Black belts training hard at the IJKA headquarters

At IJKA Taipei general headquarters black belt students train hard for two hours every Sunday from 6:30am under the guidance of Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung. Chen Sensei devotes his energy into coaching his students despite the illness he suffered this past May. There are many students that come from abroad seeking to train under the Sensei.<

後列の一番奥がフランスからのMr.Dominique Aymer	右手奥、指導中の技術局長 陳興桂
マスター浅井の技を熱心に練習する黒帯　有段者達	三時間半にも及ぶ猛練習　疲れも見せず気迫に溢れる （５０代、６０代を含み、２年間も休まづ続いている）

Response to the Publication of “Kata Kyohon”

The statement by the legal successor of Master Asai as to the "Kata Kyuhon"

we are very pleased to learn that the students and disciples of late Master Asai are popularizing the "New Karate", which is created & developed by Master Asai with his whole life in the world.

In the meantime, we are very disappointed and regretful on this event of the publication "Kata Kyuhon" was made. The ones who made the publication, appropriated the portrait of Master Asai & his "New Karate" for commercial purples, are all with the knowledge that I am the matron of Master Asai, the legal successor,
None of them send any notice and tried to obtain the consent from me prior to the publication. This has constituted the disrespect to Master Asai.

As known on the world, Karate is not just concerned about the physical techniques,the promotion of the inside sprit is rather more important. Above all, etiquette and respect are the most important lessons of karate, and the fifth DOJOKUN of KARATE is saying "respect others".
That is common knowledge in the karate world.

We do love to see more and more people learning Mastar Asai's karate and feel honoured that people are interested, but we would also like to see anyone who wishes to publish Master Asai's karate and portrait, please send a formal notice and request to me Keiko Asai. Your sincerity would be returned by a gift of Mastar Asai's memento and certificate of acknowledgement, as a token of good faith and gratitude. A public announcement and words of encouragement will also be posted on I.J.K.A's website.

legal successor
Keiko Asai

Feedback on the 2011 IJKA Taipei International Karatedo Friendship Tournament

President Keiko Asai
Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung
Government of Taiwan
Participants

Dan Promotion Results

Dan evaluation results

2 dan
Shei, cha how,Lai, Yi-Hung ,Chien, Chih-Ying,Ye, chin cow,Cheng wen-Hsin, (Taiwan)	Passed
3 dan
Chang, Mei-Chuan (Taiwan)	Passed
Leos Urbanek,Nadir Affinito(Switzerland)	Passed
4 dan
SCHOENFELDER,GERHARD,(Germany) Giosuel Koller( Switzerland)	Passed
8 dan
Bruno Koller(Switzerland)	Passed

IJKA International Dan Promotion Examination

8月７日

The judges for the tests were: Head of the Technical Office Chen Hsin-koei, Mr. Bruno Koller, and Mr. Toshiyuki Kidokoro.

Mr. Toshiyuki Kidokoro. Mr. Wang Ruyu, Mr. Zhou Zhiwen and Mr. Otto Riedinger
assisted the event with starting commands and administrational paperwork.


From 4dan, Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung joined the judges despite his illness.
Everyone was moved by his passion for the tournament, heating up the event even more.。

國際武術空手道會親善大會檢討會議

會 議：2011年IJKA國際武術空手道會親善大會檢討會議
日 期：2011年08月10日
地 點：IJKA國際武術空手道會淺井流總本部道哲彦館
参加人員：

IJKA理事長	淺井惠子
IJKA技術局局長	陳興桂
IJKA總本部道場技術局指導員	城所俊行
IJKA總本部道場事務員	陳麗珠
其他籌備委員	汪儒郁、�ｮ怡宏、闕健中、胡哲維、
	簡志穎、陳怡安、鄭雯心、Pascal

会議内容
招待状（インビテーションカード）について
・少なくとも一ヶ月前には発送する。各貴賓等対応が困難。（例・総統府など）

大会カタログについて
・ 大会本部に何冊か保留するように。
・ 各貴賓客に一冊配布する。
・ 各チーム１冊は、不十分。それぞれ６名に１冊ぐらいは渡せる。
・ 主要選手の写真を掲載する。（役員等）

参加選手登録及び参加費用について
・ 各チームは、締切り期日までに登録。
・ 選手参加費用は規定期日までに支払い、当日に支払うことのないように。
・ 大会本部は、所定の領収書を準備し滞ることのないように。

会場において
　記録等の事務手続きは、貴賓客等のステージと別として貴賓客に視覚上の煩雑を避けるようにする。

理事長の意見

* 招待状は各貴賓・関係者に発送する以外に空手会員達に協力してもらい、親戚、友人達に配って貰う。
* 外国から来た各選手達にはパンフレットはプレゼントしたい。
* 大会パンフレットに各国選手の写真は載せてあげたい。
*各チームの参加登録は必ず期日までに済ませること　それが遅れると、
主催国はとても大変で諸事がはからどらない。（パンフレットの印刷、ホテル予約、飛行場への送迎手配、其の他　諸々）。

　

【IJKA行政ミーティング行なわれる。】

8月7日、故マスター浅井生前の意向である「みんなの為の空手」を実行する為、海外各国から指導員が集り、恒例のIJKA行政ミーティングが行なわれた。

参加者
1　IJKA総本部理事長浅井惠子　日本
2　主席師範陳宏宗　台湾
3　主席師範助教CHEN,HSIN-KUEI(陳興桂)　台湾
4　日本総本部事務局里村明子　日本
5　技術局指導員BRUNO KOLLOR　SWITZERLAND
6　技術局指導員城所俊行　日本
7　台湾総本部道場国際部長林茂椿　台湾
8　IJKA TAIWAN秘書長汪儒郁　台湾
9　IJKA TAIWAN副秘書長周智文　台湾
10　IJKA TAIWAN監事張美娟　台湾
11　FORMENTON GUISEPPE 　ITALIA
12　FREZZA ALIGI　ITALIA
13　RIEDINGER OTTO　 GERMANY
14　李淵深　中国上海
15　MAHAMOOD−ul−HASSANRANA 　PAKISTAN

（欠席会員国　USA,ロシア,インド）

議題
（一）IJKA技術局に関して
理事長 浅井惠子の推薦により
イタリア FORMENTON GIUSEPPE（國際6段）
ドイツ　RIEDINGER OTTO（國際4段）
台湾 汪儒郁、周智文（國際五段）の４名をIJKA技術局指導員とし
陳興桂を技術局局長（Head of technical office）
とする事に対し、会議参加者全員の賛成を経て可決された。

これにより，2011年8月以後，IJKA技術局指導員（教練）會の指導員メンバーは以下の通りとなった。
主席師範 陳宏宗
技術局長 CHEN,HSIN-KUEI陳興桂

指導員（教練）
BRUNO KOLLOR　 SWITZERLAND　８段
城所俊行 日本 6段
FORMENTON GIUSEPPE，ITALIA 6段
汪儒郁 臺灣 5段
周智文 臺灣 5段
EDWARD R FUJIWARA 5段
JOEL CHINEN 4段
RIEDINGER OTTO, Germany4段 となる


（二）友好団体締結について
IJKAは故浅井哲彦先生の空手を受け継いで正統な空手を練習する団体である。
国数が少なくても、小さい組織でも構わない。
友好団体締結はしない方が良い、浅井先生の空手を練習するのならIJKAに加入して一緒に仲良く練習しましょう、という結果となった。

（三）二年後のIJKA国際大会はスイスとイタリアの共催で行なう。時期及び場所は後日発表する。

その他
　1　各会員国は指導員の派遣が必要な場合、総本部に申請する。
　2　パキスタンMahamood-UI-Hassan Rana 氏には、パキスタンIJKAとして空手の発展を進めてもらう。
　

August 6th SAYONARA PARTY!

Karaoke time! Participants from Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Taiwan enjoying themselves with the highlight being Mr.Giosuel Koller's Japanese enka (traditional ballad) song 」 "Yosaku."	Staff from the Japanese administrational office also joins in on the world famous song "Sukiyaki."
And the party continued into the night…evading the painful goodbyes.

2011 IJKA International Karatedo Friendship Tournament Taipei Ends with a Success

Demonstration from 　鄭朝俊先生、陳東照先生、居合道　呉健文先生、for Iaigiri-do　王武雄先生、or Aiki-do brought an additional excitement to the tournament, and the event closed with a huge success.

Host: IJKA Taiwan（IJKA　TAIWAN) Advisory: NPO International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai (IJKA) The Sports Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Interior Co-hosts Chinese Taipei Karate Federation (CTKF) Chunghwa Telecom（CHT） Kaohsiung Karate Association (KKA) Taipei Karate Association (TPKA) 中華電信空手道社（CHTCKA） 愛爾達電視公司（ELTA TV） 靖天電視公司（GOLDEN TV） 神旺酒店集団（SAN WANT HOTELS GROUP)

2011 IJKA International Karatedo Friendship Tournament Taipei Results

On August 6th, heated battles unfolded at the 2011 IJKA International Karatedo Friendship Tournament,
with many participants from all over the world including: Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, France, and Pakistan. Results:

Family Kata	1�ｮ怡宏 2�ｮ啓東 3林銓正	�ｮ亭諭 �ｮ威成 林剛平
Female 10-12 years old Kata	1王怡蘋 2謝采紘 3�ｮ亭諭
9 years and under (male & female) Kata	1陳緯宸 2高博泰 3陳泓仁
Female adult Kata	1梁�實F 2劉品卉 3張美娟
Male adult Kata	1楊�ｬ 2翁仁翰 3葉精國
Male adult Kumite	1黄冠智 2Leos Urbanek 3張嘉恩	Michel Ritter
Female 13-18 years old Kata	1屠�ｺ�､ 2李怡萱 3林海青
Male 13-18 years old Kata	1劉�R良 2謝政龍 3陳又瑋
Female 13-15 years old Kumite	1李怡萱 2戴�ﾄ恆 3王怡蘋	呂小嫻
Male 13-15 years old Kumite	1呉哲緯 2李易晟 3黄勁惟	甘晉�ﾄ

August 7th:	Technical demonstration Dan examination The IJKA administration meeting Closing party (Two members go back to Italy, one to Japan)
August 8th:	Bus tour in Taipei 7:30am Dinner party 18:00pm ~
August 9th:	Members go back to Italy, Pakistan, Germany, Shanghai, and Shenzhen
August 10th:	Members go back to Switzerland and France
August 11th	IJKA president goes back to Japan

Welcome Party at San Want Hotel

San Want Hotel No.172, Sec. 4, Zhong Xiao East Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel: 886-2-2772-2121 　　Mail: reservation@swresidences.com

IJKA President Keiko Asai speech	Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung speech
Welcome party hosted by Mr. Tsai Eng-Meng, the Chairman and CEO of Want Want China Holdings.

On August 5th, a welcome party was held at San Want Hotel after the tournament judge meeting. Chairman and CEO of the Want Want group, Mr. Tsai Eng-Meng, also the honorary
chairman of the 2011 International Karatedo Friendship Tournament, kindly hosted the party. Including Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung, karate-ka from many different
countries joined and had a chance to meet other members. The evening soon became a great success with everyone having a great time.
。

IJKA Japan General Headquarters Admin Staff Admires San Want Hotel

Japan general headquarters admin staff at the hotel lobby

They stayed at San Want Hotel from August 5th for 5 days.
During that time, they were constantly impressed by the service the hotel provided that we don't normally see in Japan.
Everyone was excited and could not stop complimenting: "Their breakfast is just perfect!" "Love the daily delivery of fresh fruits!" "The apples taste sweeter.
" "Look at the art collections in the hotel!" "Look at the gorgeous chandelier!!" "I am addicted to the complimentary coffee and Want Want snacks given out at the lobby!"…etc.
Their praise continued in Japan telling each other they must go back. Mrs. Kinase told her friends about the hotel, and apparently they are actually planning on another trip!
。

Tournament Judge Meeting

A meeting was held with members that were the future judges at the International Karatedo Friendship Tournament. Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung,
Assistant Chief Instructor Chen Hsin-koei, and members of the IJKA Technical offices from Taiwan and other countries engaged in a thorough meeting,
to ensure the tournament would take place smoothly and fairly. A welcome party followed the meeting at San Want Hotel, hosted by the tournament sponsor,
Want Want. Everyone had a great time at the big and elaborate party.

News coverage on International Karatedo Friendship Tournament

A press conference was held on August 3rd at 14:30pm prior to the commencement of the tournament on August 6th

Read articles (sorry, Chinese only)

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

INFORMATION OF SEMINAR & DAN EXAMINATION

Join or form a friendly association with International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai(IJKA)

We, IJKA, welcome former students of late Master Asai from around the world and those who support Asai Karate, to practice karate in a friendly environment as a karate family. On August 6th, 2011, we are hosting the International Karatedo Friendly Tournament in Taipei, Taiwan. We are reaching out to you today to invite you to join our organization and/or co-host the tournament upon forming a friendly association with our group. Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

Keiko Asai President International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai Asai-Ryu (IJKA) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　TEL：03-3208-9311 FAX：03-3594-0717 URL ： http://www.ijka.jp/ E-mail ：info@ijka.jp

May 7th, 2010 IJKA-Taiwan Organization Meeting

With the permission from the Taiwanese government, IJKA-Taiwan was formed at an organization meeting in Taipei at 興亜国中 with Mr.林銓正 leading the meeting.

Speech from IJKA President Keiko Asai	Assistant Chief Instructor Chen Hsin-koei
Participant members	Group trustee and inspector election
Election results	Elected trustees and inspectors

Election Results
Chair of trustee board	陳主席師範宏宗
Vice chair	陳先生興桂、許俊翰
Managing trustee	賴啟東、�ｮ怡宏、李月桃
Member of trustee board	城所俊行、粘竺儒、丁爾聰、紀邦彥、簡志穎 謝秀福、梁洪陶、陳健財、許俊雄、卓政瑋 謝佳皓、翁秋賢、林正昌、黃進發、蘇芳彰
候補理事	樓益安
Managing inspector	陳麗珠
Inspector	張美娟、胡哲維、周安宇、林志軒
候補監事	鄭雯心

Registration for the International Karate Friendship Tournament

For those who are interested in participating in the International Karate Friendship Tournament, please fill in the registration form (Download) and send it to us via email. We will arrange your stay including airport shuttles and hotel accommodations based on the information.

2011.3.27 Summary of Instructor Meeting Held in Taipei, Taiwan

○Agenda 1: Dan Ranks

・President Keiko Asai
In order for people to obtain a higher rank, IJKA has currently advised its members to refer to our website on the exam details as to what each rank entails, and encouraged them to practice according to the criteria. This is all on the website. Any opinions?

・Chief Instructor Chen Hunt-tsung
If the technical performance at the exam is deemed appropriate for the aimed rank by the technical judges, including Chief Instructor, then that is what counts.

・President Keiko Asai
In accordance with Master Asai’s system, people with enough practice years can try out for two ranks at the same time. Any opinions?

Opinions from the instructor committee:
1. It should only be limited to those who have practiced hard during the practice years.
2. It should only be limited to those who continuously practiced during the entire duration of the practice years without break.

Agenda 2: New members

・President Keiko Asai
In order to realize the principle of Master Asai: “Everyone’s Karate” and “Everyone’s IJKA,” IJKA has been accepting various people with long karate background and who have been devoted in mastering karate. As an example, the karate techniques of a particular person from Italy who participated the memorial camp in Switzerland held last year were shown to be excellent, and was also recognized by Assistant Chief Instructor Chen Hsin-koei and we will endorse him as a new member of the Instructor committee, when he comes to participate in the Friendship Tournament in August.
(All meeting participants agreed)

・President Keiko Asai
There is also another person from Russia, who I will introduce to you all and recommend him as a new instructor.
(Everyone agreed)


Agenda 3: Progress on the preparation for the August Tournament

Report from the preparatory committee
・	Obtained necessary permissions from the government
・	The venue will be reserved as soon as the permit arrives
・	All logistic teams will be fully engaged in the preparation from April.

Participants:
IJKA President	Keiko Asai
IJKA Chief Instructor	Chen Hunt-tsung
IJKA Assistant Chief Instructor	Chen Hsin-koei
IJKA Main Dojo Admin Office Global Section Chief	Lin maw tsu
IJKA Main Dojo Technical Instructor	Toshiyuki Kidokoro
Preparatory Committee Members	wang ruyu
	zhou zhiwen
	lai qidong
	lin quanzheng
	xie jiahao
	hu zhewei
	liang hongtao
IJKA Main Dojo Administrative Staff	Chen li theu
Other	Mrs. Kidokoro Mrs. Chen’s daughter

Asai Memorial Karate-Camp

Asai Memorial Karate-Camp in Switzerland.
Beginning : 02nd of June 2011
End : 05 of June 2011 招聘状

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Dan Promotion Examination to Take Place

A dan promotion examination is to take place on August 7th in Taipei, Taiwan, one day after the IJKA International Friendship Tournament.
For those who are interested in taking the exam, please check the dan criteria posted on our website. There is more chance of passing the test if you start practicing now. Also, in accordance with Master Asai's system, if you have enough years of karate experience you are able to take exams for two levels at one go, so we advise you to practice for the next two levels. For example, if you have 2dan and have been practicing for 6-7 years without taking a dan exam, and if you pass 3dan test at the August 7th dan promotion exam you are qualified to take the test for 4dan there as well.

We wish you the best of luck.

Dear friends and students of the late Master Tetsuhiko Asai,

We are planning to hold the INTERNATIONAL MARTIAL ARTS FRINDSHIP KARATE TOURNAMENT on August 6th this year, in Taipei, Taiwan. The government of Taiwan is also supporting this event.

Following the late Master Asai's principle that "people who love karate should respect and learn from each other regardless of nationality, style or organization they belong," we welcome people who are from many different organizations and practicing different styles of karate.

If you have practiced karate with Master Asai before, and are now in a different organization or your own organization, we welcome your participation in our tournament and to commemorate the late Master Asai.
We are also looking for organizations that are interested in co-hosting this event. If you are interested in participating and/or co-hosting the event, please fill in the attached form for

"Friendly organizations and individuals," and return it via email.

2011 IJKA International Martial Arts Friendship Karate Tournament Preparatory Committee

Title：2011 IJKA International Martial Arts Friendship Karate Tournament Preparatory Committee Meeting
Date and time：December 22nd 20：30pm - 23：00pm

Venue：IJKA International Martial Arts Karatedo-kai Taipei Main Dojo Tetsuhiko Kan

Attendees：

IJKA President:	Keiko Asai
IJKA Chief Instructor:	Chen Hunt-tsung
IJKA Assistant Chief :	Instructor Chen Hsin-koei
IJKA The Main Dojo Admin Office Global Section Chief:	Lin maw tsu
IJKA Main Dojo Technical Instructor:	Toshiyuki Kidokoro
IJKA Main Dojo Administrative Staff:	Chen li theu
Preparatory committee members:	TAIWAN: Wang,Ju-Yu、Chou,Chih-Wen、Chang-Mei-Cuan、Lai,Chi-Tung、Lin,Chyuan-jeng、 謝佳皓、Lai,Yi-Hung 李如霜、謝秀福 JAPAN: 酒井孝之、坪田祐貴、加藤大悟、野月貢、鬼無瀬美津江 宮田愛子、高梨真理恵、水谷寿美子、中井順子、中山惠子

●2011 IJKA International Martial Arts Friendship Karatedo Tournament Schedule, Venues and Objectives

*This tentative schedule is still subject to change

Date	Time	Activity
August 5th, 2011	Evening	Welcome party for participants
August 6th, 2011	All day	2011 IJKA International Martial Arts Friendship Karatedo Tournament
August 7th, 2011	Morning/Afternoon	2011 IJKA International Martial Arts Karatedo Technical Seminar/ 2011 IJKA Dan certification examination
August 8th, 2011	All day	Evening Sight-seeing tour for participants Farewell and closing

Tournament Venue：Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd. Zhong Zheng Hall Gymnasium, No.42, Sec.1, Jen-Ai Rd. Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tournament Objective：To strengthen the relationship with the participants and to become united in spreading Asai Karate.

●Preparatory staff and schedule

- The first round of applications will be closed at the end of January, and number of participants determined.
- There will be a second round of applications that will be due the end of February.

- The cost of the tournament,
　Japanese yen
　\3,000- for Participation Fee,
\2,000- for Technical Seminar Fee,

\5,000-~\7,000,for one night for Hotel Fee.

- For the next preparatory committee meeting and any other meeting to be held in the future, the style of a "network meeting" is more desirable (President Mrs. Asai) to allow other country members to participate, to carry on Master Asai's vision of "everyone's karate."
- The preparatory committee will meet every Wednesday from 20:30pm at the Main Dojo, Tetsuhiko Kan. (Tentative)
- Meeting schedule:

Yr.Mon	Date	Progress Target
2010.12	12/22、12/29	* Complete project plan * Send out emails to member countries from the General Secretariat in Japan to solicit participation in the tournament
2011.01	01/05、01/12 01/19、01/26	* Continue with the emails and tally up the participants.　 * Apply for grants * Look for venues
2011.02	02/09、02/16 02/23	* Send out invitations to the tournament judges and the guest of honor
2011.03	03/02、03/09 03/16、03/23 03/30	* Send out invitations to the tournament judges and the guest of honor
2011.04	04/06、04/13 04/20、04/27	* Advertising activities
2011.05	05/04、05/11 05/18、05/25	* Advertising activities
2011.06	06/01、06/08 06/15、06/22 06/29
2011.07	07/06、07/13 07/20、07/27
2011.08	08/03 08/06	* Set up the tournament venues * Open the tournament

●Other notes on the tournament

*Target participants: Regardless of which organization people are from, welcome anyone who learned karate from Master Asai or support Master Asai's karate.
*Encourage exchange between different types or martial arts such as Kendo, Iaido, Jodo, Shaolin Kung Fu, etc, at the tournament.

●Other notes on the technical seminar
* Filming should be strictly prohibited without permission.
* Issue certifications upon completion of the seminar.

●Other topics
*It was agreed to set up the "Instructor Seminar System" from 2011 to develop instructors in each member country. People with certifications of 2-dan or higher with IJKA can apply to participate in the training.
*Member countries will be asked to send video footage of their dojo practices, to be posted on IJKA website (http://www.ijka.jp/cn/index.html)
*During the preparation period of the 2011 Friendship tournament, IJKA will make the utmost effort to communicate the objectives of IJKA and continue to work in unison with karate enthusiasts to carry on Asai Karate.
*IJKA is a non-profit organization.

2010.11.21 Announcement

Master Asai did not certify any of his students in any country as a Shuseki　instructor .

Master Asai was never a Shuseki sihan for any karate organization outside of Japan other than IJKA.

Using Master Asai’s name and forging his seal and certification is strictly prohibited.

Preparatory committee for the IJKA ‘intanational Friendship karatedo Tournament‘ has been established

A preparatory committee for the IJKA ‘intanational Friendship karatedo Tournament‘ that is planned to take place in Taipei, Taiwan on August 6th in 2011 has been established with the following members:
Taiwan Main Dojo
陳興桂、林茂椿、城所俊行,Wang,Ju-Yo,Chou,Chih-Wen,chang,Mei-Chunan,LaiYi-Hung,
Lin,Chyuan-jeng、謝佳皓、Lai,Yi-hung、李如霜、謝秀福、陳麗珠

Main Contact: Global head of main dojo / Frank M.Lin(林茂椿)


Japan General Secretariat
浅井 惠子、里村 明子、坪田 祐貴、酒井 孝之 Main Contact/T.sakai(酒井 孝之)

2010.11.16 Announcement

1) We will hold an IJKA　General ‘intanational Friendship karatedo Tournament‘ on August 6th, 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan.

2) We will hold another dan promotion examination a date close to the tournament. More details to come on the website, so please stay posted.

3) IJKA General Friendship Tournament and the dan promotion exam will be annual events, and the host country for the year 2012 will be decided after the 2011 tournament.

2010.11.15 Announcement

Aside from the annual tournament and the dan promotion exam, you are also able to host an IJKA seminar or a dan promotion test with nearby dojos by applying to the IJKA Technical Office to have an IJKA instructor come to your country.
The hosting dojos will bare the cost of the event. For more details including costs, please email IJKA Secretariat.

IJKA Hong Kong Branch Newly Re-Established

On November 10th, the IJKA Hong Kong branch was re-established. IJKA had registered itself as a karate organization with the Hong Kong government through the Hong Kong Police Force in 1999, and Master Asai visited the city every year as an instructor. However following his passing, the registration was only renewed once, the following year, and the IJKA Hong Kong branch became more or less unsubstantial. This year Master Asai’s devoted students got together and after a long 4 years re-established the Hong Kong branch of IJKA. The members of Hong Kong branch are as follows:

Member
Branch Chair:梁　達銘　(30 years of karate experience)
Secretary: 劉　美群
Administrative Officer: 洗　素素
Member representative: 黄　偉毅
Witness: President of IJKA Keiko Asai

Picture taken at the restaurant Lin Kee after the branch inauguration (From left to right): Branch Chair 梁　達銘, IJKA President Keiko Asai, the secretary 劉　美群, the member representative 黄　偉毅

We do not transfer Dan certificates from other organizations or federations.

Although we have been receiving many requests for the transfer of dan acquired from other organizations, we do not transfer certificates for the reasons below:

1. The switch over would take away from the initial dan issuer, and it would be disrespectful.
2. There is no appropriate methodology for transferring certificates from both the issuer and the dan holder that IJKA has no previous association with.

Recommendation:

Please store with care the dan you were given. If you are interested in receiving IJKA certificates please try out at the dan promotion test scheduled to be held in Taiwan in August 2011. Details on dan evaluation can be found on our website. There is still almost one year left until the test, so practice hard, and we look forward to seeing you there next year.

Announcement

　1. No certifications have been issued under the joint name of Keiko and Tetsuhiko Asai
　2. There have been no Dan or Kyu certifications issued under the name of Keiko Asai in any country
　3. To issue certifications, such as these mentioned above, without consent, especially to use Master Asai's name
　　　so nonchalantly without permission,
　　　and to use the IJKA logo, is an act of blatant disrespect. uch behavior violates the 4th Dojo rule:

The Family of Mr. �ｮ啓東 Chosen as the Image for the Karate Song "Karate Family"

At the IJKA main dojo Tetsuhiko Kan, there were a number of families that were the perfect example of the karate song "Karate Family." This is something that has been nurtured over 23 years through Asai karate.
Mr. �ｮ啓東 joined the karate club at school when he was 16, in 1987, and started training under Mr. Chen Hsin-koei. In 1990, after acquiring Shodan, he took a break from karate. Then again in 2008, at the age of 37 and for the first time in 18 years, he re-joined Tetsuhiko Kan with his eldest son �ｮ威成 (9 years old), his younger brother �ｮ怡宏 and his daughter �ｮ亭諭 (8 years old), and his younger sister's twins 楊士緯 and 楊于嫻 (7 years old), 6 people all together. In 2010, his wife 曹育華 (36 years old), his second son �ｮ威廷 (5 years old), and his sister �ｮ癸妬 (37 years old) also joined, bringing the total number of Mr. �ｮ's family practicing hard at Tetsuhiko Kan to 9.
Master Asai sincerely desired that people study karate as a family. He always said that in the era of the nuclear family, when large families including grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles and cousins all get together to work for a common goal and always encourage each other, that this was the most desired situation for not only the family's happiness but also for the children's education. For that reason, Mr. �ｮ's family was chosen as the "perfect image" for the song "Karate Family." (Photo: Mr. �ｮ's family - 9 of them posing for the camera)



空手ファミリーのイメージキャラクター�ｮ家一族

哲彦館がホノルルハワイに設立されました。

I.J.K.A.指導員会の指導員であるMr.フジワラは、マスター浅井と４３年の師弟関係にあり、自宅の一室に、「浅井哲彦ミニ記念館」とも云える、マスター浅井の写真や生前に使ったライター、Tシャツ、スリッパ、其の他いろいろなものと、禁煙する際、最後に吸ったタバコの吸殻まで、ガラスのケースに入れて飾ってあります。 「浅井哲彦の武道館」という意味で「哲武館」の館長であるフジワラさんは、I.J.K.A.本部道場が『哲彦館』となった事に賛同して、哲武館を『哲彦館』と改めました。

Schedule Change for Dan Test in August

The Dan test schedule has been changed to August 15th, starting from 16:00pm after the Master Asai Memorial Event. The location is the same, at the main Dojo in Taipei, Taiwan. IJKA Headquarters Administrational Office has received responses from members in Russia, Germany, Switzerland and other countries that they intended to come take the test.

【 Dan Test in August 】

On August 16th, the day after Master Asai Memorial Event, a Dan test will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.
There will be those who are taking 6-Dan test and, in order to follow the Dan testing rules, Mr. Bruno Koller(7-Dan) from Switzerland will be there as a judge together with Assistant Chief Instructor Chen Hsien-Koei and Chief Instructor Chen Hontsung.

Members from outside of Taiwan are also welcome to take a Dan test.

About IJKA Dan Certificates

Late Master Asai had a strong intuition. As if he knew when his life was going to end, he had prepared many Dan certificates signing his name and sealing it with his hanko. He signed his name under Shuseki Shihan and left the official examiner blank. He told me: "When I'm gone, please look after IJKA for 3 years and if my karate is disappearing it is up to you."
Since I accompanied him for close to 50 years, I understand very well the meaning of "it is up to you." It does not mean, "I entrust you the organization called IJKA," but "it depends on you to decide whether it is ok to let IJKA dissolve and Asai karate finish, or to inherit IJKA and do your best for the organization." It has now become his will.
He said this not because of a legacy but rather it was his sincere wish to pass on his martial art - the karate that is not hurtful to body and can be practiced lifelong - to those karate-ka whom he loved: His disciples.
We are restarting IJKA and issuing certificates with Master Asai's signature for Master Asai, those karate-ka who still did not join any other groups out of respect to Master Asai, and those who joined organizations but are keeping Asai Sensei in their heart.
The instructors who judge the dan test will sign the blank space under official examiner.

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Keiko　Asai

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Master Asai's Diary Found

Master Asai kept a diary for close to 40 years, taking up dozenss of notebooks.
What a surprise it was for me when I found them after he passed away. He kept a meticulous record of which country he had visited (and who came to pick him up), what he taught there and which Dan he certified to whom. This will be the supporting document for anyone who needs to prove his/her IJKA high ranked Dan.

Different Dan of organization

When I asked a person from another country what Dan he had, he replied “6-Dan at my dojo, 5-Dan in the national rank, and 3-Dan in IJKA.” I think his explanation makes a lot sense. It would be incorrect to assume that 6-Dan at the dojo translates to 6-Dan in IJKA.

Keep your Dan a Secret?

Another person with a high ranked Dan told me “I don’t tell others my Dan.” This was because the Dan he had is only achieved when you have mastered almost all of the Waza on the Dan evaluation table. He explained that it would be embarrassing if he couldn’t demonstrate the Kata requested by his juniors or pupils, or when he losses the Jiyu-Kumite because he had to go easy on a lower-ranked opponent. Also he mentioned that there were mean-spirited people who would come and compete just to test whether he actually qualified for his Dan.
I remember how Master Asai used to answer any questions, anytime, from whomever, without hesitation. It was because of his hard training.

IJKAの段位について

生前にマスター浅井は言っていました。　日本にいる空手愛好家は週に３回または毎日でも道場に練習に行くことが出来るけれども、外国の方は、技術の高い先生に教わるのは難しく、日本から招いてキャンプを開くのも年に約１度位で、時間的にも経費もかかるので進歩の度合いが思う様に進まない。だから、IJKAの段審査の時は、その人の人間性と空手に対する情熱、そして空手普及に尽力しているなどのポイントも考慮に入れている、との事でした。（それが空手の心技一体に通じる。）

2010年8月15日に台湾台北にて行われるマスター浅井追悼イベントのタイトルが決まりました。

台湾空手道之父
浅井哲彦首席師範逝去四周年追悼会
及び
I.J.K.A.国際日本武術空手道会浅井流
総本部道館―哲彦館成立大会

"Tetsuhiko KAN" was established in Taipei,Taiwan.

IJKA Main Dojo has been named "Tetsuhiko KAN" after late Master Asai.

Announcement: Master Asai Memorial Event

The planned Master Asai tribute event on August 15th has been postponed due to insufficient time for planning (for IJKA's launched on March 8th this year.) It was decided at the Instructor Meeting held in Switzerland on May 13th, on the same day of August 15th, IJKA Main Dojo will host a Master Asai's memorial event in Taipei, Taiwan instead.
At the event, Master Asai's some of the best disciples will demonstrate Asai karate, and the Chief Instructor Mr. Chen Hongtsung will teach a class on Asai karate. Also to be demonstrated are the White Crane Fist technique Master Asai incorporated into Karate, and Qigong exercise that allows you to practice vigorous karate without harming your body.
Considering the economical burden such as travel fees, IJKA has refrained from calling the members to participate, however you are welcome to participate or observe the event if you are interested.

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Keiko Asai
President of IJKA

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[Keiko Asai Comment]Thank you for participating in The Master Asai Memorial Camp

At The Master Asai Memorial Camp in Switzerland we were able to advance discussions over three meetings with instructors from six different countries: Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Italy, Japan and Taiwan. I also had a wonderful time with all the participants and this sense of joy is still lingering in my heart.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to those who participated in the event.

[議事録]　International Meeting in Switzerland, May 15th, 2010

At May 15th, an international meeting was held in Gams, Switzerland. The meeting was led by Mrs. Keiko Asai, wife of the late shuseki shihan Asai Tetsuhiko and president of the International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai Asai-Ryu.
Besides Mrs. Asai. Senseis assistant chief instructor Chen Hsien-Koei (7-DAN, Taiwan), Koller Bruno (7-DAN, Switzerland) and several instructors from switzerland, Riedinger Otto (Germany) and Dormenko Andrey (Rrussia ）and Formenton Giuseppe(Italy)　attended the meeting.

Mrs. Asai discussed core IJKA principles with the attending instructors:

1. The organisation is not interestet in competing with any other organisation and is dedicated to teach Asai Tetsuhikos personal style of karate
2. In an earlier meeting the day before, Mrs. Asai made it clear to everyone that Mr. Kato Sadashige was never appointed as european or world chief instructor of IJKA by Asai Sensei. Mrs. Asai is the legal heir to IJKA registerd with the government of Japan
   The IJKA trademark first acquired by Tetsuhiko Asai on Oct 8th, 1999 was inherited by Keiko Asai as his bereaved family in August 2006. On October 8th, 2009 when its 10-year term expired, the trademark was re-registered under Keiko Asai. (See Certification 1)
   IJKA was registered as a non-profit organization on August 25th, 2008. (See Certification 2)
3. Administrational office of IJKA is located in Tokyo, Japan, the main Dojo is in Taipei, Taiwan
4. Supreme technical body is IJKA instructors commitee, which consists of Chief Instructor Chen Hongtsung (8-DAN, Taiwan), assistant chief instructor Chen Hsien-Koei (7-DAN, Taiwan), Koller Bruno (7-DAN, Switzerland), Fujiwara Ed (5-DAN, Hawai USA), and Joel Chinen (4-DAN, Hawai USA), who was just appointed.
   These people are also the members of the Instructor Committee, and we will be selecting more instructors as we go forward.
   These kodansha under the leadership of the Chief Instructor are tasked to develop Asai Karate in the future
5. National instructors and country heads will be named in member countries to support the masters of instructors commiti
6. IJKA is not interested in becoming a large organisation, but invites Karatekas of good heart to join and wants to create a family spirit among members
7. Persons and organisations interested in joining IJKA do not have to go through country heads but can contact IJKA Headquaters in Tokyo directly. This is meant to avoid trouble among members
8. We will gradually select each country head as well as regional heads.
9. The regional head for Europe is Koller Bruno from Switzerland, and Riedinger Otto from Gemany has been appointed as the assistant regional head.
10. Regular Seminars will be organised to increase the technical level of students as well as regional, national and international tournaments. Member countries should cooperate in inviting instructors commiti members to reduce costs
11. Principles will be set by IJKA Headquarters and instructors commiti to guarantee sufficient funding of Headquarter staff and international events
12. The planned event on August 15th 2010 in Hollywood is postphoned until further notice

All attending instructors thanked Mrs. Asai for her words and will support her in the endeavor to preserve her husbands organisation and his unique style of karate.

[レポート]第1回指導員会ミーティング及び空手道技術セミナー

International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai Asai-Ryu (IJKA) was officially formed on March 8th, 2010, and now has grown to have about 20 member countries. It held the first Instructor Committee Meeting at the same time with Annual Karatedo Techinical Seminar, in Gams, Switzerland from May 13th to 17th.
Around 100 people came to participate in the seminar. The participants came from Geneva, Germany, Russia, and also from Italy, from which people travelled over 7 hours in two cars. There, in memory of Master Asai and six national flags fluttering in the air, everyone practiced in an air of excitement.
Assistant Chief Instructor, Mr. Chen, Hsin-kuei (7-dan) led the seminar.
He started karate when he was 7 years old and since then, for 47 years, he has been following Master Asai’s teachings and dedicating his life to karate.
Some of the techniques demonstrated by Mr. Chen were as follows:
- Junro (Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan)
- Joko (Issei, Nisei, Sansei)
- Heiann Kata specifics (ex. Asai-ryu shoulder snap, Uke and Uchi with the hand-whip technique)
- Other advice included - Asai-ryu only uses one arm for kobo (offense and defense) where most people used both arms, switch from Kiba-dachi to Souchin-dachi (Fudo-dachi) in order to accommodate the hip twist of Joko Sansei, Junro Nidan is Morote-uchi where most people incorrectly used Morote-uke.
The participants who were following the general forms before found the training and the pinpoint advice fantastic, as these were just what they needed.
Mr. Chen also taught the meaning of each movement from Junro-kata, and how to practice it with one against four people. The place was filled with excitement and the red-faced participants devoted themselves to the training (and when not training dedicated the time to record the training on video.)
The seminar drew to a close with a promise from the participants, who were all moved by the Assistant Chief Instructor Mr. Chen’s personality and the training to put in every effort into making it a bigger event next year,

Information about Russian IJKA-Dan-Diplomas

On 13th of May 2010, Mrs. Keiko Asai, President of IJKA, met with Mr. Andrej Dormenko of Russia and talked about the situation regarding Dan-Diplomas.

Mrs. Asai did not sent any Dan-Diplomas to Russia after the death of shuseki shihan Asai Tetsuhiko. Therefore any IJKA Dan-Diplomas given to russian students between August 2006 and 2010 are faked and not registered with IJKA Headquarters.

If you have recieved such a diploma, you may contact IJKA Headquarter and inform them about your status and the instructor, who held the dan-test.

IJKA Headquarter, Japan

Singing Competition Song "My Life Karate Journey"

You sing a song with lyrics by Asai Tetsuhiko Shuseki Shihan, a karaoke contest will be conducted. The winner prizes so spectacular, please join us.

The Purpose of the Karate Song Competition

The lyrics of the Karate Song represent the feelings and the realizations of Master Asai in his 50 some years of teaching karate.
In the lyrics, Master Asai depicts the image of a butoka (martial artist) training hard at karate as: Dateniwa shimenu kuro-obi ni, sessatakuma no ase shimiru (In the black belt tied for a reason, the sweat of long hardship soaks through.)"
Here, he admonishes those who merely seeks high karate ranking titles, and tells them to "sunka o oshimi waza o neri (hone skills without wasting any minute.)"
To those who are causing discord with other karate-ka despite the common interest, he says to "washite ayuman onaji michi (walk the same road with all of you in Peace) and "onore no kokoro hibi migaku (hone my/your spirit day by day)." In wishing world peace, he also adds the line: "Kono michi kuni no sakai naku (No national borders on this road)."
The song was made in hopes that Master Asai's students around the world would hear this and learn the essence of his teachings.

About the Song "Karate Family" At the karate seminars Master Asai used to hold, often he saw big families coming in large vans from adjacent countries, travelling over ten hours. In such an era of the nuclear family, Master Asai was always impressed to see such families with brothers and sisters, parents, grandparents, sometimes with aunts and uncles and cousins, get together to work for a common goal. He believed such an environment was the best for children's health and education. That became the basis of this song.

Repertoire

"My Life Karate Journey"
Please download it from here.

prize:

1st Prize: $USD100 and Dojo Kun calligraphy signed by Master Asai
2nd Prize: $USD50 and calligraphy by Master Asai signed
3rd Prize: Calligraphy by Master Asai signed

Requirements:

You have to be a member of IJKA

Judges:

Professional musicians living in Japan

Application method

How to join the competition: send a demo tape (CD or MD) to IJKA General HQ in Japan at the address below:

Destination:
Kabuki-cho 2-3-18 Moriichi Bldg.303
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan

Karaoke Instruments sells.
If you wish to purchase, please let us know by e-mail saying they want to purchase.
E-mail：info@ijka.jp

Usual price: Japanese En US$15
Special price for singing competition US$10

Deadline:

June 30th, 2010

Results:

Winners will be sent an email of notification. The names will also be posted on the website.

etc.

For the winner, there will be a performance opportunity at the Master Asai Memorial Event on August 15th, 2010,Hollywood

Lyrics

Please download it from here.

International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai (I.J.K.A)
the preparatory committee

As of March 8th, with the re-establishment of I.J.K.A, we formally dismiss the preparatory committee.

International Japan Martial Arts Karatedokai (I.J.K.A) was going through reorganizational changes and this time in order to initiate proceedings like seminar of karate techniques, Dan examination, country head selection, I.J.K.A. hosted competitions and others, swiftly, we will re-launch I.J.K.A on March 8th, 2010. We moved the re-launch ahead from the initial date so we are starting off with a limited number of people, but as we continue we will add more staff selected from members to undertake appropriate tasks for the organization.

The main Dojo of technical is established in Taiwan, and the administrational office/the general headquarters is established in Japan.