
Traditional Karate North Central Region Newsletter
Results from the Traditional Karate-do Academy at University of Minnesota Tournament
The Traditional Karate-do Academy at University of Minnesota held a tournament on November 6, 2021. This was Sensei Le’s first tournament for his club. It was great seeing University of Minnesota and the Wisconsin University clubs once again restart their karate tournaments. The COVID-19 pandemic put many events on hold. Restarting the tournaments and future in-person seminars will reinvigorate the enthusiasm for karate for our students and instructors.

The following are links to videos and photos from the tournament;
- TKA@UMN club website – click here
- TKA@UMN Facebook site – click here
- Additional (16) videos from Mark Abeln – click here
In 2022, we expect more tournaments, shias, seminars from Traditional Karate North Central Region (NCR), the American Armature Karate Federation, and the World Traditional Karate-do Federation (WTKF). Go to the NCR events calendar to see upcoming events in 2022.
Upcoming Calendar of Events and Registration
- NCR upcoming events
- Tournament – 2022 November 5 Saturday 11:30am – 5pm Hosted by Traditional Karate-do Academy UofMN. Location: Van Cleve Community Center Gym. More details to follow.
- AAKF/WTKF upcoming events
- AAKF
- AAKF 2022 National Championship Dallas, TX. June 21-25, 2022. See http://aakf-nationals-2022.com for more details on hotel, fees, venue, schedules, etc.
- AAKF
Dan Examination Schedule
- This year’s dan exam and certification test schedule
- NCR
- 2022 July 23 NCR dan exam (shodan and nidan level only) noon Saturday at MKA St. Paul dojo. Please notify your Sensei if you are planning to test for shodan or nidan .
- AAKF
- 2022 AAKF National Championship in Dallas, TX June 21-25 – all dan levels
- Rank examiner and judging tests will be conducted at the AAKF National Championship.
- NCR
- Dan examination testing requirements shodan-sandan – click here
- Dan rank registration required when you pass your dan exam – click here
Click here to see past event videos and click here for past event photos from the NCR video and photo Library
Upcoming Calendar of Events and Registration
- NCR upcoming events
- Tournament – 2022 November 5 Saturday 11:30am – 5pm Hosted by Traditional Karate-do Academy UofMN. Location: Van Cleve Community Center Gym. More details to follow.
- AAKF/WTKF upcoming events
- AAKF
- AAKF 2022 National Championship Dallas, TX. June 21-25, 2022. See http://aakf-nationals-2022.com for more details on hotel, fees, venue, schedules, etc.
- AAKF
Dan Examination Schedule
- This year’s dan exam and certification test schedule
- NCR
- 2022 July 23 NCR dan exam (shodan and nidan level only) noon Saturday at MKA St. Paul dojo. Please notify your Sensei if you are planning to test for shodan or nidan .
- AAKF
- 2022 AAKF National Championship in Dallas, TX June 21-25 – all dan levels
- Rank examiner and judging tests will be conducted at the AAKF National Championship.
- NCR
- Dan examination testing requirements shodan-sandan – click here
- Dan rank registration required when you pass your dan exam – click here
Click here to see past event videos and click here for past event photos from the NCR video and photo Library
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Art Wong – Traditional Karate North Central Region Director, Godan