Traditional Karate North Central Region Newsletter
AAKF and WTKF Championships Postponed
The 2021 AAKF National Championships and the 2021 WTKF World Championships have been postponed to 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As more details become available, we will let you know. Also, Sensei Trung Le’s Traditional Karate-Do Academy at UMN club has postponed their spring shia to November. As more details become available, we will update the 2021 NCR Upcoming Calendar of Events, see below.
AAKF Annual Membership Renewal – Deadline Extended to March 31, 2021
Your individual AAKF membership expires March 31. If you renew your current membership before March 31, the renewal cost is only $25. After March 31, a new AAKF membership is $35. Click here to read about AAKF and WTKF membership benefits.
See your club’s sensei for registration instructions, preparing the check and returning the completed form. click here for the AAKF individual registration form. Your club’s sensei will register your renewal on the AAKF portal and will mail in your fee and form to the AAKF organization.
Upcoming Calendar of Events and Registration
- NCR upcoming events
- More events coming soon.
- AAKF/WTKF upcoming events
- Great Lakes Region – Annual Madison Traditional Karate Tournament
- 2022 Saturday November 19 at 11:30am. Location: West High School, 30 Ash Street, Madison, WI 53726. Click here for more details.
- AAKF
- AAKF 2023 National Championship Washington, DC. More details to follow.
- WTKF
- WTKF calendar – Click here for this year’s events.
- Great Lakes Region – Annual Madison Traditional Karate Tournament
Click here to see past event videos and click here for past event photos from the NCR video and photo Library. Click here for additional photos from the U of Mn club photo library.
Dan Examination Schedule
- Watch for the next NCR and AAKF dan exam schedule – available soon
- Dan examination testing requirements shodan-sandan – click here
- Dan rank registration required when you pass your dan exam – click here
Upcoming Calendar of Events and Registration
- NCR upcoming events
- More events coming soon.
- AAKF/WTKF upcoming events
- Great Lakes Region – Annual Madison Traditional Karate Tournament
- 2022 Saturday November 19 at 11:30am. Location: West High School, 30 Ash Street, Madison, WI 53726. Click here for more details.
- AAKF
- AAKF 2023 National Championship Washington, DC. More details to follow.
- WTKF
- WTKF calendar – Click here for this year’s events.
- Great Lakes Region – Annual Madison Traditional Karate Tournament
Click here to see past event videos and click here for past event photos from the NCR video and photo Library. Click here for additional photos from the U of Mn club photo library.
Dan Examination Schedule
- Watch for the next NCR and AAKF dan exam schedule – available soon
- Dan examination testing requirements shodan-sandan – click here
- Dan rank registration required when you pass your dan exam – click here
Traditional Karate North Central Region Subscription
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- Past Traditional Karate North Central Region newsletters
Art Wong – Traditional Karate North Central Region Director, Godan