Traditional Karate North Central Region Newsletter
NCR Fall Shiai – October 14, 2023
NCR is holding its annual fall shiai hosted at the SKM dojo on October 14, 2023 from noon-3pm
This is your opportunity test your skills with fellow karatekas form our region. Use the fall shiai as a precursor to testing for your next kyu rank or dan rank. You will get feedback, assess your skills, and it will help develop your karate way of life roadmap.
NCR judges will use the fall shiai event to help test and hone their judging skills for future regional, national and international tournaments.
Come and participate at the fall shiai and have fun cheering on your fellow karatekas.
WTKF 2023 PanAm Tournament
The WTKF 2023 Pan American Tournament which covers North America, South America and Central America will be held in Buenos Airess, Argentina on October 4 to 7, 2023. NCR will sending three judges from our region – Al Kotula, Laurie, Elliott, and Mark Abeln will represent USA as one of the certified international judges. The event will include an international camp, judging seminar, youth competition and adult black belt PanAm championships. Help support our fellow karatekas by donating to NCR to help offset their travel expenses. Click here for more details on the 2023 Pan-Am tournament.
Highlights from the Japanese Obon Festival at St. Paul
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory
Sensei Trung Le and his Traditional Karate-Do Academy at UMN Club gave two demonstrations at the Sunday Obon Festival on August 20, 2023.
Click here for more photos from the UofMn club Facebook site. Click here for the Star Tribune article and photos.
Upcoming Calendar of Events and Registration
- Upcoming events
- 2024 June 19-22 – AAKF National Championships and International Camp – Bloomington, MN – Hosted by Traditional Karate North Central Region. Click here for more details.
- NCR 2024 plans
- May 18 noon-2pm Preparation for 2024 AAKF National Championships – NCR judging seminar and competitor feedback. St. Paul dojo. More details to follow
- May 31 Friday Black belt test – Shodan/nidan – MKA St. Paul
- October 12 NCR SKM Shiai SKM. More details to follow
- November 2nd Madison Tournament. More details to follow
- November 16th U of M Tournament. More details to follow
- AAKF upcoming events:
- 2024 June 19-22 – AAKF National Championships and International Camp – Bloomington, MN – Hosted by Traditional Karate North Central Region. Click here for more details.
- WTKF Events
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
- NCR and AAKF dan exam schedule
- Spring 2024
- Dan examination testing requirements shodan-sandan – click here
- Dan rank registration required when you pass your dan exam – click here
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Art Wong – Traditional Karate North Central Region Director, Godan