SKIF International Seminar

Overview

Objective: To improve and unify the techniques of SKIF members in Japan and overseas while providing the opportunity for members to interact and build friendships

1. TITLE
   SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION — 2023 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
    
2. SPONSOR
   SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
    
3. SUPPORT
   Ota City, Tokyo / Ota City Board of Education / Ota City Karate Federation
    
4. DATES
   Friday, April 14 – Sunday, April 16, 2023, ***IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE***
    
5. VENUE
   OMORI SPORTS CENTER, OTA CITY
   2-2-5 Omori-honcho, Ota City, Tokyo
   An approximately 6-minute walk from Heiwajima Station, located on the Keihin Kyuko Main Line (Keikyu Honsen)
    
6. INSTRUCTORS
   Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa, Shuseki-Shihan Manabu Murakami, 
   SKIF Headquarters instructors, Referee Director Eikichi Saito, and others
    
7. SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTORS
   Shihan Masaru Miura (Italy), Shihan Akio Nagai (Germany), Shihan Rikuta Koga (Switzerland), Shihan Hiroshi Ishikawa (Mexico)
    
8. CONTENT
   a. Technical clinic (4 individual sessions)
   b. Referee clinic (2 individual sessions)
   c. Dan promotion test
    
9. PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS
   Members of officially registered Shotokan Karate-do International Federation branches who are high school students or older and have a rank of 3rd kyu (brown belt) or higher. (For karate practitioners who do not meet these requirements but would like to participate, approval must be obtained from SKIF Headquarters.)
    
10. SCHEDULE
    Friday, April 14, 2023 (Day 1)
        10:00–12:00: Registration
        12:00–15:00: Technical clinic session
        15:30–17:00: Referee clinic session
              　
    Saturday, April 15, 2023 (Day 2)
        09:30–11:30: Technical clinic session
        12:00–14:00: Technical clinic session
        14:30–15:30: Joint training session with Ota City residents
        15:30–17:00: Referee clinic session
        19:00–21:00: Evening banquet (Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa Ceremony)
    
    Sunday, April 16, 2023 (Day 3)
        10:00–12:30: Technical clinic session
        13:30¬16:00: Dan promotion test
     
11. SEMINAR PARTICIPATION FEES
    2,000 JPY (Per Individual Class)
    10,000 JPY (Participation in all Classes)
     
12. APPLICATION DEADLINE

    Thursday, March 16, 2023 (Initial deadline)

    Please submit applications as early as possible so organisers can get an idea of the number of participants, enabling us to make necessary preparations. However, we understand that some members may not be able to confirm their availability until after the initial deadline. If you are planning to attend but may not be able to apply by the first deadline, please let SKIF Headquarters know of your plans in advance and submit your application as soon as possible.

13. EVENING BANQUET
    Saturday, April 15, 2023, 19:00–21:00 (7:00–9:00 p.m.)
    Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO
    1-20-20 Minami Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo / Tel: 03-3733-6600
    An approximately 3-minute walk from Keikyu-Kamata Station, located on the 
    Keihin Main Line (Keikyu Honsen)
    Participation fee: JPY 5,000 per person
    
    The focus of this banquet will be a commemorative ceremony to pay tribute to the memory of Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa for members participating from overseas. There will be time after the ceremony for attendees to socialise and chat with each other. 
     
14. JOINT TRAINING SESSION WITH OTA CITY RESIDENTS AND REFEREE CLINIC
    Although this seminar is being organised by SKIF, support, including securing the seminar venue and other cooperation, is again being provided by Ota City in Tokyo, where SKIF Headquarters is located, and by the Ota City Board of Education and Ota City Karate Federation. Therefore, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on the second day of the seminar, a joint training session (no fee required) will be held with karate practitioners residing in Ota City. All members participating in the seminar are encouraged to participate in this joint training session.
    
    Additionally, the referee clinic session following the joint training session will focus on practical referee practice based on actual matches among participants. We want to encourage all young karate practitioners (including those participating in the joint training session) to participate in these practice matches to boost their competitive skills and gain experience in kumite while also contributing to improving the technical skills of referees.