Shobukan Cup 2010

Manny Acosta, will sponsor, once again, the 1oth Annual Shobukan Cup on September 11, 2010. The tournament will be sponsored by the Mayborn Convention Center in Temple, TX just one hour north of Austin. We hope many will support this endeavor, For more information contact Manny Acosta at 254.368.2311 or email him at dacostamanny@hotmail.com. His dojo website may be accessed here and specific trounament information here.

7th SKIF Pan American Championships

The 7th Shotokan Karate International Federation (SKIF) under the direction of Kancho Kanazawa, Founder, 10th Dan, will be held in the Dominican Republic from July 26-Aug. 2, 2010.

For more information on venue hotel accommodations and other information please contact Ms. Linda Crimmons, Sensei at skifusa@comcast.net or visit SKIF-USA.

Seminar Reminder

We are happy to invite you to join us in this great event providing the highest levels of traditional karate training, friendship, and a wonderful learning experience. This event is open to all karatekas (13 yeard old or older) from any traditional style with 9 months training experience or more, or youth karatekas (under 13) who are 5th kyu or higher. We hope to see you there.

Camp Instructors:

Sensei Manabu Murakami, Chief Instructor (SKIF). Sensei Murakami is a world renowned instructor known for his great demonstration skills and for his abundant energy. He reigned as SKIF All Japan kumite champion for the years of 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, & 99 and as SKIF kata champion for 1989, 90, 92, 93, 94 & 99. He is also SKIF World Kumite Champion 1994 and 2nd place in Kata in both 1988 & 94.

Sensei Fumitoshi Kanazawa, (Godan SKIF Japan) Sensei F. Kanazawa is the youngest son of Kancho Kanazawa. He is SKI World Champion 2006 and SKI Japan Champion
7 times (2003-2009)

Training Schedule

Saturday January 23

7:30-8:20 AM. Check in & registration
8:30 AM-10:30 AM. Training

3:00-3:30 PM. Check in & registration
3:45-5:45 PM. Training

Sunday January 24

9:00-11:00 AM.

3:45-5:45 PM.


PLEASE BE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES EARLY TO EACH TRAINING SESSION TO WARM UP & IN RESPECT OF THE INSTRUCTOR

General Information:

Location: Trotter Family YMCA, 1331 Augusta Drive, Houston, Texas 77057 (713) 781-1061

Accommodation: Comfort Suites 3-STAR, 6221 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas 77057.
(713) 787-0004. (866) 482-8611. $79.00 per room for two queen size beds up to 4 people (Breakfast included).
For 4-STAR accommodation consult the internet for any hotels near the Galleria using PRICELINE.COM. Typically you can room around $100+.

Fees: Youth (12 and under all ranks) $80.00. Students 4th kyu or lower $80.00. Brown belts and Black belts $120.00.
One day fee: $70.00

Black belt Test: Will be announced on during the Saturday morning session (tentatively set for Sunday 2:00 PM). Please make sure all paper work is completed before test time and that you have 3 pictures.

2010 Karate Training Camp

2010 Karate Training Camp
January 23 and 24 (Houston, Texas)
An SKIF-USA Sanctioned Event

We are happy to invite you to join us in this great event providing the highest levels of traditional karate training, friendship, and a wonderful learning experience. This event is open to all karatekas (13 yeard old or older) from any traditional style with 9 months training experience or more, or youth karatekas (under 13) who are 5th kyu or higher. We hope to see you there.

Camp Instructors:

Sensei Manabu Murakami, Chief Instructor (SKIF)
Sensei Murakami is a world renowned instructor known for his great demonstration skills and for his abundant energy. He reigned as SKIF All Japan kumite champion for the years of 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, & 99 and as SKIF kata champion for 1989, 90, 92, 93, 94 & 99.
He is also SKIF World Kumite Champion 1994 and 2nd place in Kata in both 1988 & 94.

Sensei Fumitoshi Kanazawa, (Godan SKIF Japan) Sensei F. Kanazawa is the youngest son of Kancho Kanazawa. He is SKI World Champion 2006 and SKI Japan Champion
7 times (2003-2009)/

Training Schedule

Saturday January 23

7:30-8:20 AM. Check in & registration
8:30 AM-10:30 AM. Training

3:00-3:30 PM. Check in & registration
3:45-5:45 PM. Training

Sunday January 24

9:00-11:00 AM.

3:45-5:45 PM.


PLEASE BE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES EARLY TO EACH TRAINING SESSION TO WARM UP & IN RESPECT OF THE INSTRUCTOR

General Information:

Location: Trotter Family YMCA, 1331 Augusta Drive, Houston, Texas 77057 (713) 781-1061

Accommodation: Comfort Suites 3-STAR, 6221 Richmond Avenue, Houston, Texas 77057.
(713) 787-0004. (866) 482-8611. $79.00 per room for two queen size beds up to 4 people (Breakfast included). For 4-STAR accommodation consult the internet for any hotels near the Galleria using PRICELINE.COM. Typically you can room around $100+.

Fees: Youth (12 and under all ranks) $80.00. Students 4th kyu or lower $80.00. Brown belts and Black belts $120.00. One day fee: $70.00

Black belt Test: Will be announced on during the Saturday morning session (tentatively set for Sunday 2:00 PM). Please make sure all paper work is completed before test time and that you have 3 pictures.

Contact Mr. Shadi Barazi 832-766-6564

From: Paul Walker's Newsletter

Masters Magazine Photo Shoot

During the past couple of months my nephew Andrew and I have taken a couple of trips down to Sun Valley, which is just outside North Hollywood and not far from Universal Studios, to visit Masters Magazine.

As many of you know, I write a lot about karate and, in addition to my book, I have had articles published in several magazines and websites. Well, in the next
year you will be seeing two fa-miliar faces in the pages of Masters Magazine as Andrew and I have put together a series of photo shoots on some part-ner work sets from our style of Shotokan.

I have also written a couple of articles and submitted an inter-view with a good friend of mine, Richard Berger, who still lives in Japan and trains at Master Kanazawa’s dojo in Tokyo. These will also be published in Mas-ters Magazine throughout next year’s quarterly issues.
May I say, that it has been a pleasure to work with Jose Fraguas, the editor of such a top-quality martial arts magazine. Masters Magazine is available from Barnes and Noble and many of the back issues can be found in our dojo.

Master's Magazine Winter Edition Available Now with Interview with Kancho:

MASTERS MAGAZINE!
IN BOOKSTORES NOW!
DAN INOSANTO – THE LEGEND SPEAKS!CLAY MORTON – KARATENIKKEI GAMES 2009PENCAK SILAT – HERMAN SUWANDAKANCHO KANAZAWA - KARATERALEK GRACIE – GRACIE JIU JITSUYONG CHIN PAK – TAE KWON DOPATRICK McCARTHY – BUBISHI: THE BIBLE OF KARATESHANE LACEY – CHOY LEE FUTALFRED HSING - WUSHUFACE OFF WITH JONG SOO PARKCOMPARING KICKS – SPINNING HOOK KICKColumns by: Teruyuki Okazaki. Luke St. Onge, Tony Annesi, Jiang Bangjun. David Petersen, etc…INCLUDING AN EXCLUSIVE 2 HOURS & 35 MTS. DVD WITH TRAINING SECTIONS, INTERVIEWS, TIPS FROM THE MASTERS AND MUCH MORE…!The magazine can be found in leading BOOKSTORES (Barnes & Noble, Borders, B.Dalton, Books-A-Million, etc.) throughout US and Canada.Please visit: www.mastersmag.com to see this issue's content.