The aim of the World JKA Karate Association is to propagate pure JKA Shotokan karate steeped in the

  teachings and traditional methodology of the Japan Karate Association of the 1960's through to the early

  1980's, prior to the death of Masatoshi Nakayama, and as outlined in the Best Karate Series.

  The concept of the WJKA was first put to an international board in 1994 in Brussels, by Sidoli Sensei and

  Knobel Sensei at the 2nd JKA Euro-Camp in 1996. The reasoning for this was the fact that both felt that

  karate-ka from both sides of the JKA (as prior to political divisions) should be able to train together and test

  together.

  They proposed that a neutral and non-political 'friendship society' of JKA karate-ka should be created, where

  no individual association should be in control of any other, allowing autonomy and the freedom to fully

  develop. Between 1997 and 1999 there were several discussions between the European instructors.

  At the conclusion of these discussions all seemed keen to try and alma gate in friendship.

  The concept was not to create yet another JKA body, but to create a 'union' where everyone was in

  communication, affording everyone access to instruction, regardless of which association an instructor.

  A meeting was held in Germany in May 2000 between students of Mikami Sensei, Yahara Sensei, Asai Sensei

  and Ochi Sensei. All agreed on the need for such an organization in order that JKA Karate could still be

  enjoyed by all, rather than one association being in total control of the mantle of JKA style karate.

  At the 12th (Asai faction) JKA World Karate Championships, held in Cardiff in July 2000, discussions took place

  between high grade non Japanese instructors.

  All agreed with the need to begin the international friendship, and to draw from the experiences of senior

  karate-ka from around the globe and at this point the WJKA was born.

 

World JKA Karate Association