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2010 USA Karate Nationals

Congratulations to every one, competitors and staff alike. It was great to be back in the south. Greenville SC provided a welcome venue with southern hospitality as USA Karate held its 2010 Team Trials and National Championships. We will have a more substantive article in coming days as we have yet to go through all our photos. We do have posed shots from our backdrop and many of the podium photos that we were able to take during the event. See Photos here

Overall we had a good time visiting with many old friends and meeting new ones too. Unfortunately there were a number that were no longer with us. Yes there will always be change but it is always sad to lose old friends. On a brighter note life has been good for us in NYC. I am now teaching at web design at Long Island University and a new job at the United Nations working on the web. We truly are blessed. This keeps us pretty busy so we hope you can appreciate our efforts to get the photos online. The action shots are in progress. We will be contacting many of you for feedback and articles. We remain your news and information source - working together trying to make a difference.

 

A picture says a thousand words!

We all know the saying but in this case that is what we have to offer. A special thank you to David Richmond of USA Karate for fowarding these photos to us.  It would be great if we had a story but it is apparent from the photos that the US women team did very well with a first place in kumite. We understand that Eimi Kurita and Jessica Brew also medalled in kata.  We have a few more photos to share with you. Congratulations to everyone!

 

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Sensei's and Friends,
 
Please let your students and black belts the ON LINE Registration is up and running.  They can go ON LINE and register for camp with credit card.
 
http://www.grassrootskarate.com/events/index.html
 
I'm getting calls from all over the country already, please register and lock in your place.
 
The 2010 USA Grassroots Karate Camp being hosted by Gene Tibon President -  USANKF of Northern California ,Inc.  Due to our USA Grassroots Karate Camp becoming the fastest developing Traditional Karate camp in country, we had to move to accommodate a larger group where they can all be housed at the same location.

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Becky Chavis Memorial Fund

Becky Chavis, Sensei Tommy Hood's sister was tragically killed in an accident April 10th.
Becky was a 5th degree black belt and full time instructor in the Columbia, SC dojo.
A great mother, sister, nana, instructor, mentor, and friend.
Attached information on a karate scholarship created in Becky's name.


http://www.carolinakarate.net/becky

Our condolences to Tommy Hood and his family. It has been a tough year for him and all our karate friends from South Carolina.

 

Beer Sheva, Israel, April 17, 2010


My name is Predrag Rogozarski. I'm practicing Karate over 25 years and in this moment I'm black belt 4th DAN. I'm born in Serbia,  Pancevo where I learn and practice Karate in DOJO of sensei Dragan Skrbic. I was champion and vice champion of Ex- Yugoslavia in Junior and senior category, many time member of National Team and medalist from international championships and cups. I am founder and establisher of Rogozarski DOJO in Israel in September 2004, where at the present time many students and instructors are practicing karate. My team and my students are practicing by LIU (Long Island University) program and my students are very popular competitors here in Israel and outside. My team won many medals in Kumite and Kata in national and international competitions.  The best women fighters in this moment in Israel are in my Dojo. I am international judge in EKF organization and one of the leaders of refereeing in Israel. 

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2010 USA Karate Nationals - update

2010 USA Karate Nationals - update

2010 USA Karate Nationals

Congratulations to every one, competitors and staff alike. It was great to be back in the south. Greenville SC provided a welcome venue with southern hospitality as USA Karate held its 2010 Team Trials and National Championships. We will have a more substantive article in coming days as we have yet to go through all our photos. We do have posed shots from our backdrop and many of the podium photos that we were able to take during the event. See Photos here

Overall we had a good time visiting with many old friends and meeting new ones too. Unfortunately there were a number that were no longer with us. Yes there will always be change but it is always sad to lose old friends. On a brighter note life has been good for us in NYC. I am now teaching at web design at Long Island University and a new job at the United Nations working on the web. We truly are blessed. This keeps us pretty busy so we hope you can appreciate our efforts to get the photos online. The action shots are in progress. We will be contacting many of you for feedback and articles. We remain your news and information source - working together trying to make a difference.

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US Team in Quito Ecuador

A picture says a thousand words!

We all know the saying but in this case that is what we have to offer. A special thank you to David Richmond of USA Karate for fowarding these photos to us.  It would be great if we had a story but it is apparent from the photos that the US women team did very well with a first place in kumite. We understand that Eimi Kurita and Jessica Brew also medalled in kata.  We have a few more photos to share with you. Congratulations to everyone!

 

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2010 USA Grassroots Karate Camp Program at Univeristy of the Pacific Aug.6-9

 2010 USA Grassroots Karate Camp Program at Univeristy of the Pacific Aug.6-9

Sensei's and Friends,
 
Please let your students and black belts the ON LINE Registration is up and running.  They can go ON LINE and register for camp with credit card.
 
http://www.grassrootskarate.com/events/index.html
 
I'm getting calls from all over the country already, please register and lock in your place.
 
The 2010 USA Grassroots Karate Camp being hosted by Gene Tibon President -  USANKF of Northern California ,Inc.  Due to our USA Grassroots Karate Camp becoming the fastest developing Traditional Karate camp in country, we had to move to accommodate a larger group where they can all be housed at the same location.

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2010 Warrior Cup

2010 Warrior Cup

2010 Warrior Cup

By Bill Bly

The 2010 Warrior Cup held in Queens NY was a new event for us. We were pleasantly surprised to find nearly 300 competitors at this event. Sensei Errol Bennett was the host for this event. He had asked us to come and we were delighted that we could attend as we continue to get more involved locally. The New York Traditional Karate League events are maintaining a good standard as we see consistency at these tournaments. The New York crews run good fair events with a large support of officials and volunteers.

 

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PATMA NEWS

PATMA NEWS

PATMA     Tournament of Champions

PRESS RELEASE 

USA Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Renmei held its 15th Annual Traditional Karate-Do Championships on Sunday, March 28.  The event which is one of the PATMA (Promoters Association Traditional Martial Arts) tournaments was well attended with 268 competitors.

Competitors of all ages, 6-50+ years, participated in Weapons, Kata, and Kumite divisions.  Skill levels ranged from beginners, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced.

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Interview with sensei Laszlo Safar 9th Dan

Interview with sensei Laszlo Safar 9th Dan

Interview with sensei Laszlo Safar 9th Dan

The United Karate Associations Internationals (UKAI) Camp was held in Atlantic City NJ. We were fortunate to have an interview with sensei Laszlo Safar 9th Dan AJKA/I Chief Instructor, Europe.


Q: You were born in Hungary when and how did you come to US?

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USANKF of Northern California, Inc. Grassroots YOKP Camp

USANKF of Northern California, Inc. Grassroots YOKP Camp

USANKF of Northern California, Inc.
Grassroots YOKP Camp

US Olympic Training Center Colorado Springs
Sanctioned by USA Karate


Friday November 20th 2009 started with the US Olympic Training Center Bus Driver checking her roster at the airport gate for names of young Karate-ka from all over the country for the bus ride to the US Olympic Training Center. The excitement in the faces of the athletes and parents prompted many photos of the athletes climbing into the bus. This was the start of a 4-day camp that would change many lives. We all checked into the front desk received our room assignments and checked into our rooms.

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The Karate Kid, Opening June 11th.

The Karate Kid,  Opening June 11th.

The Karate Kid,  Opening June 11th. 

  In Columbia Pictures' The Karate Kid, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's (Taraji P. Henson) latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying—and the feeling is mutual—but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan), who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

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Israeli Karate Team at Golden League

Israeli Karate Team at Golden League

Beer Sheva, Israel, April 17, 2010


My name is Predrag Rogozarski. I'm practicing Karate over 25 years and in this moment I'm black belt 4th DAN. I'm born in Serbia,  Pancevo where I learn and practice Karate in DOJO of sensei Dragan Skrbic. I was champion and vice champion of Ex- Yugoslavia in Junior and senior category, many time member of National Team and medalist from international championships and cups. I am founder and establisher of Rogozarski DOJO in Israel in September 2004, where at the present time many students and instructors are practicing karate. My team and my students are practicing by LIU (Long Island University) program and my students are very popular competitors here in Israel and outside. My team won many medals in Kumite and Kata in national and international competitions.  The best women fighters in this moment in Israel are in my Dojo. I am international judge in EKF organization and one of the leaders of refereeing in Israel. 

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