JANUARY 1, 2022
KARATE COLLEGE CLUBS
MAGAZINE
FALL 2021 MAGAZINE
HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS 6 12 15
Tabata Sensei Legacy Hybrid Karate Trainings
Student Growth Through
Wellesley Culture Show:
31 40
International Outreach for Youth in Brazil
HDKI Fall 2021 Promotions
JKA Fall 2021 Promotions
INFOGRAPHIC
Japan Bridge with Boston, USA
41
Kata Performance
28
Individualized Feedback
17
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EDITORIAL DREAM, PLAN, ACTION
Check out our infographic and learn more about what we have
and Oxford, England
accomplished in Fall of 2021 on page 3
Student Academic Achievements
SEMINARS
10 11
Andrea & Becky Senseis HDKI Seminar
Scott Langley Sensei HDKI Seminar
karate
Xialene Chang Kata Seminar Throughout the magazine, we
TOURNAMENTS 7 18
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feature several of our Karateka and the activities / passions they have beyond Karate
bri
dges
Throughout the magazine, you will find featured articles on the Karate journey of various instructors that we have met and connected with
Heian Shodan Tournaments
WKF State Karate Tournament
22
building
25
than
Wauriman Sensei Jitte Seminar
24
more
in Brazil
UCONN Husky Cup
DETAILS ABOUT THE HDKI INTERNATIONAL CUP
page 42
In Barcelona
TCKF Japan Karate Tournament
Page 2
TOTAL ATTENDEES (CLASSES + EVENTS)
1,000+
36 4 5 4
STUDENTS PROMOTED
PROMOTIONS
BU, WELLESLEY, HARVARD, ZOOM
SEMINARS HOSTED WAURIMAN JKA ANDREA + BECKY HDKI SCOTT LANGLEY HDKI XIALENE GOJU RYU VAZRIK FUDO DACHI
TOURNAMENTS BOSTON UNIVERSITY, WELLESLEY COLLEGE, UCONN, BRAZIL
105+ 70
TRAININGS
+
IN-PERSON
35
VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM
68 22
NEW RANKS ACHIEVED IN JKA & HDKI
KIDS SUPPORTED FOR KARATE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Page 3
FALL 2021 MAGAZINE
2021 was a year filled with many ups and downs.
There
EDITORIAL
COVID
and
changed
were new
and
still
obstacles variants
change
due
that
the
to
have
way
we
view life. However, now more than ever, it is important to have a dream, make a
DREAM, PLAN, ACTION
plan, and take action to accomplish big things in life. Without a dream, there is no motivation that gets us going in the day, and helps us find beauty in the activities we fill our day with. With a dream but no plan, there is no structure to the steps that
we
take,
and
often
people
find
themselves doing the same things they have tried in the past that didn’t work the first time and have no reason to work this time.
By
sitting
and
making
an
honest
plan with steps and milestones, all that is left is to take action.
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WE NEED TO COMMIT TO OUR GOALS NOT JUST ON THE GOOD DAYS, BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE TOUGH DAYS. Cassiano, who enjoys sailing outside of Karate, always said that anyone can be a good sailor on a bright, sunny day with a nice breeze. It is the tough, stormy days that one proves their resilience, mental fortitude, and commitment to achieving their dreams, and there are many more stormy days than sunny days on the path to success. This is true both for success in the dojo where students strive to reach higher levels of Karate technical proficiency, but also outside of the dojo in school or in the professional world. For example, our dream has been to connect Karate students at the college level throughout the world. The plan we made was not only at the local level of teaching Shotokan Karate in the Boston
From there, we took action everyday to build bridges and provide opportunities for students, i.e. organizing seminars with instructors from various Karate organizations, hosting International Zoom Tournaments, encouraging Karate activities in developing countries, and organizing promotions with instructors around the world.
THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS THAT THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS: YOU HAVE TO HAVE BIG DREAMS, MAKE A PLAN, TAKE ACTION, FOLLOW THE PLAN, AND COMMIT NO MATTER HOW TOUGH THE PATH CAN BE.
area, but also at the global level, by
We are excited for you to read about all
making connections with Karate
of the events and activities of the Fall
organizations that could provide
2021 semester in this magazine and to be
students the opportunity to keep
inspired as the best is yet to come:
training even after they graduate and
Dream, Plan, Action! Happy 2022!
maybe leave the Boston area.
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TABATA SENSEI LEGACY FUDO DACHI SEMINAR AT BU, HARVARD, WELLESLEY, AND ON ZOOM
OCTOBER 25-30, 2021 This
semester,
once
teaching
again,
opportunities Sensei’s taught
in-person
offered to
legacy. students
new
share
Tabata
Vazrik
Sensei
sparring
stance
(jiyu kamae) and shifting from the beginning
of
the
semester,
keeping
with
tradition.
In
always
emphasized
fact,
sparring
stance
addition
to
only
build
agility
but
confidence Vazrik
Tabata
basic up
for
Sensei’s
teaching
beginners to
strength
develop kumite.
Sensei
Sensei
stances
leg
also
Sensei’s
Tabata
to
in not
and
relaxed Similarly,
taught
favorite
in
Tabata
stance:
fudo
dachi. As the basic Karate stance closest dachi
to
sparring
allowed
stance,
fudo
students
to
transition from basic counterpunch training in kihon to more complex counterpunch
techniques
in
sparring stance.
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HEIAN SHODAN TOURNAMENTS IN HONOR OF TABATA SENSEI NOVEMBER 6-10, 2021 In honor of Tabata Sensei, this semester we
hosted
Boston
live
in-house
University
and
tournaments
Wellesley
at
College.
At each school, we created brackets for the
beginner
level
students
to
compete
with Heian Shodan, as well as a bracket for the advanced students. The students showcased
not
only
their
technical
understanding of Karate, but their strong spirit,
something
looked
for
in
that
students’
Tabata
Sensei
performances
in
tournaments.
Congratulations
to
all
the
students
who
competed and also to the students who earned a podium position! Results for the tournament
at
below.
look
We
competitions our
Wellesley
and
members’
forward we
and to
can’t
future
at
BU
even wait
more
to
progress
are
see and
achievements!
WELLESLEY BEGINNER DIVISION 1st Place - Brooke Phua 2nd Place - Ava Wilcox 3rd Place - Ashley Yuan
WELLESLEY ADVANCED DIVISION 1st Place - Olivia Postel 2nd Place - Soap Peña 3rd Place - Amy Liu
BU INTRA-TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1st Place - Chang-Hung (Bruce) Hu 2nd Place - Riley Leighton 3rd Place - Liam Henson Page 7
than e r o m
karate Our students do “More Than Karate”! Shotokan Karate is a deep passion for many of our students, but as many new beginners ask us when they join our Karate group, you can have multiple passions! Many of our students do multiple activities in addition to Karate. Throughout the magazine, we will highlight some of our members and you will have a chance to get to know more about them. Page 8
more
than
karate
POLAND
ANNA BARNACKA HARVARD UNIVERSITY
1ST KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA
KARATE & ASTROPHYSICS
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WAURIMAN SENSEI JITTE SEMINAR: LIVE FROM CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
We
were
excited
Wauriman Dan)
to
Sensei
for
a
seminar!
host
(JKA
5th
unique
Wauriman
Kata Sensei
taught a seminar focused on the kata Jitte (10 hands). This is a kata he has used both in promotions
and
tournaments,
and
in
he
shared
unique details that benefited students
from
through
advanced
learned
about
shoulder of
the
beginner level.
We
keeping
back
until
movement
the
to
the end
utilize
the rotation of the hips, how to
create
the
yama
representative
of
how
bo
to
gain
use
also
different
such
Jitte,
appear as
differ
from
of
in
yori
footwork
this
kata,
ashi,
We
Wauriman
the
which
standard
stepping.
to
Wauriman
explored
types
and
(staff)
flexibility.
Sensei
that
a
kamae
Sensei
kata thank
for
his
dedication to passing on his passion
of
Shotokan
Karate
to students and encouraging them
to
ask
questions
and
think deeply about Karate.
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ANDREA AND BECKY SENSEIS HDKI SEMINAR: LIVE FROM ENGLAND
OCTOBER 3, 2021
We
were
from
delighted
HDKI
Andrea
to
Great
Carbon hosted
Club,
this
HDKI
from
all
over
two
Britain
and
Officially
host
for
Becky
by
the
instructors a
seminar:
Cox-Symonds.
Harvard
MA
event
had
the
world
in
Karate
attendence addition
to
students from Harvard, BU, Lesley, Wellesley, Cornell,
Georgetown,
Oxford!
We
Andrea’s
particularly
Tekki
executing
Wesleyan,
Shodan
enjoyed
and Sensei
demonstrations
nami-gaeshi
and
of
maintaining
body posture throughout movement in kiba dachi;
and,
Sensei
Becky’s
kumite
development with randori, throwing multiple techniques in kumite by using relaxation as a
method
of
generating
power.
We
were
glad to offer these wonderful instructors a chance
to
level
and
they
have
over
the
Sensei
meet pass
Karateka
on
gained years!
(5th
some in
of
their
Special
Dan
at
HDKI
the
the
university
knowledge
Karate
thanks
to
Great
training Simon Britain
Technical Director) for facilitating this connection and to the Harvard Karate Club for taking the lead as official hosts.
U.K.
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HYBRID KARATE TRAININGS TRAINING BY ZOOM AND IN-PERSON FOR ALL COLLEGES This fall, thanks to vaccine requirements and COVID testing imposed by the universities, we started training live in the various colleges/universities in the
Boston
area
once
again!
The
excitement
to
be
together
was
clear
based on the numbers of returning students as well as new students who were
interested
in
trying
Shotokan
Karate
with
us
for
the
first
time!
In
addition, Vazrik Sensei continued to organize Zoom trainings twice a week for
students
who
could
not
join
in-person
classes
but
still
wanted
to
continue their Karate learning and promote by the end of the semester. This hybrid format allowed us to cater to a wide group of students and make sure that
#KarateNeverStops.
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more
than
karate
USA & CANADA
RICARDO HARRIPAUL MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
5TH KYU (GREEN BELT) JKA & HDKI BLACK BELT IN TAE KWON DO
KARATE & TEACHING KIDS TAE KWON DO
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STUDENT GROWTH THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK For those students unable to join in-person classes, we continued Zoom lessons and individualized
feedback
through
video
recordings
to
help
students
grow.
Students
joined from all over the world, from various time zones and work schedules. For those wishing to continue their Karate growth, we provided individualized programs focusing on
their
particular
current
difficulties
in
Karate
techniques,
and
included
detailed
feedback based on students’ recordings of promotion kata. This gave students both a rapid way of focusing on their bottlenecks from the previous promotions and a clear plan
on
mastery.
how By
to
conquer
utilizing
certain
modern
techniques
technology
in
and
reach
addition
new
to
the
levels
in
their
traditional
Karate
in-person
feedback, students were able to better understand errors in their body mechanics and see their progress over previous bottlenecks with each week.
An example of Vazrik Sensei’s feedback for one of our students:
IN-PERSON
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WELLESLEY CULTURE SHOW: KATA PERFORMANCE
OCTOBER 22, 2021
This past semester, the Wellesley Shotokan Karate Club performed at Wellesley's annual Culture Show! The Club performed a medley of kata accompanied by Club President Ayusha Ariana on the drum to highlight the rhythms and styles of each choreography. The performance started with the advanced students (Ann Xu and Amy Liu) performing Kanku Dai, then joined by the intermediate students to perform Heian Godan (Alina Zheng and Soap Peña), and ultimately joined by the
beginner
students
(Ashley
Yuan,
Ava
Wilcox,
Brooke
Phua,
and
Gal
Guillermo) to perform Heian Shodan all together.
Congratulations excellent,
to
innovative
the way
team of
for
an
incredible
generating
performance!
excitement
on
campus
This to
was
an
encourage
students to participate and learn Shotokan Karate.
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INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH FOR YOUTH IN BRAZIL Karate
is
not
just
about
getting
good
at
punching
and
kicking,
but about developing a resilient mind. Youth who practice Karate gain not only physical benefits from the exercise but also mental resilience and confidence. A young student able to learn a long, challenging kata and perform it in a tournament may feel in turn encouraged to push themselves in school, in life and in all of their passions. This past fall, our Karate community helped
support
covered
the
acquire
the
costs
been
youth of
official
participation. tournament!
22
In
We
teaching
the were
Karate
in
Brazil
tournament kumite end, to
participate
fees
pads
15
proud
to
to
youth
of
for
the
and
the
Campo
a
state
students
protective
students
collaborate in
in
with
won
and
gear
and
helped spots
Lumaga,
was
We
them
necessary
podium
Luciano
Grande
tournament.
for
at
the
who
has
featured
in
our
Summer 2021 Magazine. Many thanks to Renata Costa for serving as a liaison to
the
team
in
Brazil!
Her
volunteering
to
help
the
youth
foster
a
love
for
Karate is helping them apply the skills they gain from Karate both in the dojo and in their lives.
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WKF STATE KARATE TOURNAMENT IN BRAZIL
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
On
November
20,
2021,
the
Brazil
MS
State
Karate
Federation celebrated 40 years of hosting World Karate Federation (WKF) tournaments in Campo Grande. There were
more
than
tournament, categories.
500
from The
Karateka
youth
Karate
all
youth
participating
the of
way
to
Luciano
in
adult
this age
competed
in
this tournament and placed, as well as our own Renata Costa won 3rd place in kata with Heian Godan in the intermediate division. Luciano Sensei himself competed in the adult Black Belt division and won 1st place in Kata with
Sochin
and
as
well
as
1st
place
in
Kumite.
This
tournament provided youth an opportunity to meet other Brazilian Karateka from other states, and to bond over their
mutual
perspective and
passion of
kicking,
confidence
Karate
but
and
to
for
Karate.
being
about build
not
This just
empowering bridges
with
highlights
about
our
punching
youth people
to
gain
in
their
local, regional, and international communities.
RENATA COSTA
LUCIANO LUMAGA SENSEI Page 18
d l ing i u b
bri
s dge
Our Karate community builds bridges with Karate instructors and organizations around the world. This gives our students the opportunity to learn different approaches to Karate and create bonds with Karateka across the globe. We connect with high-level instructors who view Karate not just as a physical activity, but also as a way of developing humble character, confidence, leadership skills in Karate ‘diplomats’ who make the world a better place in their local, regional, and global communities. Throughout the magazine, we feature a few of the instructors who represent this approach to Karate and with whom we have developed a bond. Page 19 Page 15
building
bri Scott
SCOTT LANGLEY SENSEI KARATE JOURNEY
dges
Langley
Sensei
(7th
Dan)
is
the
Chief
Technical
Director
of
the
Hombu Dojo Karate International (HDKI) headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. He
started
received
training
his
Karate
Shodan
in
in
1990.
1985 He
with
Kato
competed
Sensei
(8th
successfully
Dan
JKA)
throughout
and his
early Karate career. In
1995,
team
Scott
captain,
Championships to
Sensei
Japan
in
became
winning
for
Kata
1997
in
to
the
the
British JKA
JKA
World
Moscow. He moved study
at
the
JKA
headquarters full-time. In 2000, he entered the JKA Asai faction instructor course, and in 2002 he became the 5th non-Japanese person in 55 years to graduate the JKA/JKS Instructor Course program, opened
grading
Ireland’s
to
first,
Yondan.
In
2006,
he
full-time,
professionally
run Karate Dojo in Ranelagh, Dublin. Reflecting upon his Karate life journey, he wrote two books which became No. 1 Best Sellers: Karate Stupid and
Karate
teaching and
in
Clever.
efforts, just
international
4
he
Through formed
short
affiliates
his
the
years, across
it
dedicated
HDKI
in
now
has
North
2017 21
America,
Europe, and the subcontinent.
Best-Selling Books by Scott Langley
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more
than
karate
BANGLADESH
AYUSHA ARIANA WELLESLEY COLLEGE
2ND KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA 3RD KYU (BROWN BELT) HDKI 6TH KYU (BLUE BELT) TABATA SENSEI
KARATE & DRUMMING
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UCONN HUSKY CUP JKA KARATE TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
This
semester,
we
were
able
to
take
students to our first in-person tournament since We
the are
start proud
competed UConn!
of
in
It
the was
the
COVID
of
the
Fall
2021
a
pandemic.
students
fun
Husky
who
Cup
opportunity
at to
compete once again in person, and to see Karateka
of
all
ages
and
skill
levels
pursuing this passion of Shotokan Karate. Thank
you
UConn event
to
Sensei
Karate and
Club
giving
Bob
Jacobs
for
and
the
organizing
students
an
this
opportunity
to put their Karate to the test and learn. Tournaments the
hard
discover
are
work new
a of
great your
elements
way
to
training
of
your
OLIVIA POSTEL WELLESLEY COLLEGE ALUM 7/8KYU DIVISION 🥈2nd place - Kata Heian Nidan 🥉3rd place
validate and
Karate
to to
work on and improve.
ANGEL CHAN LESLEY UNIVERSITY ALUM 6 KYU DIVISION 🥉3rd place
Congratulations achieved
podium
to
our
students
positions!
Our
intermediate
and
- Kumite
who
students
had podium positions in all the divisions of beginner,
- Kumite
advanced
HANAMEI SHAO WELLESLEY COLLEGE ALUM BROWN BELT DIVISION
brown belts. Looking forward to even more tournaments in the near future!
🥇1st place - Kata Empi
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more
than
karate
PERU
OLGA LATTARULO BOSTON COLLEGE
3RD KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA 4TH KYU (PURPLE BELT) HDKI 4TH KYU (PURPLE BELT) TABATA SENSEI
KARATE & JOURNALISM
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SCOTT LANGLEY SENSEI HDKI SEMINAR: LIVE FROM DUBLIN
OCTOBER 16, 2021 A very heartfelt thank you to Scott Langley Sensei for the amazing seminar in October! We had Vazrik Sensei’s students from HDKI MA and the Boston area universities join in to learn as well as HDKI friends from all over the world!
Scott
Sensei
weekend,
originally
but
given
accepted
the
travel
our
invitation
restrictions
to
from
come
the
EU,
to
Boston
he
kindly
this
past
offered
a
zoom seminar live from Ireland until restrictions are lifted. Scott Sensei gave a very engaging class focused on Bassai Dai as a vehicle to explain various body mechanics.
He
urged
students
to
focus
on
body
posture
and
connectivity
throughout movement and not only at the end of a movement. His explanations of fast-twitch movement and being out of your comfort zone in the dojo when training encouraged us to train hard and move efficiently to generate speed and
power.
Looking
forward
to
seeing
you
in
Boston
or
Ireland
soon
Scott
Sensei!
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XIALENE CHANG HALLOWEEN KATA SEMINAR LIVE FROM HARVARD
OCTOBER 31, 2021
On Halloween, the Harvard Karate Club hosted an exciting in-person seminar for
the
club
members!
The
club’s
co-president,
Xialene
Chang,
taught
her
favorite competition kata: Sepai. Sepai is a Goju-Ryu kata that won Xialene gold
at
the
transitions sections,
GKR
World
requiring
requiring
solid
power
Championships stance, and
balance,
speed
as
in
2013.
and
well
as
The
agility. control
kata
It
has
and
has fast
dynamic and
grace.
slow
Xialene
taught in an organized manner by breaking down the kata in sections, such that students from black belt through beginners practicing Karate for the first time this semester were able to learn the kata!
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bri
N A T A L I Y A S E N S E I NASHVILLE HDKI SHOTOKAN KARATE CLUB
dges
A biomedical scientist and experienced educator, Dr. Nataliya Pidkovka is the chief-Instructor of the Nashville HDKI Shotokan Karate club. The club is a proud member of HDKI and Sunday Morning Keiko International organizations, and is built on respect, fairness, and excellence. Sensei Nataliya started practicing karate in
Ukraine
(SKDI),
in
Sensei
1993.
Her
Teruyuki
black
belt
Okazaki
degrees
(ISKF)
and
were an
certified
by
examination
Sensei
panel
of
Hirokazu Hombu
Kanazawa
Dojo
Karate
International organization (HDKI). Throughout her athletic and coaching career, Nataliya has
successfully
led
her
team
to
compete
at
national-
and
international-level
karate
tournaments. Nataliya started a Karate Club at Lviv National Medical University in Ukraine in the 2000s, then in Nashville in 2018 with the help of her daughter Luisa, who was only 4.5 years old and has not missed a class since. Instructor Assistants in the club: Dr. John Nwofia – 2 Dan and Dr. Yanjun Liu - 1 Kyu.
The club prioritizes a friendly and open-minded atmosphere. Everybody is welcomed and appreciated!
The
Nashville
Shotokan
Karate
club
emphasizes
that
Karate-do
can
be
learned by anyone regardless of age or level of physical fitness. In Karate, there is room for everyone! The club is particularly multicultural; adults and kids have joined from all over the World and multiple languages are spoken in the club!
Nashville Shotokan Karate | Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleShotokanKarateClub Nashville Shotokan Karate Club Website - https://nashvilleshotokankarate.club/
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more
than
karate
BRAZIL
THAILA CRUZ
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL MATO GROSSO/BRAZIL
8TH KYU (YELLOW BELT) JKA & HDKI
KARATE & TENNIS
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HDKI MA FALL 2021 PROMOTIONS NOVEMBER 2021
Congratulations! Over
30
students
reached
the
received
next
belt
their
level
first
official
since
the
HDKI
spring
MA
rank
2021
or
HDKI
promotions. For the second time in 2021 since the founding of HDKI MA, we hosted kyu exam promotions for students from the various located
universities around
in
the
the
world!
Boston We
area
are
so
as
well
proud
as
not
alums only
now
of
the
students’ hard work and dedication but of their adaptation to the
varying
approaches
to
Karate
mechanics
offered
by
different Karate organizations.
We thank Scott Langley Sensei and Simon Bligh Sensei for their continued
support
of
HDKI
MA.
Below
are
the
new
HDKI
ranks
achieved by each of the students. For the students graduating next semester, we hope you can continue your Karate training as
HDKI
has
dojos
all
across
the
US,
Canada,
South
America,
and Europe.
Infographic Credit: Renata Costa
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BEGINNER RANKS - YELLOW, ORANGE BELTS Thaila Cruz - 8th kyu Fredisvindo Bebe - 8th kyu Riley Leighton - 8th kyu Efim Sokolov - 8th kyu Kyle O’Connell - 8th kyu Brian Wu - 8th kyu Liam Henson - 8th kyu Sara Brown - 8th kyu Carla Roser Guillermo Paredes - 8th kyu Ava Wilcox - 8th kyu Ashley Yuan - 8th kyu Brooke Phua - 8th kyu Macy McCalla - 8th kyu Nyah Madison - 7th kyu Chang-Hung Hou - 7th kyu
INTERMEDIATE RANKS - BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE BELTS Olivia Grace Chylack Postel - 6th kyu Zhenghui Wang - 6th kyu Iyit Benusia - 6th kyu Angel Chan - 6th kyu Renata Costa - 5th kyu Ricardo Harripaul - 5th kyu Athena Zheng - 5th kyu Sophia Igarashi - 5th kyu Olga Lattarulo - 4th kyu Corrine Giordani - 4th kyu Sophia Peña - 4th kyu Alina Zheng - 4th kyu
ADVANCED RANKS - BROWN BELTS Michael Halasnik - 3rd kyu Ann Xu - 1st kyu Amy Liu - 1st kyu Nikita Patil - 1st kyu Steven Chen - 1st kyu
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SINGAPORE
ZENG WING TAN BOSTON UNIVERSITY
1ST KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA & HDKI 1ST KYU (BROWN BELT) TABATA SENSEI 4TH KYU (PURPLE BELT) ISKF
KARATE & WEIGHTLIFTING
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JKA FALL 2021 PROMOTIONS NOVEMBER 2021
Congratulations! During the first semester back in person since the start of COVID-19, we were proud to host a Fall 2021 JKA promotion and promote 36 students and alums from 8 different universities. We followed a structured plan and program to not only teach fundamental Shotokan Karate principles to beginners but foster a love for this beautiful art. Students ranks and skills were consistent across the universities thanks to the uniformity of this program. Students ranging from beginners all the way up through 1st kyu successfully promoted.
We are excited for the next class of soon-to-be JKA black belts! Thank you very much to Wauriman
Borges
Sensei
for
his
continued
support
and
encouragement
of
our
efforts
to
spread Karate at the college level in the Boston area. Each student received individualized feedback
on
their
promotions
performance
from
Wauriman
Sensei
and
Vazrik
Sensei,
ensuring they learned which techniques they performed well and which areas they should focus
on
organized
to by
keep
growing.
college.
We
Below are
are
proud
the
of
JKA
our
ranks
students’
achieved
by
each
accomplishments
of and
the are
students looking
forward to more learning and Karate excitement moving forward!
Infographic Credit: Renata Costa
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Ricardo Harripaul - 5th kyu
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Fredisvindo Bebe - 8th kyu
Eshaan Vakil - 8th kyu
Riley Leighton - 8th kyu
Alma Conway - 6th kyu
Efim Sokolov - 8th kyu
Munawwar Abdulla - 6th kyu
Kyle O’Connell - 8th kyu
Maxim Jeffs - 4th kyu
Brian Wu - 7th kyu
Corrine Giordani - 4th kyu
Liam Henson - 7th kyu Macy McCalla - 7th kyu Nyah Madison - 6th kyu Chang-Hung Hou - 6th kyu Zhenghui Wang - 5b kyu Athena Zheng - 4b kyu Sophia Igarashi - 4b kyu Michael Halasnik - 2nd kyu
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Sara Brown - 8th kyu Carla Roser Guillermo Paredes - 8th kyu Ava Wilcox - 8th kyu Ashley Yuan - 8th kyu Brooke Phua - 8th kyu Olivia Grace Chylack Postel - 5th kyu
LESLEY UNIVERSITY Iyit Benusia - 5th kyu Angel Chan - 5th kyu
Sophia Peña - 3rd kyu Alina Zheng - 3rd kyu Ann Xu - 1st kyu Amy Liu - 1st kyu
ALUMNI Thaila Cruz (Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso/ BRAZIL ) - 8th kyu Renata Costa (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative) - 4th kyu Olga Lattarulo (Boston College) - 3rd kyu Nikita Patil (University of Texas at Austin) - 1st kyu Steven Chen (Boston University) - 1st kyu
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LIVE PROMOTION FALL 2021
Photo Credit:
Ayusha Ariana
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CHINA
QIUYUHONG LU BOSTON UNIVERSITY
1ST KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA & HDKI 4TH KYU (PURPLE BELT) TABATA SENSEI
KARATE & EDITORIAL MAKEUP ARTIST @DRAGON.ROOT
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building
JOSE DELGADO SENSEI KARATE JOURNEY
bri
dges
"Growing parents
up
I
always
opposed
it,
wanted fearing
to I
learn
would
karate; get
however,
hurt
and
my
more
importantly believing it would just encourage fighting. It wasn’t until I got to Cornell University that I went against their wishes and
signed
up
for
the
Karate
PE
(Physical
Education)
class.
There, I found a welcoming and dedicated instructor in Shihan Michael
Eschenbrenner.
participate
in
the
This
Karate
led
Club.
me The
to
become
style
I
aware
study
is
of
and
Shito-Ryu,
founded by Kenwa Mabuni. He was greatly influenced by two of his
instructors
and
decided
to
rename
his
Hanko-Ryu
in
their
honor. The name Shito was created by combining the Japanese characters
for
the
names
of
Master
Itosu
(Shorin-Ryu)
and
Master Higaonna (Goju-Ryu)."
Jose with his sons at the World Monument
Jose Sensei with Shihan Michael
Cornell Karate Club
Eschenbrenner at his Godan exam
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CORNELL KARATE CLUB HISTORY "One focus of the Cornell Karate Club is to give Karate PE students a place to safely
get
in
extra
practice.
This
allows
students
with
no
martial
arts
experience to get exposure to Karate through the PE, and then to be able to join the Cornell Karate Club if they wish to continue learning. The
Cornell
through
Karate
martial
tournaments. Since
then,
it
Club
arts
The has
focuses
training,
Club
but
attended
been
a
on
also
its
priority
the
first
to
personal has
development
helped
tournament
attend
at
least
prepare in
the
one
of
students
students
Spring
for
of
2015.
tournament
every
semester. This has proven to be a great opportunity for club members to get to know each other and bond.
Additionally, we try to have fun outside of the dojo. If we get to know each other outside of the dojo then it is easier to trust each other inside of it. It’s about sharing happy and fun moments together."
ITHACA,
NY
Club Social Event
Jose Teaching Vazrik’s Students
Club at Hershey Tournament in Pennsylvania
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INDIA
NIKITA PATIL
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
1ST KYU (BROWN BELT) JKA & HDKI 4TH KYU (PURPLE BELT) TABATA SENSEI
KARATE & GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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TCKF JAPAN KARATE TOURNAMENT
For the past several years, Hiro Komine of
Hiro Komine: Chief Officer of International Relations for JUKF
the Technical Collegiate Karate Federation (TCKF) has invited Karateka from Boston to visit Japan and compete in their yearly tournament in November. Due to COVID, this year we were not able to travel to Japan, but the tournament was successfully organized November 28, 2021. The TCKF was formed in 1984 by the 5 colleges of Shibaura Institute of Technology, Chiba Institute of Technology, Kogakuin Institute of Technology, Nihon University Technical Department, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. In that year they hosted the first East Japan Technical Collegiate Karate Tournament.
In 2014 for the first time, Boston area Karateka were invited to participate in the 27th TCKF Tournament. The Boston Karateka joined again in 2015 and in 2017 and created an exchange program. In 2018, the TCKF sponsored 5 students to visit Boston and train at the various universities in the area. In 2020, the TCKF joined the Japan University Karate Federation (JUKF). As of 2021, the TCKF consists of 18 technical colleges. Page 38
TOKYO, JAPAN
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JAPAN BRIDGE WITH BOSTON USA AND OXFORD, UK We are happy to congratulate Hiro Komine for becoming the Chief Officer of International Relations for the Japan University Karate Federation (JUKF). It was a well deserved opportunity for Komine san given the efforts he put in the past several and
years
also
to
create
Oxford
bridges
University
in
between England.
Japan, Vazrik
the
Boston
Sensei
had
area the
universities, pleasure
of
meeting Komine san at MIT when the first trips to Japan to participate in the collegiate tournament were organized. This evolved into a recurring visit and with
each
year,
the
excitement
of
the
Boston
area
Karateka
as
well
as
the
Karateka from Japan grew. One of the most memorable elements of the visits to Japan was not only the exposure to Karate training of students in Japan, but also
the
dedication
of
the
alumni
like
Komine
san
to
providing
the
next
generation of Karate students opportunities to learn and grow, as well as use Karate as a means of diplomacy to exchange ideas with Karateka around the world. Vazrik Sensei had the pleasure of traveling to Oxford with Komine san to be able to solidify a bridge between America, Europe, and Japan. While COVID has slowed down for now the opportunity to travel to Japan, the invitation to participating in the Technical Collegiate Karate tournament as well as the All Japan
University
Karate
tournament
has
been
extended
to
our
students
for
2022, and we are excited to not only participate but also to train with various college Karate clubs and create bonds of friendship and exchange.
VAZRIK, HIRO, AND BOSTON KARATEKA WITH OXFORD KARATE CLUB, OHTA SENSEI & SPIROS SENSEI IN 2019 Page 40
STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS We are excited to share the wonderful academic achievements and news of our hard-working karateka.
Lorraine Sin
Amandine Fromont
completed her Masters in
started a law degree at
Clinical Mental Health
Georgetown University
Counseling from Lesley
Law Center in DC
University in Cambridge.
Savannah Wu
completed in
Urban
Columbia
her
Masters
Planning
from
University
in
New York
Qiu Yu Hong Liu started as an art teacher at the Boston Higashi School of Autism
Renata Costa
Angel Chan
completed the
started as a counselor
Humanitarian Leadership
at the Josiah Quincy
Fellowship at Harvard
Elementary School’
University Humanitarian Initiative (HHI)
Yi Yang
Olivia Postel
completed her Masters in
completed her Bachelors
Public Administration in
in Psychology from
International Development
Wellesley College
from Harvard Kennedy School.
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SAVE THE DATE SEPT 16-18, 2022
IN BARCELONA, SPAIN We are excited to announce the HDKI International Cup set to take place in September of 2022. Mark your calendars and get ready to compete!
WWW.HDKI.ORG Page 42
CONNECT WITH US Vazrik Chiloyan vazrik@mit.edu
Anselmo Cassiano Alves anselmoc@mit.edu
Amandine Fromont afromont@wellesley.edu
Lorraine Sin lsin@bu.edu