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Newsletter of the Trinidad Karate Association (TKA)
Issue #30
JAN - MAR, 2017
Table of Content Message
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Club News
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Training Schedule
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Tournaments
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Instructor Training
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On the Road to Japan
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Featured Instructor
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Upcoming Tournaments
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TKA National Grading
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Issue #30 JAN - MAR, 2017
Welcome to our 30th Edition Welcome to our 30th edition, the first for 2017 and I wish you continued success in your Karate endeavours for the rest of the year. As you may recall in our December issue, mention was made that history was created when the International Olympic Committee approved the inclusion of Karate in the 2020 Olympic games which will be held in Toyko, Japan. This issue will update readers on the TKA’s efforts in training and preparing future Olympians who will represent Trinidad and Tobago in Tokyo in the first instance and beyond. In future, the TKA will also use this medium (one of many) to highlight the resources required to sustain our High Performance Programme, the name given to TKA’s programme to train these athletes. We are therefore asking you, our TKA family to disseminate our newsletter to all your friends, family and business associates to market your organization with the intent of securing some of the financial resources necessary to send our athletes to the various competitions around the globe. In closing we must also recognize that given the daily increasing violence threatening our society Karate can be a useful tool in slowing this spread, both from the viewpoint of self -control (our DOJO KUN) and self-defence (Karate techniques). As such, for those new Karatekas and parents of young Karatekas, let us revisit our Dojo Kun: Seek perfection of Character Be Faithful Endeavour Respect Others Refrain From Violent Behaviour
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Shihan Wesley Dexter Shim Chairman & Chief Instructor TKA(IKD)
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CLUB NEWS WHAT IS THE
TKA?
The Trinidad Karate Association or TKA is a non-profit organization which is currently one of the largest active organizations teaching traditional Japanese Shotokan karate in Trinidad and Tobago. Originally one club or dojo, the Association has grown with clubs and dojos established in different locations. Training can now be sourced at:
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Training Schedules Day
Time
TORA Chinese Association St. Ann’s - (Adults and Juniors) Tuesdays
Thursday Saturdays
Rank - Belts Directors: Senseis Nigel Forde and John George Contact No: 680-5234
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Adults and Juniors - All ranks
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Brown and black belts - High performance (Shihan Shim)
8.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Adults-Brown and Black-Shihan Shim
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Adults and Juniors - All ranks
7.00 pm - 8:00 pm
Brown and black belts - High performance (Shihan Shim)
8.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Adults-Brown and Black-Shihan Shim
7.00 am - 9.00 am
Instructor Training
UWI Shotokan Club UWI, St. Augustine (Adults only)
President - Sapphire Lewis Chief Instructor - Shiraz Mohammed | Contact No.- 7502776
Mondays
5.00 pm – 6:00 pm
UWI SPEC- All ranks
Wednesday
6.00 pm – 7:30 pm
All Ranks - Cor. of El Dorado Rd. and Lukpat St., El Dorado
Friday
6.00 pm – 7.30 pm
All Ranks - Cor. of El Dorado Rd. and Lukpat St., El Dorado
Tobago Scarborough Secondary School
Director: Sensei Arthur Morris Contact No: 781-7371
Tuesdays
5.30 pm – 7:30 pm
Adults and Juniors - All Ranks
Thursday
5.30 pm – 7:30 pm
Adults and Juniors - All Ranks
Saturdays
9.30 pm – 12.00 noon
Adults and Juniors - All Ranks
TOBAGO SHOTOKAN SPIRIT WARRIORS (TSSW) Signal Hill Comprehensive School
Directors: Sensei Leo Grant and Fiona Grant Contact No: 343-9814
Tuesdays
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Juniors 5-11 yrs; white to green belts
Thursday
6:20 pm - 7:30 pm
Juniors & Adults; Ages 12 & up; and blue to black belts
ASGSKA Arima West & Sangre Grande Govt. Primary Schools
Director: Sempai Kelly Rechais Contact No: 724-1168
Monday
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
All Ranks/Ages Arima West Government Primary School
Tuesday
3.30 pm - 5.00 pm
All Ranks/Ages; Sangre Grande Government Primary School
KURO OBI Website: http://tamarajoseph.com
Directors: Sensei Tamara Joseph Contact No: 396-3229
Tuesdays
3:00 pm
Juniors - University School
Wednesdays
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
All Ranks - Cor. of El Dorado Rd. and Lukpat St., El Dorado
Fridays
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Junior Beginners - Cor. of El Dorado Rd. and Lukpat St., El Dorado
Fridays
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Adults and Intermediate to Advance Juniors - Cor. of El Dorado Rd. and Lukpat St., El Dorado
You can view past editions for greater details on the TKA and our local affiliate, the Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union(TTKU) and our international affiliate, the International Karate Daigaku(IKD). 5
TOURNAMENTS
Brandon Partap (Second Left, Tora)
The TTKU held its national tournament in February 2017. As usual TKA performed very creditably with Karatekas from all our dojos obtaining many gold, silver and bronze medals.
Students from Arima Shotokan
Academy
Lue- Fatt twins Michelle and Roshelle (Tora)
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Issue #30 JAN - MAR, 2017
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING As is customary, the Magazine always aims at providing information on various topics. Today, we will present some brief Notes taken from one of Shihan Shim’s enlightening training sessions. These tips will assist in guiding some of the instructors in training activities to be undertaken and principles to be observed in their respective individual dojos:
Warm up; Cool Down
• Timing between upper and lower body applications; timing of the body mechanics (sequential coordination of muscle contraction); 99% feeling 90% of the time
• Light aerobic work or run; after warm, undertake dynamic stretching for <10 secs; focus on exercises that promote agility, speed & conditioning; do karate specific exercises that incorporate plyometric energy
• Sharpness of the lower body – thrusting and rotation power • Application of power - makiwara/bag
Kata Training
• Mental focus
• Centre line management; awareness and managing movement around centre line; speed
Kumite Training • Weapons -ability to score
• Weight shifting and leg speed – key to movement; smooth transitions in sync with upper body
• Proper distancing
• Balance - linked to management of centre line
• Defend your-self
• Timing - when to use technique • Semi –free sparring to deploy these rules of training above
• Arm brush - close contact for arms movements; concentrating the energy; improve coordination of kime and body connection
• Block; evade; aggression
These are just brief Notes. Instructors are encouraged to do their additional research on the principles and activities mentioned. Dr. Shim is also available to explain in more detail, if desired.
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ON THE ROAD TO JAPAN LAUNCH OF High Performance PROGRAMME - HP Karate-Do A separate dojo was established to train persons wishing to increase the standard of performance required to compete in World Karate Federation (WKF) tournaments. The WKF is the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 130 member countries. It was formed in 1990 and is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee. It has more than ten million members. The WKF organizes the Junior and Senior Karate World Championships, which are each held every other year. Currently the headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain and the styles recognised by the WKF are Shotokan, Gōjū-ryū, Shitō-ryū and Wadō-ryū. The WKF is the organization that will be approving Karatekas’ participation at the Japan 2020 Olympic Games. This High Performance Karate Programme which is the brain child of Dr. Shim, Technical Director of the TKA and TTKU. Started in August 2016 after the announcement was made that Karate is now an Olympic sport, the aim of the Programme is to raise the standard of Karatekas practicing Shotokan Karate in Trinidad and Tobago to the level where they can comfortably (and confidently) participate in WKF tournaments with the hope of eventually gain a spot in the 2020 Olympic Games. The original HP Karatekas include Dominic Wilkes, Natakki Hypolite, Nicole Lambie, Daniel Shim and Chennise Charles of TKA and more recently joining the group are Edward Rajmoolie and Zachary Alexander (TTKU).
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Issue #30 JAN - MAR, 2017
FEATURED INSTRUCTOR FIRST CITIZEN BANK SPORTS FOUNDATION SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Tamara Joseph, 4th Dan of the TKA was recognized as TTKUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s female nominee as Sportswoman of the Year. Congratulations to her as she joins past TTKU female nominee fellow Karateka Nicole Lambie. Sensei Tamara is the founder of Kuro Obi dojo in El Dorado. Below is an excerpt from the FCB Sports Foundation OFFCIAL Programme document:
Sensei Tammy proudly holding her medal
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UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS FEBRUARY
MARCH
MAY
28TH – 2ND MARCH -APRIL 2017 CCCK IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA
JULY 3 - 10 JULY 2017 CAMP AND TOURNAMENT -SANTO DOMINGO
23RD – 27TH MAY 2017 PKF SENIORS - CURACAO
AUGUST 1ST WEEK IN AUGUST 2017 IBERO AMERICANO CHAMPIONSHIP - HONDURAS 21ST – 26TH AUGUST 2017 PKF JUNIORS IN BUENOS ARIES – ARGENTINA
OCTOBER 1ST WEEK IN OCTOBER 2017 CURACAO OPEN 14TH OCTOBER 2017 TTKU INVITATIONAL
Please visit link for greater details on camp and tournament in Santo Domingo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwugtYZqDbQ0aVluNGNwQzNTYXc/view?usp=drive_web
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Issue #30 JAN - MAR, 2017
TKA NATIONAL GRADING 2017 Grading was held on the 21st March, 2017 in Port of Spain and 22nd March at Arima. Eighty-six students from four (4) dojos were promoted to higher belts.
Congratulations to our promoted Dans:
ADULTS
Ronald Corlette SAN DAN
Dominic Wilkes YON DAN
JUNIORS
Chennise Charles NI DAN itors Congratulations to our vis d de gra o wh a from Grenad N. DA N SA ir the and attained
Anya Chow Chung Jeremy Rawlins SHO DAN
Ethan Ramsundar SHO DAN 11
Mark Chow Chung
TKA NATIONAL GRADING 2017
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Look out for our next edition in April-June 2017 where the focus will be on introducing the Karatekas undergoing training in the PRO Karate Programme. Send comments, articles and pictures to kimoy2004@yahoo.com
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