ISKF SPOTLIGHT Fall 2009 INTERNATIONAL SHOTOKAN KARATE FEDERATION Najib Baha Amin (USA/EC), Cathy 43rd ISKF Master Camp and Cline (USA/NW), Dr. Dexter Shim (Trinidad), Garry Turnbull (Jamaica), International Goodwill Tournament Hiroyoshi Okazaki (USA/EC), Gary Swain (USA/MT), David Jones he 43rd ISKF Master Camp 2009 (Canada/AB) and Larry Loreth was held June 12th - 19th. It was (Canada/MB). With their assistance to Ta tremendous success with partic- the Masters, campers were able to get ipants from over 30 countries and individual help and guidance. This fac- approximately 400 campers. All 43 tor of having so many high-ranking years have been successful in the fact instructors along with the best that there has always been the best Shotokan Masters alone makes Master instruction from the highest-ranking Camp unique. Blend that with karate- Shotokan instructors. However, each ka from all over the world and it year since the ISKF has become inde- becomes an event all Shotokan practi- pendent from the JKA more opportuni- tioners should experience and it is one ties have opened up to us to provide all that will forever change their life. of the Master Camp participants with a The theme for this years Master broader selection of masters from the Camp was Niju Kun #14: Tattakai wa ISKF as well as other organizations. kyo-jitsu no soju ikan ni ari when Even though the ISKF hosts this inter- translated means Victory depends on national camp, it is open to all your ability to tell vulnerable points Shotokan karate-ka regardless of affilia- from invulnerable ones. As in all of the tion. Okazaki Shihan's philosophy has Majors Photo by Steven Niju Kun, we should not automatically always been to continue to spread the interpret this as in kumite alone. Just teachings and principles of Master as in all of karate-do, everything we do Gichin Funakoshi which is to share in our training applies to our everyday karate-do with everyone throughout the lives as well. Master Funakoshi was world, teach them karate techniques saying that you have to recognize that and most importantly help them to opposites are two sides of the same thing. And also, that in every situation understand the Dojo Kun and Niju Kun. Master Teruyuki Okazaki, 10th Dan Master Okazaki always reminds us that in karate, as in life, there are opposite if we do our best to train hard while fol- from each other in matters of karate-do forces around you all the time and the lowing these important principles all of and also cultures. key is to be able to tell one from the us are contributing to bring peace This year, in addition to ISKF other. This can only be achieved with throughout the world. There is no bet- Masters Teruyuki Okazaki and Yutaka an open mind. This is what master ter place to begin that endeavor than Yaguchi, instructing at Master Camp camp shows us. To experience these Master Camp. It is a great opportunity were: Master's Hirokazu Kanazawa - different cultures and understand that to meet people from different parts of SKIF (Japan), Hideo Ochi - JKA Europe although we are in fact different, we are the world and try to understand their (Germany) and Masaru Miura - SKIEF also the same. differences while at the same time real- (Italy). Joining them in instructing were In addition to the wonderful karate ize we are all the same in the world of the ISKF Technical Committee: Sensei's instruction, as always, there were karate-do. In addition to the great James Field (USA/SW), Frank Woon-A- exams for Dan rank and also Judge, instruction and lectures, campers can Tai (Canada/ON), Maynard Miner Instructor and Examiner Qualifications. socialize with one another and learn (USA/EC), Robin Rielly (USA/EC), And during free time one evening, one Continued on page 3 IN THIS ISSUE ISKF SPOTLIGHT 2-3 Interview with Master Masaru Miura A publication of the ISKF In Memoriam of Mr. Everett Lincoln King, III 222 South 45th St. Phila., PA U.S.A. 4 Shoto Niju Kun T: 215-222-9382 F: 215-222-7813 ISKF Upcoming Events E-mail: [email protected] 5 Synopsis of the 2009 ISKF Board of Directors & Board of Governors Meeting Publisher: Teruyuki Okazaki, 6-7 8th ISKF/CKC KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Chairman and Chief Instructor of ISKF 8-9 Master Camp 2009 International Goodwill Tournament Results Editor: Lois Luzi Master Camp 2009 Examination Results Assistant Editors: Hiroyoshi Okazaki 10-11 8th ISKF/CKC Karate Championships Results Takamichi Maeshima 1 Master Masaru Miura, 9th Dan, SKIEF - Photo by Steven Majors Master Masaru Miura, 9th Dan, SKIEF - Photo by Steven Interview With Master Masaru Miura, 9th Dan, SKIEF By Takamichi Maeshima instructors were visiting from Tokyo. truck and would carry the packages They were Masters Nakayama and from the truck to the door. One day dur- Kanazawa and they were in the middle ing the summer, it was very hot. When of a karate demonstration tour. When Mr. Miura was driving the truck, the the kumite practice began, Mr. Miura other members opened one of the gift ended up facing Master Kanazawa. packages and started drinking the cold During the sparing drill, Mr. Miura swept drinks and eating the food. He thought Mr. Kanazawa by accident. His timing that this was unfair. He was the only was perfect. At that moment, Mr. Miura one who was not able to taste anything. thought that he defeated the JKA One day, when Mr. Miura was by him- instructor and he was proud of himself. self, he stopped the truck, sat down on But at the same time, he had great fear the grass by a river, and was eating the and regretted that the other dojo senior sausage from one of the gift packages. students were going to punish him later. All of a sudden, someone hit his head his year at our ISKF International Mr. Miura felt very bad and tried to help so hard from behind and pushed him Master Camp we were fortunate Mr. Kanazawa get up. He apologized so into the river water. Mr. Miura got so Tto have once again, Master deeply and said, "I'm very sorry, sir!" He angry, turned around, and yelled at him, Masaru Miura as a guest instructor. He expected that Mr. Kanazawa would get "Who are you? What are you doing?" is the technical director of the SIKF revenge on him later in practice. After he wiped off his face and looked Europe and has been teaching in Italy However, Mr. Kanazawa was very gen- at that person, he realized that it was since 1964. He was born on April 22nd tle and whispered to him, "It was a good Mr. Ochi. Mr. Ochi punished Mr. Miura 1939 in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, technique!" and tapped Mr. Miura's because he was skipping the job, and which is 150 miles west of Tokyo. When shoulder with a nice smile. Mr. Miura he was stealing the food from a busi- he was eight years old, he started prac- was very impressed with Mr. ness package. Mr. Ochi was monitoring ticing Judo. It was during World War II Kanazawa's reaction and wanted to everyone to check whether they were and his family had to move from the city become like Mr. Kanazawa, who is a working hard or not. Since he was the to a country village to avoid the city strong and gentle karate-ka. This was captain of the club, he had a huge bombing. Since he was so little and when Mr. Miura was a high school stu- responsibility to raise the club money to came from outside of the village, he dent. Soon after, he decided to go to get back their dojo space and dormitory. was bullied by other kids every day. Takushoku University, where Mr. Mr. Miura says that this is his best The reason he decided to take Kanazawa had graduated. Mr. Miura memory with Mr. Ochi. Judo lessons was very simple. He said that he would not be a Karate After Mr. Miura graduated from wanted to become strong and to avoid instructor today without this little inci- Takushoku University, he had worked at being bullied. He started taking Judo dent with Master Kanazawa. the local city government office for 6 lessons at the local police station. Once When Mr. Miura was a member of months. But, he did not like the job. he started learning Judo, the other kids the karate club in Takushoku University, One day, he met Master Nakayama at stopped picking on him. After he knew during his junior year, Mr. Ochi was in the karate dojo again and was told that some Judo techniques and gained con- his senior year and was the team cap- he should go to Europe to teach karate. fidence, he began challenging other tain of the karate club. One day, one of When he was in college, he had experi- kids, who were bigger than him. Then, the club members caused a lot of trou- enced many different types of jobs and when he turned the age of thirteen, he ble and the school suspended their club had saved up enough money to travel started taking karate lessons. He activities for a year. At that time, all the to Europe so he was able to accept thought that the karate techniques were club members were living in the school Master Nakayama's suggestion. fancier and stronger than the Judo tech- dormitory, but they had to leave there In 1964, Mr.