th 38 ISKF Canada KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS + Goodwill Tournament 5 Time National Kata Champion Kata National Time 5 Abbas Husain | | Husain Abbas British Columbia British Abbas Husain | British Columbia Abbas Husain | BritishAbbas ColumbiaHusain | British Columbia 5 Time National Kata Champion 5 Time National6 Kata Time Champion National Kata Champion I N N T O E I R T N A A R T E I O D N E A F May 16-19, 2019 L E S AT HO R Calgary, AB, Canada TOKAN KA University of Calgary 38th ISKF Canada National Karate Championships | nationals.iskfcanada.com 1 I N N T O E I R T N A A R T E I O D N E A F E L T SH A OT KAR OKAN International Shotokan Karate Federation of Canada Welcome to Calgary! 2, 3515 – 32nd Street N.E. On behalf of our city, we’re thrilled that you’re here for the 2019 ISKF Canada National Karate Calgary, Alberta T1Y 5Y9 Championship. Chairman: David Jones, 8th Dan Calgarians are Ultimate Hosts, and Calgary is the Ultimate Host City. Throughout 2019, we will proudly host many national and international events, including the Canadian Country Music May 1, 2019 Awards, 107th Grey Cup Festival and championship game and the PGA TOUR Champions Shaw Charity Classic. In 2018, we supported a record 89 events. We love to host, and it shows. On behalf of the International Shotokan Karate Federation of Canada, I would like to extend my warmest welcome to each of you involved in our 38th Annual ISKF Canada Calgary was the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games and has been National Championships. Every participant, official and particularly the tournament acknowledged as an Ultimate Sport City by SportBusiness on multiple occasions. Within organizers have worked diligently in preparation for this occasion. I congratulate and Calgary’s city limits you can enjoy downhill skiing, world-renowned fly fishing, horse-back thank you for your contribution. riding, skating on the world’s fastest ice and cycling on the largest urban pathway in North America. Sport is in our DNA. ISKF Alberta is profoundly honoured to host this annual event. I am thrilled that we are fine facilities here at the University of Calgary. able to accommodate you at the In addition to sporting events, you can experience Calgary’s numerous cultural festivals, celebrated cuisine and many engaging attractions. of experienced ISKF Canada is truly a world class organization. We have a roster instructors from all across the country. This year marks the first time that we are able to Calgary is also a basecamp to adventure with Jurassic encounters to the east and alpine offer extended training opportunities to all our valued ISKF members. adventures to the west. In closing, I would like to thank all volunteers and sponsors for their efforts in making Explore visitcalgary.com for more information about what’s happening during your visit. Laurie Jones, Natasha this weekend possible. In particular, my appreciation goes out to and Crystal Schatz for applying their time and Landra, Robert Morgan, Kenji Doshida We wish you the best of luck during your competition and hope your time in Calgary will inspire vent’s organization. My thanks as well, must be extended to talents in all aspects of the e many more visits to come. Alberta Sport and Tourism Calgary, whose generosity and support is very much appreciated. Sincerely, Travel safely, and see you all again next year in Nova Scotia. All the best, Cindy Ady Tourism Calgary CEO David Jones, Chairman, ISKF Canada M. NAKAYAMA WHAT KARATE-DO IS DECIDING WHO IS THE LOSER IS NOT Kime may be accomplished by striking, punching or Excavation Shoring Reinvented THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE. kicking, but also by blocking. A technique lacking kime can never be regarded as true karate, no matter how great the Shortek created patented an engineered soltion to ecaation shoring. Featring many resemblance to karate. A contest is no exception; however, arate-do is a martial art for the development of adantages oer traditional shoring sch as faster timelines 30 0 cost saings K character through training, so that the karateka can it is against the rules to make contact because of the danger surmount any obstacle, tangible or intangible. involved. Karate-do is an empty-handed art of self-defense in which Sun-dome means to arrest a technique just before contact the arms and legs are systematically trained and an enemy with the target (one sun, about three centimeters). But not attacking by surprise can be controlled by a demonstration carrying a technique through to kime is not true karate, so of strength like that of using actual weapons. the question is how to reconcile the contradiction between Karate-do is exercise through which the karateka masters kime and sun-dome. The answer is this: establish the target all body movements, such as bending, jumping and slightly in front of the opponent’s vital point. It can then be balancing, by learning to move limbs and body backward hit in a controlled way with maximum power, without making and forward, left and right, up and down, freely and uniformly. contact. Champion Kata National Time 5 Abbas Husain | | Husain Abbas The techniques of karate-do are well controlled according Training transforms various parts of the body into weapons The Product Columbia British to the karateka’s will power and are directed at the target to be used freely and effectively. The quality necessary to accurately and spontaneously. accomplish this is self-control. To become a victor, one n innoatie ne technolo Shortek is an allsteel prodct ith an enineered patented The essence of karate techniques is kime. The meaning must first overcome his own self. interlockin desin hich proides nparalleled strctral stailit. of kime is an explosive attack to the target using the appropriate technique and maximum power in the shortest time possible. (Long ago, there was the expression ikken Product Benefits hissatsu, meaning “to kill with one blow,” but to assume from Nearero propert line clearance. this that killing is the objective is dangerous and incorrect. os reirin lo impactiration. It should be remembered that the karateka of old were able asil installed in tiht places. to practice kime daily andAbbas in Husaindead | Britishseriousness Columbia by using the makiwara.) 5 Time National Kata Champion ih ater tale soft rond. nchor points for safet fencin. CALGARY’S FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1979 ll season. Our Installation Process Shortek is installed ia tore drien drie heads monted on a ariety of different carriers inclding t not limited to ecaators compact track loaders and oom trcks. s long as the nit has enogh reach lift capacity and tore from the drie nit Shortek can e easily installed. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE COMPETITORS 2430 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary, Alberta Good luck to all in the 2019 ISKF Canadian (403) 282-9278 • www.nickssteakandpizza.com National Karate Championships! 4 38th ISKF Canada National Karate Championships | nationals.iskfcanada.com 29403.605.8316th ISKF Canada National Karate•www.iskfcalgary.com www.shortek.com Championships | www.iskfcalgary.com | 29th ISKF Canada National Karate Championships | Page 55 nights I was there until 4:00 am preparing for a SKC CALGARY NW DOJO KARATE-KA ASK ME ANYTHING! building inspection the following morning. Although How often do you train? My own personal training it was difficult it was immensely satisfying. consisted of daily dojo practice, working out at the gym and teaching 4 or 5 days a week. I probably spent 4 hours SENSEI DAVID JONES AMELIA | AGE 9 | 8TH KYU a day, six days a week training. the reason for starting my dojo was How long has karate [been] known to Sensei David Jones, Chief Instructor for ISKF the desire to enhance my karate people? Karate was formally introduced to SKC CALGARY NW DOJO KARATE-KA Besides the physical aspect, where in your Alberta and Chairman of ISKF Canada, makes experience to the fullest. I thought that Japan in 1922 though martial arts of some sort have been personal life have you found karate helpful? I do many trips around Alberta every year passing on taking responsibility for the technical practiced throughout history. remember, a number of years ago, I was home by myself his karate knowledge. While punching, kicking aspects of a group of students would ultimately enrich and improve my own and just about to leave for the dojo. I had made myself and lots of sweating we’ve learned a lot about KENSINGTON DOJO KARATE-KA Who is your karate. Part of the reason was my karate mentor/role model? My role model has a rather large cheese and pickle sandwich and was in karate but we’ve also wondered about Sensei belief in the value of karate as a path always been Yaguchi Sensei but I have had strong a bit of a rush. Unfortunately the combination of bread, Jones the person and his history. Karateka from to personal development. I felt an influence from Kanazawa Sensei and Osaka Sensei. cheese and time constraints caused me to choke. It was all over Alberta wrote in for a special AMA (Ask obligation to share what I had gained wholly unpleasant and I honestly thought I might expire. Me Anything), read below for some highlights! A calmness came over me and I relaxed and stopped through its practice with others. ALEX | AGE 11 | 4TH KYU breathing. I was thinking that karate is self defense Who is your sensei/grader? Yaguchi Sensei came to SHARMELLE | AGE 16 | 5TH KYU in many forms and I was not going to be beaten by a Calgary 3 times a year for nearly 35 years.