Karate College Clubs Fall Magazine 2021

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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16

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

38

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.

NOMADIC | 24 Page 4

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.

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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

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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.

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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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more

than

karate

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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than

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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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than

karate

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.

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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