Welcome to our WIKF International news web page! I hope that it will bring WIKF's country members closer since because of the distance and the life commitments, communication between us seems to be an impossible matter. Please keep me informed of anything is happening to your club, in national, or international levels. Everything that you think you would like to share with us!

• Suzuki Sensei would also like to remind you about the gold seals that should be used in each Kyu grade, if these gradings are to be recognised as valid when a student attempts for their Dan grading they should have one seal next to the examiner's signature for each grading in the student's WIKF passport.  
  
  
  
  For more information WIKF examiners can contact eleni@wikf.com

• The 2004 WIKF's British National Championships took place on the 24th April in Hertfordshire. Results from the competition can be found @ www.wikf.com/uknationalresults.htm

• Now we have WIKF in Iraq - one of Arturo Hirona's students is stationed there and teaching Wado to some of the troops..

• WIKF members from Texas and Georgia competed in the AAU National Championships in Winston-Salem, NC over the July 4th holiday. Our students did a great job of representing WIKF. Here are the results:

KUMITE:

Brandon Estep........GOLD, Intermediate Brown Belt

Jamie Scott............SILVER, Novice Green Belt

Cancion Sheperd.....GOLD, Executive Division

Mazen Duraini..........BRONZE, Intermediate Brown Belt

Brandon Wahle........7th place 6yr old beginner white belt

Konrad Wahle..........GOLD, 8yr old beginner white belt

Vincent Garcia..........4th Open Advanced Black Belt

Michael Perez..........BRONZE, 14 yr old beginner white belt

Carmen Stanfield...... SILVER, 14 yr old Intermediate brown belt

Cathy Crow............. BRONZE, 14 yr old Intermediate brown belt

Team Kumite: Dale Gatchalian, Vincent Garcia, Mazen Duraini.....4th place

Team Kata: Dale, Vincent, Mazen.....SILVER

Team Kobudo: Dale, Vincent, Mazen..GOLD

KATA: Jamie Scott.........7th Novice Green Belt

Cancion Sheperd..SILVER, Executive

Mazen Duraini......4th Intermediate Browwn Belt

Brandon Wahle....8th Beginner White belt 6 yr olds

Vincent Garcia.....BRONZE, Advanced Black Belt

Michael Perez......7th 14 yr old beginner white belt

Dale gatchalian....4th Advanced Black Belt

Tom Scott.........12th Advanced 14 yr old

Carmen Stanfield...SILVER, Intermediate Brown belt

Cathy Crow..........4th Intermediate Brown Belt

• The Academy of Classical Karatedo in Plano, Texas will be hosting the first annual Suzuki Cup, tournament and seminar December 5 and 6, 2003. The Suzuki Cup is named after Tatsuo Suzuki, Hanshi, who will give a demonstration at the tournament and a seminar the night before for all of those interested. The Suzuki Cup will be open to all styles of traditional Japanese karatedo and will host competitors from across the US, Canada and South America. The winning Advanced Adult Kumite Team will be given the "Suzuki Cup" from Suzuki Sensei himself and will maintain the award at their dojo until the following year. (Trophies or medals will be awarded for all other divisions). The tournament we be held in an excellent facility and will use matted rings like those used at the WKF championships. Additional Information will be available soon at www.academyofclasscialkarate.com and via email. We will provide information about a tournament hotel for those traveling from out of the area.

Mark your calendars: December 2-4 - Training with Suzuki Friday December 5 - Tournament Seminar Saturday December 6 - Tournament (Tanto dori demonstration by Tatsuo Suzuki, Hanshi)
 

Contact Brody Burns or Darrin Free @ 972-424-8870 or at bburns@gptx.org for more information.

• The 2003 Martial Arts Seminar Saturday 30th August & Sunday 31st August. On both days, classes begin at 9am.

This is the first ultimate Martial Arts Seminar of the highest class in Germany,to help in the battle against Cancer. It is possible on both days for you (free of charge) to be tested and catergorized, for the donor list of the North German Bone Marrow Donor Register (NKR). Please help the " fight against Cancer" by supporting this seminar. Every participant will receive a signed certificate.There is also the possibility to have a photo taken together with the seminar`s Grand Masters.

The seminar is open to people of all levels.It is also open to people of all styles and associations of martial arts.Also included is special training for holders of Dan rank.

For every martial arts athlete,there is the option of free overnight accomodation in the training hall (When registering for the seminar, please state whether overnight accommodation in training hall will be required). Alternate accommodation and reservations can be found through the Tourist Informtion Centre in Hannover. email. info@hannover-tourism.de internet. http:/www.hannover tourism.de There are super offers for the 30th & 31st August 2003.

Teatcher: Grandmaster Prof. Tatsuo Suzuki -Hanshi 8 te DAN WADO RYU KARATEDO World Chief Director W.I.K.F. Grandmaster Horst Kallinowski - 9 te DAN TAJ JITSU - ehem. Taetcher Self Defence - Special Force Germany Grandmaster Brian Cheek - 8 te DAN JUI JITSU - ehem. best Brithish Martial Arts Instruter Grandmaster Gilbert Gruss - 8 te DAN SHOTOKAN KARATEDO - Several times World and European Champion Organisation : Orga Team Martial Arts Events Info - German / English & Netherlands - http://www.knochenmarkspenderverein.de

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PLEASE FILL IN Both days Registration should be done by E.mail (when possible),to the following address. Knochenmarkspendenverein_C.M@ t-online.de

Information in both German and English. http:/www.knochenmarkspendenverein.de

From our Malaysia group,

SARAWAK KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2003

Date19 - 20 July 2003

Venue: GCM Club, Miri, Sarawak.

Results:

1 Silver Medal (Ladies Individual Kumite)

1 Bronze Medal (Individual Ladies Kumite)

1 Bronze Medal (Mens Team Kumite)

1 Silver Medal (Men Team Kata)

1 Bronze Medal (Individual Men Kumite)

1 Bronze Medal (Indivual Boys Kumite)

1 Bronze Medal (Men Individual Kata)

WIKF Dominican Republic

Dear Wado friends,

This is to present to you our new Dominican Republic Panamerican Champions, who where formed in our wadoryu school.

Both, Heidi Rodriguez and Rubel Salomon, result winner of the gold medals in their categories(female -58kg and male -74kg) in the XIV Panamerican Games Santo Domingo 2003. Wado Dominican Republic is on party.

Frank Abreu R. General Secrerary