2023 SKIF International Seminar
Important Update
Just to let you know, due to the repair work being carried out at the Omori Sports Center, we have to change our schedule to 14th-16th April 2023.
Overview
Objective: To improve and unify the techniques of SKIF members in Japan and overseas while providing the opportunity for members to interact and build friendships
- TITLE
SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION — 2023 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
- SPONSOR
SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION
- SUPPORT
Ota City, Tokyo / Ota City Board of Education / Ota City Karate Federation
- DATES
Friday, April 14 – Sunday, April 16, 2023, ***IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE***
- VENUE
OMORI SPORTS CENTER, OTA CITY
2-2-5 Omori-honcho, Ota City, Tokyo
An approximately 6-minute walk from Heiwajima Station, located on the Keihin Kyuko Main Line (Keikyu Honsen)
- INSTRUCTORS
Kancho Nobuaki Kanazawa, Shuseki-Shihan Manabu Murakami,
SKIF Headquarters instructors, Referee Director Eikichi Saito, and others
- SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTORS
Shihan Masaru Miura (Italy), Shihan Akio Nagai (Germany), Shihan Rikuta Koga (Switzerland), Shihan Hiroshi Ishikawa (Mexico)
- CONTENT
a. Technical clinic (4 individual sessions)
b. Referee clinic (2 individual sessions)
c. Dan promotion test
- PARTICIPANT QUALIFICATIONS
Members of officially registered Shotokan Karate-do International Federation branches who are high school students or older and have a rank of 3rd kyu (brown belt) or higher. (For karate practitioners who do not meet these requirements but would like to participate, approval must be obtained from SKIF Headquarters.)
- SCHEDULE
- SEMINAR PARTICIPATION FEES
2,000 JPY (Per Individual Class)
10,000 JPY (Participation in all Classes)
- APPLICATION DEADLINE
Thursday, March 16, 2023 (Initial deadline)
Please submit applications as early as possible so organisers can get an idea of the number of participants, enabling us to make necessary preparations. However, we understand that some members may not be able to confirm their availability until after the initial deadline. If you are planning to attend but may not be able to apply by the first deadline, please let SKIF Headquarters know of your plans in advance and submit your application as soon as possible.
- EVENING BANQUET
Saturday, April 15, 2023, 19:00–21:00 (7:00–9:00 p.m.)
Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO
1-20-20 Minami Kamata, Ota-ku, Tokyo / Tel: 03-3733-6600
An approximately 3-minute walk from Keikyu-Kamata Station, located on the
Keihin Main Line (Keikyu Honsen)
Participation fee: JPY 5,000 per person
The focus of this banquet will be a commemorative ceremony to pay tribute to the memory of Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa for members participating from overseas. There will be time after the ceremony for attendees to socialise and chat with each other.
- JOINT TRAINING SESSION WITH OTA CITY RESIDENTS AND REFEREE CLINIC
Although this seminar is being organised by SKIF, support, including securing the seminar venue and other cooperation, is again being provided by Ota City in Tokyo, where SKIF Headquarters is located, and by the Ota City Board of Education and Ota City Karate Federation. Therefore, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on the second day of the seminar, a joint training session (no fee required) will be held with karate practitioners residing in Ota City. All members participating in the seminar are encouraged to participate in this joint training session.
Additionally, the referee clinic session following the joint training session will focus on practical referee practice based on actual matches among participants. We want to encourage all young karate practitioners (including those participating in the joint training session) to participate in these practice matches to boost their competitive skills and gain experience in kumite while also contributing to improving the technical skills of referees.
- INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR PARTICIPANT'S APPLICATION FORM ****UPDATED FORM AS OF 22 FEBRUARY 2023****
Click here to download the Application Form.
- VISA ENTRY TO JAPAN
Click here to download the Visa Entry Form.
- VISIT JAPAN PRE-CLEARANCE WEBSITE (RECOMMENDED FOR FASTER ENTRY)
Visit Japan Web
Other matters of importance
SKIF Headquarters will not be arranging accommodation for this seminar. As such, participants are asked to take care of all necessary arrangements independently. Late March/early April is a busy time of the year for hotels in the Tokyo area (particularly in and around Kamata), and several hotels are already completely booked. Accordingly, we strongly recommend that you reserve lodging as early as possible.
The venue where the seminar will be held is located within walking distance (approx. 6 minutes) from Heiwajima Station on the Keikyu Main Line. Accordingly, participants may want to consider lodging near Shinagawa* Station, in the vicinity of Kamata Station (both offer easy access to the seminar venue), or somewhere between these two locations.
- Shinagawa is the largest district in the southwestern region of Tokyo and offers a large selection of city and business hotels.
Distances between various train stations
- Heiwajima Station - Shinagawa Station: approx. 10 minutes by train
- Heiwajima Station - Keikyu Kamata Station: approx. 5 minutes by train
Note: Although JR Shinagawa Station and Keikyu Shinagawa Station are located directly next to each other, Kamata Station and Keikyu Kamata Station are separated by a distance requiring a 10-minute walk.
SKIF Headquarters is located at Kugahara Station (about a 1-minute walk from the station) on the Tokyu Ikegami Line, which is approximately 7 minutes by train from Kamata Station.
Other distances for reference
- Tokyo Station - Shinagawa Station: approx. 10 minutes by train
- Shinagawa Station - Kamata Station: approx. 10 minutes by train
- Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal - Shinagawa Station: approx. 16 minutes by train
- Haneda Airport Domestic Terminal - Kamata Station: approx. 30 minutes by bus
