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October 13, 2011 History of Marr Sensei & Midwest Karate Class Schedule & Forms JKA Canada Certified Instructors |
History of The JKA in Canada The first Japan Karate Association (JKA) representative in Canada was Sensei Ary Anastasiadis from Montreal. On December 19, 1962, Anastasiadis Sensei was given written permission to by the Honbu Dojo (headquarters) in Japan to represent the JKA in Canada. During his training and teaching time, Marr Sensei was trying to develop the JKA in the central part of Canada. The only other JKA group west of Winnipeg was in Vancouver, B.C. under the direction of Yamashiro Sensei. Marr travelled to Vancouver a few times to try to form an alliance with Mr. Yamashiro, and then hopefully connect with Mr. Anastasiadis to form a Canadian JKA organization. During this period, Marr was in close contact with Nishiyama Sensei and Okazaki Sensei, as this formation would be under their jurisdiction. At the 1971 U.S. National Championship in Denver, Colorado, a meeting for the formation of the JKA in Canada was called by Nishiyama Sensei and Okazaki Sensei. Mr. Marr and Mr. Reynald LeBeouf of Montreal were also present, but Mr. Yamashiro and Mr. Anastasiadis were unable to attend. After some discussion, and due to the large size of Canada, it was decided that Canada would be split – Marr would be in charge of Western Canada, from Manitoba to British Columbia; and Eastern Canada, from Ontario to Newfoundland would be operated by the Lebeouf ‘s organization in Quebec. The JKA body grew, and in 1980 at a meeting held in Minneapolis and with Nishiyama Sensei present, the JKA International of Canada was formed. As this would be a Canadian organization, Nishiyama would take the role as a technical adviser. The JKA international of Canada is recognized by the Federal Government of Canada as a non-profit organization. For many years, Katsumata Sensei was Chief Instructor of the Eastern part of Canada, while Marr Sensei operated Western Canada. Katsumata Sensei participates in the Instructors Program for JKA Int’l of Canada, and conducts seminars in Alberta and Saskatchewan for JKA Canada member dojos. The technical requirements for both kyu and dan ranks are a combination of the JKA-US and JKS examination grading syllabus. The competition rules used are the Traditional (modified) and the original JKA rules.
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Contact: Jerry Marr
karatemb@mts.net
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