JKA England
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| Abbreviation | JKAE |
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| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | London, SW7 |
| Membership | Japan Karate Association |
Chief Instructor | Yoshinobu Ohta |
| Website | www.jka-england.org |
JKA England (JKAE)[1] is the official Japan Karate Association (JKA) organisation for Shotokan karate in England and Wales.
Japan Karate Association England (“JKAE”) is a non profit making association based in England and Wales and is associated with the Japan Karate Association (“JKA”) in Japan, one of the most prestigious, oldest and largest Shotokan Karate organisations in the world.
Under the guidance of the Chief Instructor, Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta (8th Dan), and together with the Executive and Technical Committees, they provide the administrative and practical direction to JKA England.
Every year JKAE holds spring and autumn courses, inviting instructors from the JKA honbu dojo (headquarters) to teach.
JKAE was officially formed in 2003 with Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta as Chief instructor. Following the death of Keinosuke Enoeda (Sensei Ohta was Master Enoeda’s assistant from 1983 to 2003), the KUGB withdrew from the JKA with Andy Sherry as their chief instructor. The division had a strong geographic correlation: most northern clubs chose KUGB and most southern clubs chose JKAE.
Instructors
The JKAE Chief instructor is Yoshinobu Ohta, ranked at 8th Dan. He is a graduate of Takushoku University and attended the JKA instructors' classes at the JKA honbu dojo in Tokyo. Ohta was the assistant of Enoeda for 20 years[2] since 1982.[3]
Technical committee members are Gary Stewart, 7th Dan; Adel Ismail, 6th Dan; and Giuseppe D’Onofrio, 6th Dan.
