WUKO - World Union of Karate Do Organizations

WUKO - World Union of Karate Do Organizations
WUKO Headquarters:
Rua João Cachoeira n.º 519 - Itaim Bibi - São Paulo - SP
Brazil - Zip Code: 04535-002
Phone - Fax - 00 55 11 3078.6014 - 3168.7249
Home Page - www.wuko-karate.org
E-mail - information@wuko-karate.org
世界空手道連
Bulletin 11/2008
DEAR FRIENDS IN KARATE
WUKO was created to revitalize Karate and promote the exchange of technical, cultural
and friendship internationally among the affiliated
members.
We started with the creation of a series of events, both
Continental and Worldwide, offering at each event a
FREE Kata Seminar to the participating Referees at the
events.
We are now proceeding to the next stage of our plans to
develop and educate our affiliated members. Our goal is
to bring Kata, Kumite and Referee Seminars to all 5
continents and in this way give more prominence to
teachers and coaches in WUKO.
This March we organized the first Special International
Seminar for WUKO Referees in Norcia, Italy. The
referees were invited by Mr Carlo Henke, our General
Co-ordinator. The Seminar was free of charge and all
hotel and food costs were paid by WUKO.
Now we are bringing our team to all five Continents, with
the goal to continually improve the level of Teachers,
Referees and Coaches of Karate.
It is our intention during the 2008 Children, Cadet and Junior World Championships in
Jesolo, Italy to provide a Kata Seminar (Shotokan, Gojuryu, Shitoryu & Wadoryu) FREE OF
CHARGE.
We will be organizing these Seminars in 2009 in America, Africa, Asia, Europe and
Oceania. We will also be going to Arabian Countries and East European, where our
affiliates need our technical support, and we will be there to assist them.
We would like to remind everyone that in May 2008 we are organizing the European
Championships in Belgium, the Pan-American Open International in São Paulo, Brazil in
July, and in October the Children, Cadet and Junior World Championships in Jesolo, Italy.
To finish the year's activities, we will host the Open Intercontinental Asian-Oceania in
Hyderabad, India.
As you can see, we have a full calendar of events for the year! Because we have the cooperation and participation of our affiliated members, we once again anticipate great
success at these events.
Let us proceed into the future together and do the Best Karate in the World.
Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira
WUKO President
SPECIAL BULLETIN WUKO EVENTS
"2nd WUKO EUROPEAN KARATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIORS"
21st to 25 May 2008
Herstal - Liege - BELGIUM
Sport Hall - Salle Omnisports de Herstal
Rue Emile Muraille 4040
Hosting - Michel Lelievre
LFK - Ligue Francophone de Karaté de Belgique
E-mail - europeanchampionship2008@hotmail.com
PARTICIPATION: Fee has to be paid upon registration. Please bring the fees in cash in euros.
Only federations having paid their annual 2008 affiliation fee may participate on the championships;
!FEES:
Individual Participation - Rate will be € 25 Euros per category.
Team Participation - Rate will be € 50 Euros per each team.
Referees - Rate will be € 50 Euros
Coaches - Rate will be € 50 Euros
!WEIGHT IN: Obligatory on the same time and place of the registration;
!NATIONAL FLAG: Please bring two national flags to the registration;
!ANTHEM: Please bring your national anthem on CD to the registration;
!REFEREES: All referees shall bring their own whistle and of course the referee uniform,
mandatory: gymnastics free exercises training shoes;
!ATTENTION – The deadline for inscriptions will be May, 10th,
!Send the inscriptions by e-mail to - o.messias@wuko-karate.org
2008.
FOR ALL INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT SEE OUR SITE
www.wuko-karate.org
SALLE OMNISPORTS DE HERSTAL
03rd to 06th July 2008
Sao Paulo - BRAZIL
Sport Hall - Ginásio Poliesportivo do Ibirapuera
Hosting - Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira
CBKI - Confederação Brasileira de Karatê Interestilos
E-mail - o.messias@wuko-karate.org
!NATIONAL FLAG: Please bring two national flags to the registration;
!ANTHEM: Please bring your national anthem on CD to the registration;
!REFEREES: All referees shall bring their own whistle and of course the referee uniform,
free exercises training shoes;
mandatory: gymnastics
!REFEREES AND VIPS - Must bring 1 picture ¾ for us to make the Identification Card.
!REFEREES SEMINAR: It will start on Thursday, 3rd July, at 8 a.m.Only 'referees who attended to
entitled to officiate at the Championships.
the Seminar are
INSCRIPTIONS: Inscription forms in our site - www.wuko-karate.org.
PARTICIPATION: Fee has to be paid upon registration. Please bring the fees in cash in euros. Only federations having
paid their annual 2008 affiliation fee may participate on the championships;
!FEES:
Individual Participation - Rate will be € 20 Euros per category.
Team Participation - Rate will be € 40 Euros per each team.
Referees - Rate will be € 40 Euros
Coaches - Rate will be € 40 Euros
!TIME LIMITED: Deadline on June 20th, 2008.
The Inscription Forms have to be returned by e-mail or fax to WUKO President Office:
Phone - Fax - (5511) 3078.6014 3168.7249 - E-mail - cbki@cbki.com.br
!CATEGORIES:
On INFANTILE INDIVIDUAL Categories from 6 to 14 years old, each participant entity may register until 8
(eight) athletes for Kata and Kumite.
On INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES up to 15 years old, each participant entity may register until 4 (four) athletes for
Kata and Kumite.
On TEAM CATEGORIES, each entity may register 1 TEAM per category.
There will be TEAM CATEGORIES OF KATA AND KUMITE only for athletes from 18 years old and up in Kata
and Kumite.
!WEIGHT IN: Obligatory on the same time and place of the registration;
The Organizing Committee of “2nd PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OPEN INTERNATIONAL WUKO” will offer FREE
TRANSFER only to that participants hosted in the Official Hotels - CENTURY PAULISTA HOTEL - BOURBON CONVENTION HOTEL INTERCITY PREMIUM IBIRAPUERA
- ARRIVE - from JUNE 30th to 02nd JULY - International Airport Guarulhos - São Paulo.
- DEPARTURE - on 07th JULY - International Airport Guarulhos - São Paulo.
AIRPORT - HOTEL - STADIUM - HOTEL - AIRPORT - Another days won't have transfer free.
ORGANIZATION:
CBKI - Confederação Brasileira de Karatê Interestilos
OSVALDO MESSIAS DE OLIVEIRA
Phone Fax - (5511) 3078.6014 3168.7249
Site - www.cbki.com.br
E-mail cbki@cbki.com.br
!
OFFICIAL HOTEL
INTERCITY PREMIUM IBIRAPUERA HOTEL
RESERVES - Contact: Andrea Toazza
Fone - 055 11 3577-7164 - Fax: 055 11 3577-7581
Av.Ibirapuera, 2577 - CEP 04029-200 - São Paulo - SP - Brazil
SITE - www.intercityhoteis.com.br
E-mail: reservas.ibp@intercityhoteis.com.br
All participants can go walking to Bourbon Convetion Hotel.
INTERCITY PREMIUM IBIRAPUERA HOTEL - 4 Stars superior Hotel.
This hotel is 100 ms from the BOURBON CONVENTION IBIRAPUERA HOTEL and the best Shopping Center of
São Paulo city, nice place, marvelous food with different restaurants and international foods
BOURBON CONVENTION IBIRAPUERA
RESERVES - Contact - Andreia Oliveira
Av. Ibirapuera, 2927 Moema CEP. 04029-200 - São Paulo - SP - BRAZIL
Tel.:(55 -11)2161-2240 Fax.:(55 -11)2161-2216
SITE - www.bourbon.com.br -E-mail - grupos1.conv@bourbon.com.br
BOURBON CONVENTION IBIRAPUERA HOTEL - 4 Stars superior Hotel ( same 5 stars hotel)
This hotel is 50 ms from the best Shopping Center of São Paulo city, nice place, marvelous food with different
restaurants and international foods.
Because this hotel has big rooms all of the activities as:
• Registration
• Referee Seminar – WUKO
• Congress for Presidents
• Reception CBKI with dinner for all Presidents, Officials and Referees will be here.
• In attachment you can see the prices and address of Bourbon Convention Ibirapuera Hotel for contact, please,
when you do the reservation, talk about Karate Group for special price.
CENTURY PAULISTA HOTEL * * * *
Rua Teixeira da Silva, 647
CEP 04002-033 - Paraíso - São Paulo/ SP
Pabx (55-11) 3884-9977
Toll Free: 0800 179-977 - Fax (55-11) 3887-8833
Site: www.centuryflat.com.br
e-mail: century@centuryflat.com.br
CENTURY PAULISTA HOTEL - Is a very nice 4 STARS hotel, near to the Stadium and the participants can go to
the Gymnasium walking (600 ms), but it is FULL yet, many Federations made reservations there.
• Who host in the Hotel, will have Free Transportation from Airport – Hotel – Airport.
The Organizing Committee of “2nd PAN-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OPEN INTERNATIONAL WUKO” will offer
FREE TRANSFER only to that participants hosted in the Official Hotels - CENTURY PAULISTA HOTEL - BOURBON CONVENTION
HOTEL - INTERCITY PREMIUM IBIRAPUERA HOTEL
!ARRIVE - from JUNE 30th to 02nd JULY - International Airport Guarulhos - São Paulo.
!DEPARTURE - on 07th JULY - International Airport Guarulhos - São Paulo.
AIRPORT - HOTEL - STADIUM - HOTEL - AIRPORT - Another days won't have transfer free.
2nd WUKO WORLD CHILDREN, CADETS and
JUNIORS KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2008
Jesolo - ITALY
15 to 19 OCTOBER, 2008
2nd WUKO World Children, Cadets and Juniors
Karate Championships - 2008
15 to 19 October, 2008
Hosting: Carlo Henke
FESIK - Federazione Sportiva Italiana de Karate
Jesolo Lido ( 20 km from Venice )
Sport Hall Palazzo Del Turismo
E-mail - presidenza.fesik@tiscali.it
Sport Hall Palazzo Del Turismo
OFFICIAL HOTEL
Hotel Europa 4 stars:
www.hoteleuropajesolo.it
RESERVATIONS ONLY BY:
PromoJesolo - Congress & Convention Bureau
Piazza Brescia n°17/6 - 30016
Lido di Jesolo VE
Tel: ++39-0421-382856 Fax ++39-0421-380019
Site - www.promojesolo.com
E-mail - eventi@promojesolo.com
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT
THIS EVENT VISIT OUR SITE:
www.wuko-karate.org
WUKO - ASIA OCEANIA INTERCONTINENTAL
OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2008
Hyderabad - INDIA - 27 to 30 November, 2008
WUKO - Asia Oceania Intercontinental
Open Karate Championships - 2008
27 to 30 November, 2008
Hyderabad - INDIA
Hosting: Hannumantha Rao
All India Budokan Karate Federation
E-mail - raoaibkf@gmail.com
By Sensei LESLIE SAFAR - AJKA _ HUNGARY
SHORIN AND SHOREI KATA
One of the most important and most interesting aspects of Karate is form or Kata.
Katas are based on imaginary opponents, numbering from four to eight, attacking from any
direction. In the Kata there are all types of karate techniques, such as punching, kicking, blocking
etc, put together in a set sequence and they are performed in a pre-determined direction.
There are approximately fifty-six of these katas. Some are relatively simple while others are quite
complex. Many years ago Kata was the main form of karate training. A master would determine the
number of ways an assailant can attack, with or without a weapon and he would create defensive
techniques against these attacks. He would then put them together in the form of a Kata. This Kata
was practiced over and over until all moves were natural to the body, with total understanding of their
meaning and purpose. Through this type of training one was able to defend against any assailant.
The fact that the practice of Kata does not require an opponent or special equipment, made it more
practical than any other type of practice. Kata basically fall into two categories one is Shorin and
the other is Shorei.
SHORIN KATA - These katas are basically quick and light with speedy movement in all directions.
These help us develop speed good reaction and body shifting ability.
SHOREI KATA - Shorei katas are exactly opposite of shorin, meaning they are extremely dynamic,
requiring great physical strength and muscular power. These aid us in the development of dynamic
power and strength which in turn will help us move quicker and with more control.
Shorin katas includes the five Heian katas, Empi, Gankaku and many others. Some of the better
known of these katas are Jion, Jutte, Hangetsu and the three Tekki katas. These are primarily
determined by looking at the movements in the Kata. We see that a large percentage of the moves
are light and fast and they are therefore considered a Shorin Kata. In the opposite situation, where
more than 50% of the moves are powerful, or if dynamic strength is needed, it will be classified as a
Shorei Kata.
If we closely examine kata's, we will find that every single one of them begins with a block, which
therefore leads us to believe that karate is, and always was, a defensive form of martial art. Unlike in
free sparring where we have a tendency to develop or favor one specific technique or special ability,
such as good body shifting or an ability to quickly get in to an opponent, during Kata training all
techniques are practiced equally. During the practice of Kata, even at the simplest form, we are
subjected to a tremendous amount of body shifting as well as numerous punching, blocking, kicking
and striking techniques, which require and develop balance, co-ordination, agility, mental
sharpness and a tremendous amount of endurance.
Katas must be practiced diligently. Each one of them must be practiced over and over. It is important
that one understand and be able to apply each technique that is in the Kata. Only in this way can one
understand the statement made by our masters - that Kata is the essence of karate.
Sensei Leslie Safar - 8º Dan
AJKA - Hungary
3rd WUKO WORLD KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS SENIORS
18th to 21th JUNE, 2009
ODESSA - UKRAINE
3rd WUKO World Karate
Championships Seniors
18th to 21st June, 2009
Odessa - UKRAINE
Hosting: Valeriy Kusiy
JUNDOKAN FEDERATION OF UKRAINE
SITE - www.jfu.org.ua
E-mail - sgs@jfu.org.ua
SHOULD SHE OR SHOULDN'T SHE?
By Karyn Smith - JKA - South Africa
W
hen researching into why girls do karate, a great diversity of reasons became apparent. Similarly, there was a
great deal of differing opinion as to why others do not do karate. It is vitally important that karate instructors and
dojo heads are aware of these reasons if we are to develop karate amongst young girls. Perhaps one of the
biggest reasons, and certainly one that is cause for great concern on a social level, is that many young girls begin karate due
to bullying at school. One only needs watch Oprah's talk-show to realize that this appears to be a phenomenon that is rapidly
growing world wide. While it used to be prevalent amongst school going boys it is now also greatly affecting girls. Bullying is
certainly not new and is something that has happened throughout time. However, it is something we were probably vaguely
aware was happening to a small percentage of our school mates but most likely did not affect us personally. Sadly this is
changing and it is becoming a huge problem worldwide, often with tragic results. Although in the past, physical bullying was
something that happened far more amongst boys, it usually took the form of mental and emotional bullying amongst girls.
Sadly, this too is changing and girls and now increasingly becoming the victims of the more physical type of bullying.
Similarly, whilst boys used to be the physical aggressors, it appears that girls are now taking over this type of bullying too
often intimidating their victim both physically and emotionally. For this reason many parents are opting to send their
daughters to karate in the hope that it will teach them to defend themselves physically and make them emotionally stronger
and more resilient. The self-confidence and more assertive body language that karate instills definitely does seem to enable
them to stand up more for themselves and be less likely to be victims. Of course, while this is probably one of the saddest
reasons that girls start karate it is certainly not the only one. Many young girls like to feel empowered and to stand on an
equal footing as their male counterparts. Others say that they started because it looked like fun! Some start so that they
have the tools to defend themselves against physical attack such as rape. Many young girls find that karate has the athletic
appeal of gymnastics or dancing, but with a different perspective. Some girls like to be unique and do something different to
the rest of the crowd and therefore find karate appealing due to the fact that it
is not as widely practiced as ballet or dancing. If we wish to grow the sport it
is imperative that we understand all aspects of why girls start and as
importantly why they DON'T start karate. When looking into this issue I found
several answers, including the obvious one that it simply does not appeal to
them as a sport. Others felt that they initially thought it was only for boys.
However, the reason for not doing karate that was most surprising to me is
that although the young girls may wish to do karate, their parents (usually
their mothers) are very concerned that they will become tomboyish and
“butch”. I found this to be rather amusing in light of the fact that from personal
experience I have found that there is no greater percentage of this amongst
karate girls and women than in the rest of the population. In fact it always
impresses me how attractive the women and girls in the karate world are.
Karate encompasses many types of physical training. These include
anaerobic, aerobic (cardio-vascular) and strength and conditioning (body
toning). Because karate emphasizes the importance of full range of
movement, long lean muscle is developed rather than short, bulky muscle,
much like a ballerina or someone doing pilates training. For all of these
reasons, karate training is excellent for the female form. One look at the
physiques of some of the top female karateka will attest to this. There also
seems to be great concern from parents about girls doing kumite. The
perception seems to be that if they do kumite, they will somehow “damage”
their faces. I have yet to see any evidence of this for myself I look around at
my fellow female karateka or at the top competitors at tournaments and I
certainly do not see “boxer” type noses or “damaged” faces! After all, karate
is semi-contact with little or no contact to the face allowed in competition. In addition to this karate training teaches blocking
as a vital component and most importantly, if possible, avoiding being hit completely. Even in the event of contact accidently
taking place, the new padded type mitts and protective gear go a long way to ensure very little physical damage is actually
caused. Sadly, this irrational and unfounded fear, all too often leads young talented karate girls to compete in kumite until
they reach their early or late teens at which point they stop doing kumite altogether and concentrate solely on kata. This is
very worrying. Kata is an essential part of karate training but so too is kumite. The two are interlinked and one can not exist
without the other. Although most karateka will excel or prefer one aspect to the other, both have equal importance. In an
increasingly violent world, the ability to defend oneself is vital, especially for females. In addition to this we live in a society
where obesity and complete lack of physical training is threatening our overall health. Physical education has been
removed completely from the school curriculum in many countries. Therefore an extra-curricular activity is essential. Karate
is a great alternative to the usual mainstream sports and activities and it encompasses both mental and physical
development. If we hope to grow the sport, it is imperative that we address the concerns and misbeliefs held by many, and
where possible, educate people to the positive aspects of girls doing karate.
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
OF REFEREES WUKO
NORCIA - ITALY
07th and 08th March, 2008
WUKO - World Union Of Karate Do Organizations and FESIK - Federazione
Sportiva Italiana de Karate, have organized the "First International Seminar for
Referees ".
Mr. Carlo Henke (General Coordinator of Referees WUKO), invited 20 Referees
from 5 Continents for this stage in Norcia - Italy.
The Seminar was very good; all of the participants liked a lot and learned the
rules and behavior of the good referees.
Mr. Sever Cucu, Director of the Referees, and Mr. Luis Ivan, Secretary of the
Referees Department, were the responsible for the work of the referees in Norcia,
always under supervision of Mr.Carlo Henke a very experimented man in Karate.
In 2009 we'll have a new Seminar like this, maybe in Romania or other European
country, this time with more Referees invited.
The presence of the WUKO President, Mr. Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira, and the
Vice-President and General Secretary, Mr. Liviu Crisan, was important for a better
organization and contact with the referees.
Congratulations to FESIK and to Mr.Carlo Henke for this first promotion in benefit
of the world Karate.
Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira
WUKO President
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
OF REFEREES WUKO
NORCIA - ITALY
07th and 08th March, 2008