JUNKI YOSHIDA SENSEI TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND HOST OF THE YOSHIDA CUP NORTHWEST CLASSIC INVITATIONAL INTERNATIONAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP & SEMINARS

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2 JUNKI YOSHIDA SENSEI TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR AND HOST OF THE YOSHIDA CUP NORTHWEST CLASSIC INVITATIONAL INTERNATIONAL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP & SEMINARS Dear Sensei, Coach, Athlete and Parents: You are cordially invited to attend the 31st Anniversary Yoshida Cup-NW Classic International Karate Championships & Seminars (Invitational) on Saturday-Sunday, March 18-19, 2017 at the Yoshida Events Mt. Hood CC Gymnasium. This will be our first competition after the official inclusion of Karate into the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo! We are excited to assist in promoting Karate to the next level! I greatly appreciate the dedication and pride that athletes, coaches, and officials have in preparing and participating in competition and the camaraderie that it brings. This will be a weekend that will leave positive memories of great competition and the ability to train and compete with the highest caliber of karate-ka. Please join us as a participant, official, volunteer, spectator and/or supporter. In addition to the highest quality seminars and demonstrations, and the highest level competitors from throughout the U.S. and Canada, the competition will be raised to a higher level with over 100 competitors from Japan! Many are members of, or are vying for, the Japanese National Team in April and competing internationally. They are sponsored by the Say Oss! Save Japan Through Karate organization. It is led by Kiyohiko Tosa Sensei (former Japan National Team and WKF Kumite fighter), President of GKIF and Shin Tsukii Sensei of IKGA, and it conducts karate seminars and competitions throughout Japan to raise money for the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami and international relief of natural disasters in other countries. We welcome for the first time, 7 time World Champion Yukimitsu Hasegawa Sensei for a kata seminar. Kou Matsuhisa Sensei, Scorpion Kick King and now a Japanese National Team Coach will return for another fantastic kumite training seminar. Shin Tsukii Sensei Expert of the Match and Kiyohiko Tosa Sensei will be adding strategy and training preparation for kumite seminar. Tomohiro Arashiro Sensei, Pan-Am Director of Ryuei-ryu, will be teaching the finer points of kobudo! Very importantly we will have the opportunity for everyone to develop their knowledge and skills in officiating with a Referee Course by Sensei Cleveland Baxter, USA Karate Referee Chairman, Pan-Am Karate Federation Referee Committee Member and senior World Karate Federation official, certification available. We welcome and appreciate all officials with any level of USA Karate certification and those who are seeking familiarity with USA Karate / WKF rules. Modified USA Karate rules will be used. Seminars will begin at 9:00 am on Saturday, March 18th. There will be a meeting for officials at 8:15 AM on Sunday, March 19th and competition will begin promptly at 9:00 am. We look forward seeing you there. Sincerely, Junki Yoshida, Tournament Director 2

3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday March 18, 2017 Seminars Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College SE Stark St, Gresham, OR :00 am - 10:30 am 10:35 am - 12:05 pm 12:05 pm - 12:35 pm 12:35 pm - 2:05 pm 2:10 pm - 3:40 pm 3:45 pm - 6:45 pm Seminar Cost $50 for 1, $90 for 2, $120 for 3, $140 for 4, $160 for all 5 (Referee seminar is free if auditing - Priority to those certifying) Kou Matsuhisa Sensei Kumite Session 1 - Advanced Strategies - Attack Without Detection Shin Tsukii Shihan Kumite Session 2 - Competition Kumite Strategies & Tactics Lunch - Free to Instructors and Students: Courtesy of Riverview Restaurant Yukimitsu Hasegawa Sensei A Champion s Approach to Kata - Chatanyara Kushanku Tomohiro Arashiro Shihan Ryuei-Ryu Kobudo - Katin no Kun Kata (Bo) Cleveland (Cleve) Baxter Sensei - Referee Clinic Referee seminar is free if auditing - Priority to those certifying) (Will finish in time for the reception dinner. Certification available, with practical portion conducted during the competition on Sunday) (Seminar scheduled order is subject to change) Private, Small group lessons available with seminar instructors by appointment. Contact Igaki Sensei at Igaki.Hideharu@gmail.com Dinner 7:00 pm Welcome Dinner - Public is Welcome Yoshida Estate Banquet Room SE Stark St. Troutdale, OR Dinner Cost $25/person Tickets available online at Sunday March 19, 2017 Tournament Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College SE Stark St, Gresham OR :15 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am Seminar Cost $50 for 1 Division, $10 for each additional division $10 One Day USA-Karate membership (Required if non-member) Referee Meeting Registration Closes Opening Ceremonies & Demonstrations: Takohachi Taiko - Host Junki Yoshida Sensei Competition 3

4 GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION OFFICIALS We welcome and appreciate all officials and those who are seeking familiarity with USA Karate / WKF rules. Attire for referees and judges will be as provided in USA Karate regulations. RULES Modified USA Karate rules will be used for the competition. This event is marked by its focus on traditional karate, friendship, learning and great competition. This will be a weekend that will leave positive memories of great competition and the ability to train and compete with the highest caliber of karate-ka. GENERAL FEES All competitors must complete USA-Karate Athlete Registration for either Full-year or One-day membership $5 General Admission - Children 5 years and Under Admitted Free MEDICAL INSURANCE All entries MUST be covered by personal medical insurance. REGISTRATION Online Those registered online, on KarateTMaster.com by March 10, 2017 will be mentioned in the participant list in the Official 31st Yoshida Cup program - Available at the venue. Online competition registration ends 8:00 pm March 17, Mail Yoshida Cup P.O. Box 1267, Hillsboro, OR Make check or money order payable to JKF of Oregon. Mail-in must be received by March 15, Onsite Onsite registration for seminars is available at the venue on Saturday March 18, TOURNAMENT HOTEL Quality Inn 2752 NE Hogan Dr. Gresham, OR (503) Mention Karate for discount. CONTACT US Tournament Contact: Jay Farrell - YoshidaCupKarate@outlook.com Packet download: 4

5 VIP Dinner: Yoshida Estate - Banquet Room SE Stark St, Troutdale, OR Seminars - Tournament: Yoshida Event Center Mt Hood Community College SE Stark St, Gresham, OR (Enter from NE 17th St) 5

6 KIYOHIKO TOSA SHIHAN Kiyohiko Tosa Sensei is the first son of Kunihiko Tosa, founder and Presient of Genseiryu Butokukai, Gensei Ryu Karate-do International Federdation (GKIF) in Tosa Sensei was a several time fighter on the Japan National Team (JKF), earning an Individual Bronze at the 4th Asian Championships and Team Gold at 5th Asian Championships, and on the Japan s Team Kumite squad for 15th World Championships in Munich. He travels around the world representing the GKIF organization and is current Permanent Director and Vice-Secretary General and designated as successor for GKIF. He spends much time and energy with Say Oss, Save Japan Through Karate movement that raises funds to assist the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, that still is in a state of recovery. SHIN TSUKII SHIHAN Vice-Chairman of Japan Karate-do Gojukai Association. Former National Team Coach for the Philippine National Karate Team. Tsukii Sensei now is the consultant of Adidas Budo Mart Japan (BMJ) as well as the commentator and consultant of Champ, the authorized video of the World Karate Federation (WKF) and Japan Karatedo Federation (JKF) and President of World Karate Academy. He is known as Expert of the Match with several training DVDs with Champ video and teaches seminars around Japan and the world. His seminar at last year s Yoshida Cup was a great success, providing specific drills, insight and strategies for competition, not just a work-out! KOU MATSUHISA SENSEI - THE SCORPION (KICK) KING Four times All-Japan Champion, individual and team fighter for Japan at World Karate Championships with 3 bronze medals, Asian Games medalist, and Premier League gold medalist amongst many accomplishments. Matsuhisa Sensei has established himself not just as a successful fighter but as an analytical and expert coach and trainer that are reflected in his series of training videos produced by the JKF and Champ video. His first time to Oregon and the Yoshida Cup should prove to be a valuable opportunity for all students from beginner to sensei to take advantage of this great opportunity! TOMOHIRO ARASHIRO SHIHAN Tomohiro Arashiro Shihan, Hachidan, Kyoshi, and Pan American Chief Instructor for Okinawa Ryuei ryu Karate-Do Association has been training and teaching for almost 50 years. From Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, he began his journey with Nakaima Kenko, grandson of Ryuei Ryu founder Nakaima Norisato. In 1979, after a degree in Physical Education at Chukyo University in Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan, Arashiro Shihan and his friend Kuniyoshi Tsutomu agreed to immigrate to the United States to teach Ryuei Ryu karate and kobudo. Their fledgling group expanded from informal gatherings in a park in San Diego, to sessions at local recreation centers and VFW halls, to a formal dojo in YUKIMITSU HASEGAWA SENSEI Japan Karate Federation 7th Dan, 7 time World Kata Champion, individually and with his brothers, Katsuhide and Shinichi, dominated the Japan, Asia, and the Men s Team Kata event at World Championship level for over 14 years - a feat unlikely to be repeated. In total Sensei Hasegawa s team won 7 World Championship titles, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal in the team kata event. Sensei Hasegawa has also trained and coached 2 individual World Champions (Takashi Katada who the gold at the 2002 World Championships in Madrid, and Itaru Oki who won the gold at the 2005 World Junior Championships in Cyprus). Excellent Kata instruction of the highest caliber. Yukimitsu Sensei is the model of kata conformance and performance on the Champ Video Shitei Kata DVD s and tapes teaching Seienchin and Bassai-Dai. CLEVE BAXTER SENSEI Chairman of the USANKF Referee Committee Member of the Pan-American Karate Federation (PKF) Referee Commission Past member of the World Karate-Do Federation (WKF) Referee Commission This course will provide an excellent opportunity for all participants to raise their level of knowledge and skill in WKF style Kumite and Kata Competition. Instruction will be provided in the areas of Refereeing, Judging, and Scorekeeping. The course will consist of lecture, written examination, practical training, and practical examination. Free for auditors (non-certification) including coaches, athletes, parents, National/International officials 6

7 TOURNAMENT DIVISIONS Kata Kumite K01 5 yrs and under Boys & Girls S01 5 yrs and under Boys & Girls K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Int/Adv S yrs Boys Int/Adv K yrs Girls Int./Adv S yrs Girls Int./Adv K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Int/Adv S yrs Boys Int/Adv K yrs Girls Int/Adv S yrs Girls Int/Adv K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Int/Adv S yrs Boys Int/Adv K yrs Girls Int/Adv S yrs Girls Int/Adv K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Intermediate S yrs Boys Intermediate K17* yrs Boys Advanced S17* yrs Boys Advanced K yrs Girls Intermediate S yrs Girls Intermediate K19* yrs Girls Advanced S19* yrs Girls Advanced K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Intermediate S yrs Boys Intermediate K23* yrs Boys Advanced S23* yrs Boys Advanced K yrs Girls Intermediate S yrs Girls Intermediate K25* yrs Girls Advanced S25* yrs Girls Advanced K yrs Boys Beg/Nov S yrs Boys Beg/Nov K yrs Girls Beg/Nov S yrs Girls Beg/Nov K yrs Boys Intermediate S yrs Boys Intermediate K29* yrs Boys Advanced S29* yrs Boys Advanced K yrs Girls Intermediate S yrs Girls Intermediate K31* yrs Girls Advanced S31* yrs Girls Advanced K yrs Men Beg/Nov S yrs Men Beg/Nov K yrs Women Beg/Nov S yrs Women Beg/Nov K yrs Men s Int S yrs Men s Int K35** yrs Men s Advanced S35* yrs Men s Advanced K yrs Women Int S yrs Women s Int K37* yrs Women Adv S37* yrs Women s Adv K yrs Men Beg/Nov S yrs Men Beg/Nov K yrs Women Beg/Nov S yrs Women Beg/Nov K yrs Men Int/Adv S yrs Men Int/Adv K yrs Women Int/Adv S yrs Women Int/Adv K yrs Men Beg/Nov S yrs Men Beg/Nov K yrs Women Beg/Nov S yrs Women Beg/Nov K yrs Men Int/Adv S yrs Men Int/Adv K yrs Women Int/Adv S yrs Women Int/Adv Kobudo (Weapons) W01 11 and under Boys and Girls W yrs Boys and Girls W yrs Boys and Girls W04 18 yrs and older Men and Women Beginner: Novice: Intermediate: Advanced: 1 year or less training 1 to 2 years training 2 to 3 years training over 3 years training Depending on number of entrants, tournament size and other factors, we reserve the right to split or combine divisions based on age, skill and gender. The tournament is held under the National rules of the USA-NKF. (modified) * Monetary Award 7