Junki Yoshida Sensei Tournament Director and Host of the Yoshida cup Northwest Classic INVITATIONAL International karate championship & Seminars Dear Sensei, Coach, Athlete and Parents: Welcome to the 33rd Anniversary Yoshida Cup International Karate Championships & Seminars (Invitational) on Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17, 2019 at the Yoshida Events Center at Mt. Hood CC Gymnasium. 2019 starts the race for competitors to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. We are excited to assist in promoting Karate to this 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 weekend will again provide wonderful positive memories of great competition and the ability to train and compete with the highest caliber of karate-ka. We will again welcome almost 100 competitors, coaches, and officials from Japan, in addition to great competitors from throughout the U.S., Canada, and other countries. They are sponsored by Say Oss! Save Japan Through Karate disaster relief organization, that conducts karate seminars and competition throughout Japan to raise funds for their wonderful cause. The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami inspired Say Oss, and now provides international relief for natural disasters. They are led by Kiyohiko Tosa Sensei (Japan Nation Team at several WKF World Championships), President of GKIF, and Shin Tsukii Sensei, IKGA. We again welcome the very best in karate instruction and training with our world-class seminar instructors. They include: Kou Matsuhisa Sensei, Scorpion Kick King and now a Japanese National Team Coach will return for another fantastic kumite training seminar; Tomohiro Arashiro Sensei, Pan-Am Director of Ryuei-ryu, will be For the first time publicly teaching Ryuei-ryu Kata: Ohan!; Toshihito Kokubun Sensei will be teaching a class on Kumite; Shin Tsukii Sensei Expert of the Match will be adding strategy and training preparation for kumite; Suzuko Hamasaki will be teaching the finer points of Sesan kata! We have the opportunity for everyone to develop their knowledge and skills in the rules and officiating with a referee certification course by Sensei Cedric Barksdale, World Karate Federation Kumite Referee. There is a $40 fee for the course for those seeking certification. Auditing the course is free. 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 16th. There will be a meeting for officials at 8:15 AM on Sunday, March 17th and competition will begin promptly at 9:00 am. We look forward seeing you there. Sincerely, Junki Yoshida, Tournament Director 2
Schedule of events Saturday March 16, 2019 Seminars Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College - 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030 Seminar Cost $50 for 1, $90 for 2, $125 for 3, $150 for 4, $160 for all 5 (Referee seminar is free if auditing - $40 fee and priority seating to those certifying) 8:00 am - 9:30 am Matsuhisa - Kumite 9:35 am - 11:05 pm 11:10 pm - 12:40 pm 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm 2:20 pm - 3:50 pm 4:00 pm - 6:15 pm Arashiro - Kata For the first time publicly Teaching Ryuei-ryu Kata: Ohan! Toshihito Kokubun - Kumite Tsukii - Kumite Suzuko Hamasaki - Kata (Sesan) Cedric Barksdale - 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 29330 SE Stark St. Troutdale, OR. 97060 Dinner Cost $25/person Tickets available online at www.karatetmaster.com Sunday March 17, 2019 Tournament Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham OR 97030 Division Cost $55 for 1 Division, $10 for each additional division $10 One Day USA-Karate membership (Required if non-member) Competitors MUST Pre-Register. There will be NO onsite registration for competition at the event. 8:15 am 9:00 am Referee Meeting Opening Ceremonies & Demonstrations: Takohachi Taiko - Host Junki Yoshida Sensei Competition begins after opening ceremonies 3
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 - no charge MEDICAL INSURANCE All competitors MUST be covered by personal medical insurance. REGISTRATION Online Those registered online, on KarateTMaster.com by March 10, 2019 will be mentioned in the participant list in the Official Yoshida Cup program - Available at the venue. Online competition registration ends 8:00 pm March 15, 2019. Mail Yoshida Cup P.O. Box 1267, Hillsboro, OR 97124 Make check or money order payable to JKF of Oregon. Mail-in must be received by March 13, 2019. Onsite Onsite registration for seminars is available at the venue on Saturday March 16, 2019 TOURNAMENT HOTEL Quality Inn 2752 NE Hogan Dr. Gresham, OR 97030 1-(503) 907-1777 Mention Karate for discount. CONTACT US Tournament Contact: Jay Farrell - Email: YoshidaCupKarate@outlook.com www.facebook.com/nwclassickarate Packet download: www.jkfnw.com/2019-yoshida-cup 4
VIP Dinner: Yoshida Estate - Banquet Room 29330 SE Stark St, Troutdale, OR 97060 Seminars - Tournament: Yoshida Event Center Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030 (Enter from NE 17th St) 5
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 1984. Kokubun Toshihito Sensei Kokubun Toshihito Sensei is one of the best international kumite fighters in sports karate. He is now a much sought after instructor throughout the world. Through the Say Oss!! project we are fortunate to have him for the 1st time at the Yoshida Cup, as one of our great seminar teachers. He was successful in the World Karate Federation (WKF) and the Japan Karate Association (JKA). 2003 All Japan Jitsugyoudan (Company) Championships (JKF) 1. Place 2000 World Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan (JKA) 1. Place 2000 All Japan Karate Association All Japan Kumite Tournament (JKA) 1. Place 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! SUZUKO HAMASAKI (OKAMURA) Sensei A Goju-Ryu practitioner and the first Women s World Kata Champion. Beginning in Japan when she was six years old, under the tutelage of her father, Mitsuyasu Hamasaki (Okamura) was one of the few women to engage in karate. As a young adult, she entered major competitions, most notably placing first in the 5th World Karate Championships in Madrid, Spain (1980), the 1st World Games in Santa Clara, Calif., and the 35th All Japan Sports Championships in Shiga, Japan (1981). Since arriving in the US in the early 1980s, Hamasaki has taught karate, lectured and published throughout the world on the subject. She currently sits on the board of directors of the Academy of Karate-Do in Japan. Her background and experience have given her insight into how the martial arts of Japan, and Karate-Do in particular, is transmitted to and received by the public. Cedric Barksdale Sensei World Karate Federation Kumite Referee Cedric Barksdale Sensei has been studying and teaching karate for over 40 years. He holds a World Karate Federation Kumite Referee A and Kata Judge A certification. He is a senior member of the USA Karate Referee Committee. He was a member of the U.S. Karate Team from 1984 to 1988, and former US National Champion with the Amateur Athletic Union, and the USAKF. Barksdale Sensei is the President and Chief Instructor of the Ronin Shotokan Karate-Do Association and a member of the American JKA Karate Association.Barksdale Sensei has been a friend and supporter of the Yoshida Cup International Karate Championships for many years. 6
Tournament Divisions Kata Kumite K01 5 yrs and under Boys & Girls S01 5 yrs and under Boys & Girls K02 6-7 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S02 6-7 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K03 6-7 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S03 6-7 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K04 6-7 yrs Boys Int/Adv S04 6-7 yrs Boys Int/Adv K05 6-7 yrs Girls Int./Adv S05 6-7 yrs Girls Int./Adv K06 8-9 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S06 8-9 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K07 8-9 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S07 8-9 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K08 8-9 yrs Boys Int/Adv S08 8-9 yrs Boys Int/Adv K09 8-9 yrs Girls Int/Adv S09 8-9 yrs Girls Int/Adv K10 10-11 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S10 10-11 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K11 10-11 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S11 10-11 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K12 10-11 yrs Boys Int/Adv S12 10-11 yrs Boys Int/Adv K13 10-11 yrs Girls Int/Adv S13 10-11 yrs Girls Int/Adv K14 12-13 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S14 12-13 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K15 12-13 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S15 12-13 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K16 12-13 yrs Boys Intermediate S16 12-13 yrs Boys Intermediate K17* 12-13 yrs Boys Advanced S17* 12-13 yrs Boys Advanced K18 12-13 yrs Girls Intermediate S18 12-13 yrs Girls Intermediate K19* 12-13 yrs Girls Advanced S19* 12-13 yrs Girls Advanced K20 14-15 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S20 14-15 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K21 14-15 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S21 14-15 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K22 14-15 yrs Boys Intermediate S22 14-15 yrs Boys Intermediate K23* 14-15 yrs Boys Advanced S23* 14-15 yrs Boys Advanced K24 14-15 yrs Girls Intermediate S24 14-15 yrs Girls Intermediate K25* 14-15 yrs Girls Advanced S25* 14-15 yrs Girls Advanced K26 16-17 yrs Boys Beg/Nov S26 16-17 yrs Boys Beg/Nov K27 16-17 yrs Girls Beg/Nov S27 16-17 yrs Girls Beg/Nov K28 16-17 yrs Boys Intermediate S28 16-17 yrs Boys Intermediate K29* 16-17 yrs Boys Advanced S29* 16-17 yrs Boys Advanced K30 16-17 yrs Girls Intermediate S30 16-17 yrs Girls Intermediate K31* 16-17 yrs Girls Advanced S31* 16-17 yrs Girls Advanced K32 18-34 yrs Men Beg/Nov S32 18 yrs Men Beg/Nov K33 18-34 yrs Women Beg/Nov S33 18 yrs Women Beg/Nov K34 18-34 yrs Men s Int S34 18 yrs Men s Intermediate K35** 18-34 yrs Men s Advanced S35* 18 yrs Men s Advanced K36 18-34 yrs Women Int S36 18 yrs Women s Int K37* 18-34 yrs Women Adv S37* 18 yrs Women s Adv K38 35-49 yrs Men Beg/Nov S38 35-49 yrs Men Beg/Nov K39 35-49 yrs Women Beg/Nov S39 35-49 yrs Women Beg/Nov K40 35-49 yrs Men Int/Adv S40 35-49 yrs Men Int/Adv K41 35-49yrs Women Int/Adv S41 35-49yrs Women Int/Adv K42 50+ yrs Men Beg/Nov S42 50+ yrs Men Beg/Nov K43 50+ yrs Women Beg/Nov S43 50+ yrs Women Beg/Nov K44 50+ yrs Men Int/Adv S44 50+ yrs Men Int/Adv K45 50+ yrs Women Int/Adv S45 50+ yrs Women Int/Adv Kobudo (Weapons) W01 11 and under Boys and Girls W02 12-13 yrs Boys and Girls W03 14-17 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