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 32nd Anniversary Yoshida Cup-NW Classic International Karate Championships & Seminars (Invitational) on Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, 2018 at the Yoshida Events Center at Mt. Hood CC Gymnasium. 2018 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: 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! We have the opportunity for everyone to develop their knowledge and skills in the rules and officiating with a referee certification course by Sensei Cleveland Baxter, USA Karate Referee Chairman, Pan-American Karate Federation Referee Chairman, and member of World Karate Federation Referee Committee. 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 17th. There will be a meeting for officials at 8:15 AM on Sunday, March 18th 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 17, 2018 Seminars Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College - 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030 9:00 am - 10:30 am 10:35 am - 12:05 pm 12:05 pm - 12:35 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 - Kumite Strategies of the Japanese Team Shin Tsukii Shihan Kumite Session 2 - Kumite Offense: Scoring Successfully Lunch - Free to Instructors and Students: 12:35 pm - 2:05 pm 2:10 pm - 3:40 pm 3:45 pm - 6:45 pm Yukimitsu Hasegawa Sensei Secrets of Japanese Kata Success: Kihon and Body Dynamics Tomohiro Arashiro Shihan Anan-Dai: Ryuei-Ryu Kata 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 29330 SE Stark St. Troutdale, OR. 97060 Dinner Cost $25/person Tickets available online at www.karatetmaster.com Sunday March 18, 2018 Tournament Yoshida Event Center - Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham OR 97030 Division Cost $50 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 9:30 am Referee Meeting Opening Ceremonies & Demonstrations: Takohachi Taiko - Host Junki Yoshida Sensei Shodo (Japanesee Calligraphy) Performance - Master Matei Maeda Competition 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 9, 2018 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 16, 2018. 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 14, 2018. Onsite Onsite registration for seminars is available at the venue on Saturday March 17, 2018 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/2018-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
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 1962. 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 1984. 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
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