Draft:JKA All Japan Karate Championship

All Japan Karate Championship
	Men's Kumite Finals in 2012
Competition details
Discipline	Karate
Type	Kumite and Kata, annual
Organiser	Japan Karate Association
History
First edition	1957
Editions	66
Final edition	2024
First winner	Hirokazu Kanazawa

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The All Japan Karate Championship (全国空手道選手権大会, Zenkoku karatedō senshuken taikai) is an annual karate competition organized by the Japan Karate Association (JKA), one of the world's oldest Shotokan karate organizations. First held in 1957, it is considered to be one of the most prestigious karate competitions in the world.^[1]

Also known as the Prime Minister Cup’s National Karatedo Championship Tournament, winners of the men's and women's individual kumite competitions are awarded the Prime Minister's Cup, which is the trophy for a number of national level competitions in Japan.^[2]

Grand Champion is awarded to a first place finish in either kumite or kata, then a podium finish in the other.^[3]^[4]

^ Chung, George (2024-07-05). "World's Most Prestigious Martial Arts Tournaments". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
^ "Home - JKA 公益社団法人日本空手協会" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-03.
^ Hinschberger, Marcus. "Kumite, Kata, Jka, Shotokan, Online Karate Database". KarateCoaching. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
^ Hinschberger, Marcus. "Kumite, Kata, Jka, Shotokan, Online Karate Database". KarateCoaching. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[1] Chung, George (2024-07-05). "World's Most Prestigious Martial Arts Tournaments". Black Belt Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[2] "Home - JKA 公益社団法人日本空手協会" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[3] Hinschberger, Marcus. "Kumite, Kata, Jka, Shotokan, Online Karate Database". KarateCoaching. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

[4] Hinschberger, Marcus. "Kumite, Kata, Jka, Shotokan, Online Karate Database". KarateCoaching. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

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