Abbreviation | JKA |
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Formation | May 27, 1949 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | 2-23-15 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo JAPAN 112-0004 |
Membership | Japan Karate Federation, World Karate Federation[1] |
Official language | Japanese, English |
Shuseki Shihan (Chief Instructor) | Masaaki Ueki, 10th Dan (Deceased July 14 2024) |
Website | www.jka.or.jp |
The Japan Karate Association (日本 空手 協会; Nihon Karate Kyokai; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as Kyokai 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations in the world.[2]