All our dojos are open for the year. We look forward to a packed 2024 with the JSKA Nationals taking place in May, a tour to Namibia taking place in April, and the JSKA Africa Karate Festival taking place in November.
Development Tour 2024
In the first week of April, we will be taking a team to Swakopmund, Namibia, to participate in the 27th Shotokan International Development Tour and Tournament. We can’t wait to see our JSKA friends in Namibia again for this fun event!
JSKA Karate Demo at the Japanese Embassy
The Japanese Embassy in South Africa invited Sensei Soon and students from his Karate school to do a demo in celebration of the Emperor of f Japan’s birthday. What an honour!
2023 JSKA World Championships in Germany
The 10th JSKA World Karate Championships were hosted in Lübeck, Germany. JSKA South Africa was represented by a team of enthusiastic supporters, dedicated referees, committed coaches and loyal students returning home with 41 medals! Present at the event was 795 individual and team entries competing in 125 divisions over four days including a masters training camp, referee briefing and tournament on seven tatamis.
Good news is that Japan will host the next JSKA World Championships in 2025.