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History of JKA Portugal
The disappearance in 1987 of the Master Nakayama created in Europe and among his followers, the awareness of the need to cement relations between them for a better development of Karate JKA (Japan Karate Association).
In this sense, with the support of the deceased and Enoeda Senseis Miyazaki, Senior European instructors always connected to the JKA, developed several efforts that would culminate in the establishment in 1995, the JKA-Europe.
This move also follows the new guidelines on 7 January 1995 in Tokyo, were approved by the responsible world of JKA Karate. Created a worldwide organization, the JKA World Federation, composed of 4 continental divides, and was given the responsibility of each of the following members of Shihankai:
Keinosuke Enoeda for Europe, Stan Schmidt for Africa, Teruyuki Okazaki for Pan-America and Masaaki Ueki for Asia and Oceania.
All over the world and in each of the countries of the divisions were then contacted the instructors of the JKA to date had maintained a cohesive relationship with the JKA, in order to integrate the respective division, keeping alive the spirit of the School JKA .
In Portugal and due to that fact, Pete Pacheco was invited since the beginning of the design of this organization to integrate the JKA Europe. It was so named head coach for our country
Since he was also the Technical Director of one of the national associations of Shotokan, the ASKP sought from the very beginning to provide this insurance, not only to practitioners of their own association, but also all others who belong to other Associations Karate Shotokan the meantime had created throughout the country
Since 1995, the mode of integration of these practitioners in JKA-Portugal went through different types of organization until in 1999 it was finally constituted as an association. Since that year, protocols were established with associations of Shotokan and thus beyond the ASKP, associations linked to first-ANAM National Association of Martial Arts, followed by UDKs-Union Shotokan Karate Dojo and more recently in 2009, the APCK-Portuguese Association of Karate clubs.
By 2006, the activities were only the technical stages in Portugal with graduation exams Dan JKA and data with the participation of several Senseis Japanese holdings in the annual European Championships of JKA and Stages of JKA in Tokyo. Since 2006, and the pair of events referred to, has been started the first course of JKA-Portugal Qualifying Instructor, Examiner and Judge JKA. This program ended in June 2009, qualified instructors with different levels of E and F.
In 1996 Pete Pacheco begins its rankings in the International Qualification Courses followed by the JKA Antonio Pula. At the moment the first holds the rating of AAA and the second of BCA.
In 2004 is granted by the JKA, Pete Pacheco special leave to grade for 1st and 2nd Dan JKA. In 2006, this license is extended to graduate 3rd Dan
In 2007 begins the annual championships JKA-Portugal and the training of competition. The annual participation in the Championships of JKA-Europe has been constant since the first held in 1995.
In September 2009 takes place beginning the 3rd Course of Qualifications JKA-Portugal, and in 2010 finishes the 2nd year, beginning in 2007.
38, Santo António da Glória St., Lisboa
1250-217 Lisboa - Portugal
Phone/Fax: +351 21 758 20 42
jkaportugal@gmail.com