History

During the inauguration of Sugiura Sensei as chiefinstructor of the J.K.A.in Gifu (Japan) in 1991, Enoeda Sensei and Miyazaki Sensei took the initiative to start with the organization of JKA in Europe in order to protect and maintain the remaining JKA group and to find again our identity in starting JKA Europe.

1993 :

- February : foundation meeting of JKA/WF Europe in Brussels started by Miyazaki Sensei.

- 31 st May : Decease of Miyazaki Sensei.

1994 :

- Guidelines and the Constitution of JKA Europe were prepared

- July: Creation of JKA WF (Philadelphia)

1995 :

- Constitution of JKA Europe was accepted .

- JKA WF did not accept. The constitution was reduced to some basic rules.

1996 :

- First JKA Cup in Belgium.

- Shoto World Cup in Osaka (Japan) : where important decisions were made

- country is unit

- acceptance of continents, and of course JKA Europe.

- designation of 2 representatives per region. For JKA Europe : Enoeda Sensei and Ochi sensei.

1997 :

- Acceptance of co-operation between JKA Europe and JKA Headquarter.

- Structure of JKA Europe

- Country structure : Guidelines.

- Acceptance of rules of approvement or rejection of Membership

- Making up rankings of the countries to pay the affiliation fee to JKA/WF.

- October : first JKA Headquarters Technical course in Denmark.

1998 :

- June : Philadelphia : JKA WF constitution is prepared.

- August : JKA World Shoto Cup in Paris : during the congress this constitution was presented.

1999 :

- August : London: the first JKA/WF Europe Seminar in Europe was organized.

- Presence of two representatives from JKA Headquarters (Ueki Sensei and Mori Sensei).

- First time that JKA licence for instructor, examiner and judge was given out of Japan.

- December : The law suite against JKA Asai was definitly won by the JKA of President Nakahara.

2000 :

- January : International meeting in Tokyo : reconfirmation of the constitution that JKA WF is a World Federation with five regions. These regions are self-gouverning bodys were the country is a basic unit.

- August : second JKA/WF Europe Seminar in London.

- September : the JKA Shoto World Cup in Tokyo.

2001 :

- Official JKA / WF regulations are accepted and applied.

- each country = one organization

- regions are self gouverning = everything goes through regions secretariat

- Qualification test are allowed in the regions

2002 :

- JKA WF accept 4 people in Europe who are qualified as examiner in their country for shodan.

2003 :

- Decease of Enoeda Sensei

- New JKA Europe committee with Ochi Sensei and MrBura as representatives for JKA/WF Europe .

2004 :

- Acceptation of Ochi Sensei and Mr. Bura as representatives of JKA Europe inside JKA WF.

- Renewel of special licence of examinar until sandan