Dear Branch Chiefs and Contacts,

First of all, I would like to thank you for all the hard work that you are carrying out for our organization. Here in Japan, the warm, pleasant weather has introduced us to spring. It is nice to see the trees start to bloom, and I hope you all are doing fine.

Dear Branch Chiefs and Contacts,

As always, I would like to start my monthly greeting by thanking you all for your support and hard work for our organization.

Here in Japan, the spring has finally arrived, bringing to us the cherry blossoms, which are in full bloom. The beauty of their pink petals fills our hearts with peace. Although the season differs depending on where you live, I hope that you all are enjoying yourselves.

On March 7th, the annual WKO Dan Promotion Test was held at So-Honbu Dojo in Tokyo.
The grading panel was headed by President Shihan K. Midori as Chairman of the Grading Committee,and overseas committee members such as Shihan Brian Fitkin and others had also come to Japan to join the grading panel.
There were altogether 24 challengers attending this test, and famous competitors such as Norichika Tsukamoto, Takayuki Tsukagoshi.

The Israeli organization congritulates Sensei Gleb Rabinovich on having successfully passed the test, after which he was awarded the 4th Dan.
We wish him success in promoting and developing Shinkyokushinkai in Israel.

 ISRAEL KARATE ORGANIZATION SHINKYOKUSHINKAI

Dear Branch Chiefs and Cantry Representative,

As always, I would like to start my message by thanking all of you for your continuously hard work for our organization.

A Marathon--26 hours of training--was held in Petah Tikva on February, 05-06.

On 10 October 2009, a Dan-test was held in Ariel.

Dear Branch Chiefs and Contacts,

I hope you all are doing fine. Already one month has passed in the year, and usually this first month is quite busy for most of us, but I hope that you also are having a good time.

The organizer of the 10th All Israel Championship was Branch Chief Gleb Rabinovich. He is still young, and is working very hard for the development of the organization.

4 & 5 June 2010 in Logroño - SPAIN -
Sport Hall of “Palacio de los Deportes de La Rioja”

Visit the official webpage of the championship: http://www.shinkyokushinspain.com/ec2010.html

Dear Branch Chiefs and Contacts,

First of all, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

I also want to thank you all for your hard work during the past year, and I’m looking forward to continuing to work with you during the coming year, 2010.

2009 was a year focused mainly on the World Cup, which ended in great success. With this success in our minds, we will be able to start 2010 with a lot of hope and expectations. I assume that you all already have made several plans for the coming year, and I wish you success in your work.

OSU!

Kenji Midori
President
WKO 

10th anniversary Open Shinkyokushinkai Karate Championship took place at December 10-11, 2009.Gallery

The 2010 Calendar and Power Map was sent to all Branch Chiefs and Contacts who have made their payment for the annual fees of 2009. Please utilize the items in your dojo.

For any who would like to purchase the 2010 Calendar (Retail Price: 2,100 yen, Branch Chief price available), please contact the WKO Office for details.

The marathon was at August, 14-15.2009.