The ultimate aim of the organisation is to provide for its members a forum that will allow them to achieve their true potential through the practise of Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do.
The Academy of Shotokan Karate was formed in 2003 by Sensei Dave Hazard, the current National Kata Coach for the English Karate Governing Body (EKGB) and started accepting members in 2004.
The ASK encourages and provides the facilities for its members to compete at the most senior levels both Nationally and Internationally.
Sensei Hazard in forming the ASK felt that he needed an environment that would allow him personally to evolve his approach to Shotokan Karate-Do. This was endorsed by the late Great Keinosuke Enoeda Sensei, who was Sensei Hazard teacher.
Enoeda Sensei’s influences and principles will always remain at the heart of the ASK.
The ASK has a national infer-structure and an emerging International affiliate members program.
The Academy is growing at an internally controlled rate to provide quality instruction based on developing the individual and supported by an extremely experienced team of Senior Teachers.

 Budo Promotions provides a unique service, combining marketing, sales, event management and creative expertise with extensive martial arts experience. Practice and develop your martial arts skills using our professionally produced, high quality; training videos or books, or by joining one of the many courses run by leading teachers of Japanese and South East Asian martial arts.
Budo Promotions is also proud to offer the world renowned back catalogue of Terry O'Neill's Fighting Arts International magazine. Participate in our many seminars, events and tournaments. You will also find profiles, interviews and photos of some the best known Martial Arts and Karate personalities.

 Dartford SKC has been established since 1996 and through it's affiliation to the Academy of Shotokan Karate (ASK), the club is fully recognised and endorsed by 'Karate England' - the official and unified governing body for Karate in England.

The Federation of Shotokan Karate was formed in 1986 by the chief instructor Sensie Aidan Trimble 6th Dan. Sensie Trimble's aim was to build an association that stood for excellence and produced students and instructors who were knowledgeable in both Kumite and Kata practicing traditional Shotokan Karate whilst incorporating all the latest developments in sports science.

 Karate-London now forms part of Shotokan Karate England. We offer a range of karate classes seven days per week for all ages and abilities in the Chingford, Wanstead, Harlow, Walthamstow, Enfield, Leyton, Whitechapel, Hertfordshire, Essex and Middlesex areas. Our Shotokan Karate Clubs also have regular gradings and courses with top International instructors. SKE follow the path and training system of the late Sensei Enoeda. The Chief Instructor - Mr Rod Butler - was a long time student of Master Enoeda and wrote the book 'Keinosuke Enoeda ~ Tiger of Shotokan Karate'. SKE hold regular championships and visits to other countries and dojos as well as hosting courses by some of the very best international karate instructors.

The JKS GB & Ireland was established in October 2002 when Scott Langley Sensei 4th Dan returned from Japan after graduating from the gruelling JKS Instructors Course. He emerged as one of the most innovative and skilled karateka in traditional karate today.

 Shoto Promotions are dedicated to organising and endorsing quality Karate events regardless of political affiliation. In some instances, times and venues for forthcoming events may yet to be confirmed but will all be updated accordingly. Please visit us regularly and expect many more exciting dates in the near future for domestic and international courses with both world-renowned and the next generation of outstanding Karate instructors.

 Sensei Casale has been practicing Traditional Karate-Do since 1977 and is the Chief Instructor of the Japan Shotokan Karate Association - USA. He holds the rank of 5th Degree Black Belt (from Japan) and is a Professor at the world famous Karate Instructors Certification Program at the Long Island University Division of Sports Science as well as a teacher for the New York City Board of Education. He was the first person to pioneer an international program and movement to teach Traditional Karate to the developmentally disabled. As a result, his work reached thousands of handicapped children and adults all over the world.

Leicester Karate Club was founded in 1964 and is the oldest, established karate club in Great Britain and is based in the Secular Hall Buildings in the Leicester City Centre. We are a shotokan based karate club following in the footsteps of two great teachers Steve Cattle (1947 - 1995) and Taiji Kase (1929 - 2004). The Chief Instructor is Dave Wilkins 5th Dan member of Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha and has been training for more than 27 years.

The Club With No Name. We are a KUGB Shotokan Karate club and we train Tuesday and Friday nights Talybont Hall, found just north of the Welsh seaside town of Aberystwyth. See the website for details. Anyone and everyone the age of 5 and over is welcome to come and join, whether you have any previous experience or not. Just turn up on the night, or contact Sensei Cerin Rees.

The Welsh Karate Union is an association of karate clubs throughout Wales. We are fully registered members of the Welsh Karate Governing Body and recognised by the Sports Council for Wales.
We have been delivering the traditional style of Shotokan karate to all ages and abilities for over 3 decades. Our emphasis is on practical self-defence, though the techniques and exercises incorporated within karate, while still promoting a high level of fitness, self-confidence and discipline.
The WKU has a continuous coaching and education programme to ensure our instructors remain to be among the highest qualified in Wales.

 The Ohio State University Shotokan Karate Club is a member of the International Shotokan Karate Federation and the Japanese Karate Association (ISKF/JKA). Shotokan Karate is an international martial art, practiced the same throughout the world. For this reason, if you should happen to move to another area of the country, you will be able to find a similar club training in the same style, and not be forced to start over in a new system. Our club is open to all students, faculty, staff, and the Columbus community.

Henka-Ryu, the "Way of Change" or "Alternative Way" is not a style. It was the name given to a (somewhat successful) string of karate clubs in the South East London area in the mid seventies by my first instructor, Glen Wylie, a third dan in, I believe, Kyokushinkai. Training was in: kihon; a set of seven novel kata, mostly based on traditional ones, plus Sanchin - which always involved shimewaza (testing); and a fairly brutal form of kumite. When I left London for University my training took me to many different styles and schools, but I stuck with the name "Henka-Ryu" because I liked the maverick quality it implied.

 Billericay Shotokan Karate Centre are affiliated to the Japan Karate Association (JKA) and the Martial Arts Standards Agency (MASA).  We have male & female Instructors and teach Traditional Shotokan Karate.  We also enjoy regular courses & gradings at our Dojo with Sensei Y Ohta (6th Dan JKA).

The Shotokan of England Karate Union (SEKU) was founded in 1982 and has grown to become one of the most respected Karate Associations in England. SEKU is led by chief instructor Mick Dewey 7th Dan.

The Georgia Karate Academy, Inc. (GKA) is an affiliate club of the American JKA Karate Association–International (AJKAI). Our purpose as a martial arts club is    twofold. The GKA Karate program is designed to promote good health, sport, and self-defense while focusing on character building values, and also to maintain the standard of quality established for Shotokan Karate as set forth by the American JKA Karate Association–International. As an American JKA Karate Association–International affiliate club our mission is:

• To build a complete system which will teach you the techniques you need to defend yourself quickly and effectively in threatening situations.
• To provide one on one and group instruction in every class.
• To provide the BEST professional karate school in the area.
• To develop an environment which will enable each individual the opportunity to pursue and achieve a greater skill.
• To seek new and innovative ways of teaching karate without breaking centuries of tradition.

We continually look to develop and strengthen our association of shotokan clubs and practitioners whose main interest is a combination of administrative independence and ongoing technical growth.

Benefits of AJKA-I membership include:

• Internationally recognized dan ranking and instructor certification - The AJKA-I prides it self on the fact that in this association, instructor ranking privileges are commensurate with recognized dan rank.
• Ongoing instructor development training, and general training seminars, held at various locations throughout the country.
• Two national training camps per year. One based in Carlsbad, CA, during the month of August, the other held at a different Central or East Coast location each year.
• Regional and national championship tournaments.
• Access to the highest caliber international competition through WUKO, and various international shotokan karate competition venues.

The Shotokan Traditional Karate Organisation (UK). SHOTO was started by Master Mick Randall MBE, 8th Dan in 1996 to provide Shotokan karate. We have karate clubs that run both beginners and advanced traditional karate classes for both children and adults. SHOTO also provides specialist karate books through Kirby Publishing, and discounted SHOTO karate training equipment.

Seishinkai Shotokan Karate International (S.S.K.I.), to give it it’s full title, is a traditional Shotokan Karate Association that believes firmly in the teachings of Shotokan Grand Masters, Gichin Funakoshi, the founder and Masatoshi Nakayama, the legendary Chief Instructor of the original JKA (Japan Karate Association), and the man most responsible for spreading the art of Shotokan Karate to the rest of the world. A ‘family tree’ for Seishinkai and Shotokan Karate can be seen on the website. Most of the history of the Association can be found in the Profile on the Chief Instructor in the INSTRUCTOR pages. S.S.K.I. has clubs in such countries as, USA, India, UAE (Dubai), Pakistan, Kosovo, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Hungary and England. The Association Headquarters (Honbu) are in England.

The JSKA (GB) is a traditional and apolitical Shotokan karate association with roots through its international Chief Instructor, Keigo Abe sensei and his grandmaster Masatoshi Nakayama shihan, to the founder of Shotokan-ryu; Gichin Funakoshi. It was formed to ensure that the tradition of  authentic Japanese Shotokan karate under the auspices of one of the worlds most senior and sought after Shotokan instructors,  Keigo Abe sensei 8th Dan, was available to British karate-ka. The JSKA-GB is headed by Charles Gidley and George Carruthers, both registered as Nana (7th) dan with the JSKA honbu in Japan and who hold 'A' class grading examiners certification allowing gradings up to and including Go(5th)dan to be given on behalf of the JSKA (Japan). The JSKA-GB is open to all serious Shotokan stylists who wish to progress through an authentic Japanese association.

The Shihankai is a non profit, apolitical academy of senior Shotokan karate-ka who will, through its technical committee, ratify/grade those individuals from Godan and above, who are accepted into fellowship. Entry into the Shihankai will only be through the recommendation of an existing fellow. The Shihankai, is therefore not an association, it will not licence nor insure, but will allow and act as a forum of ideas and training practices for the future enhancement of Shotokan-ryu as a martial art in the western world.  By ensuring that all applications to the ISKS Technical committee are by invite/recommendation from existing senior karateka in fellowship of the organisation, it is hoped that the standards of the group will be maintained and quality assured by the group itself.

Tamashii Press publishes and sells the finest traditional Japanese karate instructional, historical, and documentary-style DVDs, BOOKS, and more from world-renowned karate-ka like Stan Schmidt, Randall Hassell, Elmar T. Schmeisser, Edmond Otis, James Yabe, Rod Butler, & Dr. Milorad Stricevic

Coastal Shotokan Karate Australia has earned a reputation since 1992 for teaching a high standard of Shotokan karate. Chief Instructor Chris Hoath is the head of the non-profit organization assisted by experienced Senior Instructor Judy Hoath. Our instructors are highly qualified in their sport and have gained State and National government accreditation.  CSKA is an Associate member of the Australian Karate Federation (AKF) Western Australia Branch and is also a member of the Australian Federation of Traditional Karate (AFTK). Both associations (and their members) are highly respected karate organisations within Australia.  The Australian Karate Federation is recognized by the Ministry of Sport & Recreation and the Australian Sports Commission.

Master Teruyuki Okazaki is considered one of the greatest Karate Masters of our time. This book reveals the secrets behind the guiding principles of Karate, as interpreted by Master Okazaki.  Perfection of Character is a must read for all martial artists.

Sasaki Shihan started Instructing in the first JKA India Branch at the Dadar Dojo in Bombay in the year 1978. The process of affiliation was however started some years prior when the current Technical Director of India, wrote to the JKA Headquarters seeking details of affiliation. The JKA replied asking for details of the class, instruction, etc. which were sent and some correspondence later culminated in India becoming a member of the JKA with Nakayama Sensei, then the Chief Instructor of the JKA nominating Sasaki Shoichi Sensei as the Chief Instructor of India. In the days prior to the formation of the JKA World Federation, the JKA used to have a Club system. At the time of affiliation the Indian Branch consisted of only two dojos, one in Bombay at Dadar and the other in Calcutta in the dojo run by the current Chief of Indian Headquarters, Sensei Anil Sinha. The Bombay club was the first registered club from India in the JKA. A few years later the Calcutta club was registered.

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BYAKKO means "White Tiger", symbolising the white rose of Yorkshire and the tiger of Shotokan Karate. B.S.K.A's chief instructor is Sensei Ady Gray.

At last, a self governing body run for karate-ka, by karate-ka on a fully democratic, non-profit, non-prescriptive basis. Make sure you have a say in how traditional karate is run in the UK now and in the future.