Greater than 150 karatekas are set to participate within the sixth version of the Japan Karate Affiliation Rwanda (JKA-Rwanda) Technical Seminar and Dan Grading in Kigali, the place individuals are searching for to enhance their abilities and graduate to larger Dan ranges.
The four-day programme, working from August 13 to 16 at Cercle Sportif, additionally gives a possibility for native instructors and judges to endure evaluation and earn internationally recognised certificates.
The seminar was formally opened within the presence of the Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda, Nakajo Kazuya, the Director Common of Sports activities Improvement on the Ministry of Sports activities, Gilbert Muvunyi, and the president of the Rwanda Karate Federation, Damien Niyomugabo.
In line with JKA-Rwanda Director Man Rurangayire, the over 150 individuals will probably be guided by means of the seminar by 5 Japanese instructors, together with Takahiro and Miyoshi, who each maintain seventh Dan, Ogusu with sixth Dan, in addition to Haraguchi and Dr. Harano, who maintain fifth Dan.
“By this seminar, we achieve abilities from conventional karate and enhance areas the place our methods must be revised. What makes this session particular is that we’re studying from probably the most skilled instructors,” Rurangayire instructed Occasions Sport.
ALSO READ: APR dominate Japanese Ambassador’s Cup Karate match
Fifteen individuals will endure evaluation searching for to earn their first Dan, whereas 9 will probably be trying to transfer from first Dan to second Dan. One other 12 individuals will try to graduate from second Dan to 3rd Dan.
Ambassador Kazuya expressed his delight at seeing how the partnership between Rwanda and Japan has contributed to the event of karate in Rwanda.
“It’s been an amazing journey for the reason that first version of this seminar. Although we nonetheless have a scarcity of licensed world-level instructors, we are able to see progress. Nobody can hesitate to overtly say that Rwanda is on the best path in direction of making a mark in karate,” he stated.
For this yr’s version, the greater than 150 individuals are solely from Rwanda, marking the principle distinction from the earlier version, which attracted karate practitioners from six international locations.
The earlier version introduced collectively individuals from Japan, the UK, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda and Kenya. This yr, nonetheless, the main focus is fully on growing and assessing Rwanda’s native karate practitioners, instructors and judges because the nation continues its efforts to construct a stronger base of internationally recognised karate personnel.
