公益社団法人日本空手協会 - インド : 西ベンガル : Japan Karate Association (NIHON KARATE KYOKAI)- India : West Bengal
We are the West Bengal wing of Japan Karate Association (JKA) in India. Founded in 1948, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) was approved as a “General Incorporated Association” by the the Japanese Ministry of Education in 1957. Futher, it is approved as a ” Public Interest Incorporated Association” by
the Prime Minister of Japan. Sasaki Shihan started Instructing in the first JKA India Branch at the Dadar Dojo in Bombay in the 70s.The process of affiliation was started by the current Technical Director of India, writing to JKA HQ seeking details of affiliation.The JKA wanted details of the class, instruction, etc., which were sent and culminated in the membership of the JKA. The Chief Instructor of the JKA, Nakayama Sensei, nominated Sasaki Shoichi Sensei as the Chief Instructor for India. The Bombay club was the first registered club from India in the JKA as in the days prior to the formation of the JKA World Federation,the JKA had a Club system. At the time of affiliation the Indian Branch consisted of only 2 dojos,one in Bombay at Dadar and the other in Calcutta. Today the JKA India has spanned the entire country with Branches in 21 states. Since 2008, Sasaki Sensei's ill health and personal reasons have prevented him from coming to India. However his legacy is continued by his students. The Late Sasaki Shihan who headed the Tohoku Region of JKA Japan had from the begining always encouraged the JKA India members to qualify for the Technical Licences. Due to his persistant encouragement and commitment to the country, the JKA India has on it's membership rolls today 48 Instructors holding licences of various levels which range from A class to D class. In the JKA India, all Examinations taken in the country are conducted by JKA Licenced examiners. Within 6 years of the establishment the JKA in India, the National Body held it's first All India JKA Tournament. In 2006, during the Funakoshi Gichin World Cup in Sydney Australia, JKA India was honoured to have Sensei Anand Ratna it's Technical Director as the Chief Judge for the Final of the Women's Team Kata . Since 2008, the JKA Headquarters granted Sensei Anand Ratna the Special Examiner Rights to conduct Dan Examination in India and he has been upgraded to take Dan Gradings up to the level of San Dan. In 2012, Sensei Ratna became the first Non Japanese Instructor in the world to be granted the Special Examination Rights to conduct Technical Qualification Exams outside of Japan. The JKA National Tournaments in India are now conducted solely by Instructors who hold the Technical Licence of Judge issued by the JKA.
