World Shotokan Karate-Do Association

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The World Shotokan Karate-Do Association (WSKA) was founded in Ferrara / Italy in 1990 . Its first president, Charles, Nayler, passed away in 2007. The incumbent president is Richard Poole. The Vice President is John Hanratty (Canada) 6th Dan. The five member regions are America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The WSKA was founded as a democratic and apolitical organization and is based in Nevele , Belgium . Every two years she holds Shōtōkan World Championships.

aims

  • To emphasize and promote the traditional Shōtōkan over the other styles.
  • The worldwide spread of Shotokan karate as a martial art.
  • Strengthening the friendly relations between the countries, continents and their member organizations.
  • The further development of the Shōtōkan style.
  • Promoting competition.
  • The organization of the WSKA Shōtōkan World Championships
Jasmin Bleul, WSKA Junior World Champion from 2013 in Liverpool

WSKA World Championships

year venue country
1991 Calgary CanadaCanada Canada
1993 Saarbrücken GermanyGermany Germany
1995 Sunderland EnglandEngland England
1997 Riverside United StatesUnited States United States
1999 Moscow RussiaRussia Russia
2001 Prague Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
2003 Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
2005 Chicago United StatesUnited States United States
2007 Bydgoszcz PolandPoland Poland
2009 Cancun MexicoMexico Mexico
2011 Chicago United StatesUnited States United States
2013 Liverpool EnglandEngland England
2015 Bielsko-Biała PolandPoland Poland
2017 Treviso ItalyItaly Italy

German individual successes at the WSKA World Championships

  • 1993 Saarbrücken (Kumite) 1st place Saskia Hummel
  • 1995 Sunderland (Kumite) 1st place Andreas Horn 1st place Sascha Schneider and (Kata) 1st place Scharzad Mansouri
  • 1997 Riverside (Kumite) 1st place Andreas Horn and 1st place Nitschmann Thomas
  • 1997 Riverside (Kata) 1st place Scharzad Mansouri 1st place Siegfried Hartl and 1st place Michael Mack
  • 1999 Moscow (Kumite) 1st place Wolfgang Henkel and 2nd place Mark Haubold
  • 2003 Zurich (Kata women) 1st place Niino Marie
  • 2005 Chicago (Junior Kumite) 1st place Nika-Wolk Tsurtsumia
  • 2007 Bydgoszcz (Kumite) 1st place Tazidinova Anjela and (Juniors) 1st place Franziska Krieg
  • 2011 Chicago (Kata women) 1st place Christine Heinrich and (Kumite men) 1st place Matthias Tausch
  • 2013 Liverpool (Kata Women Juniors) 1st place Jasmin Bleul
  • 2015 Bielsko-Biała (Kata men singles) 1st place Philip Jüttner

German team successes at the WSKA world championships

  • 1995 1st place Team Kumite Men
  • 1995 1st place Team Kata women
  • 1997 1st place Team Kata women
  • 1997 1st place Team Kata Men
  • 1997 1st place Team Kumite Women
  • 1997 1st place Team Kumite Men
  • 1999 1st place Team Kumite Men
  • 2003 2nd place Team Kata women
  • 2003 3rd place Team Kata Men
  • 2003 3rd place Team Kumite Men
  • 2005 3rd place Team Kata Men
  • 2007 1st place Team Kata Men
  • 2007 1st place Team Kata women
  • 2011 1st place Team Kata women
  • 2011 1st place Team Kumite Men
  • 2013 1st place Team Kumite Men
  • 2013 1st place Team Kumite Women
  • 2015 1st place Team Kata Men
  • 2015 2nd place Team Kata women

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung-info. Accessed on October 9, 2015
  2. ↑ WSKA-WM-2015 ( Memento of December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved on November 9, 2015
  3. ↑ Chronicle of Saskia Hummel