Hayashi-Ha Shito Ryu Karate Camp, Kolkata India  
Arijit Chakraborty, 6th Dan Black Belt WTSKF, National special Correspondent - WMA. Kolkata, May 6, 2018. Training was conducted by Shihan Subrata Kumar …

JKS SKAI International Karate Camp 2018 
Report by: Arijit Chakraborty, National Special Correspondent - WMA Shotokan-Ryu Karate Academy of India (SKAI), affiliated member of Japan Karate Shoto …

AIBSKA Karate Camp & National Championships 2012 India 
Special National Karate Camp Instructor - Keigo Abe Sensei, 9th Dan JSKA Report by Arijit Chakraborty, National Special Correspondent, WMA …

WSKF India Karate Instructors Camp, 2012 (Report) 
Puri, Odisha (Nov 22-26, 2012) Report by: Arijit Chakraborty, National Special Correspondent, WMA The World Shotokan Karate Federation India …

If all you have is a hammer - Everything looks like a nail... 
This is a mantra of mine that I stole more than 3 decades ago from one of the most gifted martial artists I've ever known, a guy called Ross Frame. Ross …

Sensei Somnath Palchowdhury 5th Dan 'The Shotokan Technician' 
Sensei Somnath Palchowdhury the Chief Technical Director of the Indian Federation of Shotokan Karate (IFSK) was born in 1968 and graduated in commerce …

IFSK Shotokan Karate workshop , March 4th 2012, Kolkata, India 
Kolkata, March 4th, 2012 By Arijit Chakraborty The Indian Federation of Shotokan Karate (IFSK), an affiliated body of SKDUN and FBSKU (England) …

Sensei Purandar Sarkar, 5th Dan - Profile of a Shotokan Karate Master 
Sensei Purandar Sarkar 5th Dan, is the first JKA India Black Belt. He won the accolade from JKA in 1981 and thereafter had an unchallenged kata and …

Sensei Anil Sinha, 5th Dan JKA, JKA India Chairman: Interview of a Karate-do Missionary and Legendary Master 
By Arijit Chakraborty National Special Correspondent - WMA, Mumbai, India South Asia Correspondent- The Shotokan Way (TSW) Sensei Anil Sinha …

Yoshiharu Osaka Sensei 8th Dan JKA on JKA Shotokan Karate-do 
Yoshiharu Osaka Shihan is 8th Dan JKA and Deputy Managing Director of JKA. He is the ‘living textbook' of Shotokan and has been the 'blue-eyed boy' …

Spirit wins - not Muscles 
Spirit wins, not Muscles In martial arts, it is the spirit which is of primary importance. Techniques come second. A martial artist with strong …

My Legendary Teachers - A Tribute 
I have traversed 31 years in Karate-do out of 35 years of my life. My early training has been in JKA Shotokan at YMCA Dojo, Kolkata, India, which was …

Interview of Sensei Aidan Trimble - Gentleman of Shotokan Karate 
Sensei Aidan Trimble, 7th Dan (FSK) The Volcano Erupts! Interview by Arijit Chakraborty (National Special Correspondent, WMA) It has been …

Shihan Peter Chong 8th Dan - Legend of Kyokushin Karate 
Shihan Peter Chong 8th Dan is the Chairman of Asia & Middle East Kyokushin Karate, the President of the Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyokushinkaikan (SOKK), …

Issho Benkyo - Always a student ! 
Legendary Karate-do Teachers - A Tribute I am learning Karate-do for 31 years out of 35 years of my life. My early training has been in JKA Shotokan …

Shihan Sattrajit Chaudhury, 8th Dan - Legend of Indian Shotokan Karate Not rated yet
Interview with Shihan Sattrajit Chaudhury, 8th Dan Black Belt Chief Instructor – World Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation (WTSKF) By Arijit Chakraborty, …

JAPAN Karate Association Pakistan New Managament 2017 Not rated yet
Japan Karate Association Pakistan by Muzammal Ahmed Rana (JKA HQ Lahore Pakistan) The Japan Karate Association of Pakistan has worked for the promotion …

Traditional Karate Camp by Shihan Purandar Sarkar - at Calcutta Judo Club Not rated yet
An intense Traditional Shotokan karate workshop spread over three days was held at Calcutta Judo Club, Shihan Purandar Sarkar not only imparted knowledge …

JAPAN KARATE ASSOCATION PUNJAB PAKISTAN Not rated yet
Japan Karate Association - Punjab Pakistan by SHIHAN Muzammal Ahmed (LAHORE Pakistan) The Japan Karate Association of Pakistan has worked for …

17th WTSKF National Karate Camp & Championships 2017 Not rated yet
Submitted By: Arijit Chakraborty, National Special Correspondent – WMA Baramati, 29th May 2017 The World Traditional Shotokan Karate Federation (WTSKF) …

Japan Karate Association World Federation - Punjab Pakistan  Not rated yet
The Japan Karate Association World Federation Punjab Pakistan has worked for the promotion and development of genuine JKA Karate in Pakistan since 2014. …

Takashi Yamaguchi Sensei, 7th Degree Black Belt (JKS) Interview With a World Class Instructor Not rated yet
This interview with Yamaguchi Sensei, one of the leading Japanese instructors in Karate-do and Head of the International Department of JKS, tells the story …

JKS India International Camp & Championships 2017 Not rated yet
JKS India organised an International karate training camp and championships from January 27th to 29th 2017 at Kolkata, India. The guest instructor was …

Interview - Pemba Tamang Shihan - 8th Dan  Not rated yet
This interview with Shihan Pemba Tamang, 8th Dan, Chief Instructor of Nihon Shotokan Karate Federation (NSKF) one of the first non-Japanese instructors …

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IASK Shotokan Karate Camp with Nigel Jackson Shihan, 9th Dan - India Not rated yet
1st IASK Shotokan Karate National Camp 2015 Kolkata - Durgapur. By Arijit Chakraborty, 5th Dan. The Indian Academy of Shotokan Karate (IASK) conducted …

Mentality over technique Not rated yet
Master Funakoshi said, Mentality over technique. 一、技術より心術 Hitotsu, gijitsu yori shinjitsu Which is why I do not understand these dojos giving …

Don't Misuse Karate Not rated yet
Once when I was standing in the road I saw a street fighter hitting my friend who was bathed in blood so I needed to help him. I told the street fighter …

Japan Karate Association Pakistan Not rated yet
The Japan Karate Association of Pakistan has worked for the promotion and development of genuine JKA Karate in Pakistan since 2000. It is a non-profit …

New Book Release: "Karate Towards Excellence" Not rated yet
Title : "Karate - Towards Excellence" Ref : ISBN 978-93-5087-984-9 Author : Arijit Chakraborty (April 2013) Theme : In this newly released …

SENSEI MUZAMMAL AHMED Profile Not rated yet
In Pakistan Karate, there are few who are more experienced and longer training than Muzammal Ahmed. Sensei Muzammal, recognised as the first ever-black …

SLOW AND STEADY DOING KARATE Not rated yet
SLOW AND STEADY DOES IT If karate was easy no one would be doing it. Someone asked me the other day why I still practice karate after so many …

SHOTOKAN KARATE IN PAKISTAN Not rated yet
LAHORE, 10th February 2013 By MUZAMMAL AHMED The PAKISTAN SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSOCATION (PSKA), an affiliated body of SKDUN and FBSKUI (England) organised …

Interview of Keigo Abe Sensei 9th Dan by Arijit Chakraborty Not rated yet
Interview of a Supreme Karate Legend Keigo Abe Sensei - 9th Dan JSKA By Arijit Chakraborty, 4th Dan National Special Correspondent - WMA, Mumbai, …

Ippon Waza in Karate-do Not rated yet
The essence of karate-do is Ippon waza - one single decisive technique. There is no senior instructor of karate-do not familiar with the concept of ‘ikken …