Dear Shotokan Instructor and Practitioner

If you are interested in joining the AJKA-I, on either a club or individual basis,please call me at the numbers provided on this site, or fill out the attached applications. Individual and club applications are both available here. Just print yourself a copy as it appears on the screen, and either mail or fax it back to us(Applications are also available in Microsoft Word_® format; just download a copy and complete it if you prefer). You will be contacted within 3 days of receipt regarding approval of membership.

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.

• Most importantly; association, training and affiliation with like minded, serious shotokan practitioners, and access to an ever widening pool of outstanding, international caliber senior instructors.

  Sincerely,

  Edmond Otis
  Chairman and chief Instructor
  Otis@AmericanJKA.com
  760-612-7029

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