Japan Shotokan Karate Association (Great Britain)
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The Japan Shotokan Karate Association (Great Britain) is a traditional and apolitical Shotokan karate association with roots through its international Chief Instructor, Keigo Abe sensei and his grandmaster Masatoshi Nakayama shihan, to the founder of Shotokan-ryu; Gichin Funakoshi.
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The JSKA (GB) was formed to ensure that the tradition of authentic Japanese Shotokan karate under the auspices of one of the worlds most senior and sought after Shotokan instructors, Keigo Abe sensei 8th Dan (Japan), was available to British karate-ka.
The association is run by a board of which the executive is made up of three individuals who hold the rank of 7th Dan in Shotokan karate:
- JSKA-GB Technical Director: Charles Gidley
- JSKA-GB: Chairman: George Carruthers
- JSKA-GB Executive Secretary: Ged Moran.
