Japan Karate Association

日本空手協会
categoryFederation
calendar_month1949-05-27
location_onTokyo Japan

Description

The Japan Karate Association (JKA) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organizations. Established in 1949 by senior students of Gichin Funakoshi, with Nakayama Masatoshi as chief instructor, the JKA emerged from karate clubs at Tokyo universities. It is the parent body from which the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF), founded by Hirokazu Kanazawa after leaving the JKA, and many other splinter organizations derive.

Also known as

JKA · Kyokai

Founded

1949-05-27
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“On May 27, 1949, some of his senior students including Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama, and Hidetaka Nishiyama, formed a karate organization dedicated to research, promotion, events management, and education: the Japan Karate Association.”
— Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Japan Karate Association - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English) link history info
“Together, in 1949, they established the Japan Karate Association.”
— Japan Karate Association. Master Nakayama Masatoshi - Japan Karate Associationlink history info

Locations (1)

  • location_onTokyo Japan
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Places (1)

location_on
JKA Honbu Dojo
Dojo · Yotsuya

Affiliated organizations (1)

Ranks granted (2)

Tags

shotokan · karate · federation · jka · japanese

Sources

Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Japan Karate Association - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)link history info
Japan Karate Association. Master Nakayama Masatoshi - Japan Karate Associationlink history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KYYVEV2MPD8XJNM8H15SY06H
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Japan Karate Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYYVEV2MPD8XJNM8H15SY06H - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KYYVEV2MPD8XJNM8H15SY06H, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Japan Karate Association}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYYVEV2MPD8XJNM8H15SY06H}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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