2015 WSKA World Championship coming to Bielsko-Biała, Poland

The 2015 World Championships will be held in Bielsko-Biała, Poland October 2-4, 2015.  Details will be published soon.

2013 Championship Information Available

 As plans are finalized for the 2013 championships in Liverpool information can be found here.

2013 WSKA Championships in Liverpool England

We are pleased to announce that the 2013 World Shotokan Karate-do Association World Championships will take place in Liverpool, England on September 28th and 29th, 2013.

Information on accommodation and spectator tickets will be posted soon .

We are greatly looking forward to welcoming all competitors, officials and spectators

    WSKA Championship Committee

Chicago to Host 2011 Championship

The American Shotokan Karate Association will host the 2011 World Championships in Chicago, Illinois USA in September 15-18 2011.  Competition will take place on September 17 and 18.  Tickets are available online at www.events.org/wska2011 Tickets are $20 USD per day or $30 USD for both days.

General information for participating countries can be found by clicking here.

ASKA was the host of the very successful 2005 championship.  John DiPasquale ASKA founder and WSKA Director of Americas is proud to be hosting the World Shotokan Karate-do Association for a second time.  "I think we put together a wonderful event in 2005 and I'm looking forward to another great event in 2011" DiPasqule said. Take a look at the highlight video from 2005 and we are sure you won't want to miss 2011.  See you in Chicago.

Championships a Success

With the beautiful backdrop of Cancun, Mexico the 2009 Championships were a success. With 16 countries represented the competiors were outstanding.  The full results can be found on the Championship Results Page.

The 2009 World Champions are:

Sr Ladies Individual Kata - Sandy Rantzow Sweden
Sr Mens Individual Kata - Akio Tamashiro Peru

Sr Ladies Individual Kumite - Emma Topalovic Sweden
Sr Mens Individual Kumite - Predrag Bajic USA

Sr Mens Team Kata - Peru

Sr Ladies Team Kumite - Poland
Sr Mens Team Kumite - England

Jr Ladies Individual Kata - Corina Rodriguez Peru
Jr Mens Individual Kata - Vincent Auinger Austria

Jr Ladies Individual Kumite - Daria Szulc Poland
Jr Mens Individual Kumite - Andreas Muther Austria

Jr Mens Team Kata - Austria

Jr Ladies Team Kumite - Poland
Jr Mens Team Kumite - Austria

Cadet Ladies Individual Kata - Corina Rodriguez Peru
Cadet Mens Individual Kata - Jason Plumb England

Cadet Ladies Individual Kumite - Alisa Buchinger Austria
Cadet Mens Individual Kumite - James McGorian England

Cadet Mens Team Kumite -England