We are very happy and proud to announce that by the decision of WTKF Board of Directors on October 13, 2016 at the Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Centre Dojo – Stara Wieś in Poland the people mentioned below was awarded the title of Traditional Karate-Do Ambassador for lifetime achievement:

Daikaku Chodoin (Japan),

Robert Fusaro (USA),

Katsuya Ishiyama (Japan),

Masaru Kamino (Japan),

Krzysztof Neugebauer (Poland),

Marta Niewczas (Poland),

Chiyomaro Shimoda (Japan),

Oswaldo Mendoza (Brasil),

Iliya Yorga (Serbia).

 

It has been a great pleasure to cooperate with a such qualified people who have enormous experience and have invested a big effort to develop of traditional karate-do worldwide.
Their positive and resilient mental attitude have reinforced the Budo spirit that all of us seek to emulate. Their presence was beyond measure in creating the traditional karate-do recent history.