Celebrating 50 years of Shotokan Karate in Australia

A special "50 on 50" video was produced to mark the 50th anniversary of SKI in Australia, and shown during the Sydney Harbour Cruise as part of Shotokan Week 2024.

The video can be viewed here Celebrating 50 years of Karate in Australia!  

Today's SKIA

Today's SKIA seeks to balance traditional and modern Karate through training and competition. The association regularly hosts traditional Karate seminars, at which students gain insight into the deep technical and spiritual aspects of the art, as well as explore the highly effective self defence applications that underpin Shotokan Karate. SKIA also caters for those who wish to test their skills at the highest level of competition with frequent tournaments hosted at quality venues, featuring professional referees and the latest technology for scoring and officiating.

Australia participated in the first SKIF World Championships in Tokyo in 1983, and proudly hosted the 11th SKIF World Championships in Sydney in 2012. Australia also participated in the first SKIF International Seminar in Tokyo in 2014, and continues to field a strong contingent each year.

SKIA hosts tournaments in four States (NSW, Queensland, Victoria and WA) annually, culminating in the SKIA National Championships (which is held in a different State each year). This high-quality tournament wraps up the SKIA National Seminar, which includes several days of intensive training under international instructors (most frequently Kanazawa Kancho and Murakami Shihan), as well as a Dan (Black Belt) Grading.

SKIA has conferred seven Lifetime Memberships in recognition of outstanding contributions to the association:

• Kevin Chan
• Brian Cox
• Zivko Delevski
• Abraham Harada
• Peter Harth
• Robert Mansberg
• Michael O'Keefe

Six Shogo titles have been conferred on SKIA members in recognition of proficiency in the development of Karate spirit and technical skill:

• Brian Cox Kyoshi
• Zivko Delevski Kyoshi
• Kevin Chan Renshi
• Abraham Harada Renshi
• Peter Harth Renshi
• Michael O'Keefe Renshi