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IKD World Camp & Tournament 2014
Photo by Bryan Mattias
June 12-16, 2014
Camp White Pine,
near Haliburton, Ontario
Written by Jill Lampi, IKD Manitoba
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Table Of Contents
About IKD World Camp & Tournament 2014
Happy 40th Anniversary to the Woon-A-Tai’s!
2014 IKD World Camp Theme: Shin-gi-tai
Welcomed By The Magic Yellow Schoolbus
June In Canada, Keep Warm!
Morning: It All Starts At Six…
The Second-Best Part Of Camp: The Dining Hall
The Best Part Of Camp: Training With The Masters
Training Schedule: Enthusiastically Kept Busy
Tournament At World Camp
Extra Lectures: Sharing The Knowledge
Fun Social Events During Off Hours
Introducing: IKD New Teaching Method
About The IKD New Teaching Method
About IKD Bunkai & Enbu: Traditional, Self Defense and Free
IKD Standardized Bunkai: Sochin
IKD Standardized Enbu: Kyu Ranks
Thanks For The Memories! Videos, Pictures & More
Find Out About Next Year’s Camp & Cup!
Campfire near the Men’s Cabins
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About IKD World Camp & Tournament 2014
June 2014 marked the third World Karate Camp & tournament for the International
Karate Daigaku (IKD) which was formed in early 2011.
This year’s World Camp was held north of Toronto, at Camp White Pine, on the edge of
Lake Placid.
Regularly used as a boys and girls summer camp location, Camp White Pine covered a
large area. Many of us slept in 12-bunk cabins (girls in one area, boys in the other - and
no fair, the boys have the fire pit!) but more private rooms were available at “Shelly’s
Motel” near the Dining Hall too.
Around the camp grounds, there were a variety of activity buildings - some with beautiful
hardwood floors that were cleared out for us, and used as dojos.
And yes, there were flush toilets and showers with hot water - although you might have
had to wait for them to warm up for a while at times!
Thank you Shuseki-Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai, Shihan Maureen Woon-A-Tai, Shihan
Dexter Shim and to all those who worked many hours to plan and execute this exciting
event: Sensei Bernice Hughes for registration, Henry and Cherry Wishroop for running
the camp store, and Ken Woon-A-Tai for the extra driving!
Thank you also to those who allowed us to use their pictures & video stills in this Camp
summary: Bryan Mattias, Michel Gaudet, Janice Pyke, Margaret Duszota, and Jill
Lampi.
If the ultimate purpose of the IKD World Camp is to bring together the best instructors
the IKD has to offer, to work with the most motivated karateka within our association,
in order to build relationships and share and spread knowledge that will strengthen
our entire organization, then the 2014 IKD World Camp & Tournament is indeed a
success!
The IKD has some of the best Shotokan karateka in the world and we want to share it!
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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Woon-A-Tai’s!
Just before this year’s World Camp, Shuseki-
Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai and Shihan Maureen
Woon-A-Tai celebrated a big wedding
anniversary: 40 years!
If you’re connected with the Woon-A-Tai’s on
Facebook you might have seen the pictures of
their wedding, attended by so many karateka
decked out in their karate gi… this year’s World
Camp participants recreated part of that original
ceremony!
Thanks to some extra creativity from some people
who know them well, Sensei Frank and Sensei
Maureen were left with big smiles, lots of laughter
and some funny souveniers of the celebration.
Here’s to another 40 years!
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2014 IKD World Camp Theme: Shin-gi-tai
Every year, an underlying theme for that year’s IKD World Camp is shared.
This year, Shihan Dr W. Dexter Shim, 8th Dan of IKD Trinidad introduced the theme in
the Japanese concept of “Shin-gi-tai” (which translates to “body mind spirit”) and how it
applies to seeking excellence in our martial art.
A secondary theme of “Saigaku-ni” was introduced at the same time in Sensei Shim’s
welcome speech: That of striving for continuous improvement, striving for perfection of
all techniques and all aspects of our karate training.
“When training gets difficult, that is when we train our character”
Shihan Dr W. Dexter Shim
Be sure to watch Shihan Shim’s welcome speech as part of his World Camp 2014
playlist!.
Sensei W Dexter Shim addressing the class
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Welcomed By The Magic Yellow Schoolbus
Camp isn’t just about training karate and learning new things, it’s about making friends,
too! The journey from the Toronto Airport to Camp White Pine is where all of the karate
camp magic began: On the Magic Yellow Schoolbus.
Every person on the bus
was a karate enthusiast!
Usually there are only a
handful in every club, and
this was a bus full of them!
It was a little intimidating,
but very exciting, too!
Karateka arrived as their
shuttles brought them from
the airport.
There were IKD members
from Antigua, St. Lucia,
St.Vincent, Trinidad,
Jamaica, and New York on the bus, and groups from England and Puerto Rico came in
separately. And since camp is in Canada, there were Canadians from 8 out of the 10
provinces!
The magic of camp really started to grow on that bus ride. People reconnected with
friends from previous camps and tournaments and IKD events around the world,
introduced new friends coming along for the first time, and laughed and talked about
what they were looking forward to.
When we arrived at Camp White Pine, the excitement combined with the beautiful
scenery typical to the Canadian Shield, and everyone was all smiles!
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June In Canada, Keep Warm!
When camp is in Canada in June, it’s best to prepare for chilly nights. The warmth
during the day is deceptive in terms of how quickly it can get cold!
Having sleeping bags was essential to keeping us warm in our bunks, and the IKD
Camp organizers did an excellent job making sure we could rent warm bedding for a
reasonable cost. When you’re flying in to take part in camp and are already carrying two
or three karate gi, it’s nice to leave the pillow and blanket behind and rent it at camp.
When you come next year, be sure to bring a sweater, long pants, sun block and bug
spray.
Morning: It All Starts At Six…
… And for some, 6AM is far too early to be awake. In our cabin, those who broke the
restful silence were respectfully requested to not breach the 6AM barrier in future
mornings, and we did pretty well the rest of the time - probably because we were all
more tired.
First class starts at 6:30AM and one of the best things about it is that there’s NO RUN!
We started our class in the Pinetages building shortly after 6:30AM and did a karate
warmup and a karate class and a karate cooldown. Excellent.
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The Second-Best Part Of Camp: The Dining Hall
Being a summer camp location that can handle hundreds of people at one time, Camp
White Pine’s dining hall is probably a
special place for all of us who went to
camp.
The food was excellent this year!
Lots of meat, lots of variety,
vegetarian options, excellent
desserts!
There’s nothing like sharing a
satisfying meal with your karate
friends when everyone is feeling
excited and inspired.
If you haven’t been to Camp White Pine and World Camp to see the dining rituals, you’ll
have to take part in a camp for yourself to witness first-hand how it brings together the
entire group and keeps it a community experience.
Even for those of us who train together every week, the chance to sit down at World
Camp and chat while eating a meal can bring us closer and reinforce our friendships
back home!
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The Best Part Of Camp: Training With The Masters
One of the great things about training with the IKD in general is the variety of instructors
we’re privileged to learn from during seminars and training camps.
IKD World Camp 2014 was no exception! Here are the instructors we enjoyed in the
various courses:
● Shuseki-Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai, 9th Dan & Chief Instructor of the IKD
● Shihan Maureen Woon-A-Tai, 8th Dan & IKD Vice Chief
● Shihan Dr W Dexter Shim, 8th Dan, IKD Vice Chief & Head of IKD Trinidad
● Shihan Alice Bernstein, 7th Dan & Shihan-kai Senate Member from Barbados
● Shihan Keith DaCosta, 7th Dan, HQ Instructor & IKD Shihan-kai Senate
● Shihan Josef Woon-A-Tai, 7th Dan, HQ Instructor & IKD Shihan-kai Senate
● Shihan David Pyke, 7th Dan & Head of IKD Maritimes
● Shihan Paul Bernstein, 7th Dan & Head of IKD Barbados
● Shihan Bryan Mattias, 7th Dan & IKD Vice President from IKD Quebec
● Shihan Marcel Lussier, 7th Dan & Head of IKD Saskatchewan
● Shihan Guy Bourgon, 7th Dan from IKD Quebec
● Shihan Hector Sotomayer, 7th Dan & Head of IKD Puerto Rico
On top of all the Shihan-kai present, there were highly experienced and knowledgable
instructors from Antigua, St. Lucia, St.Vincent, Trinidad, Jamaica, New York, and
England, plus a lot of great Canadian talent from 8 out of 10 provinces! Unfortunately,
due to political unrest, Venezuela was unable to attend this year.
Shihan W. Dexter Shim started us off in the mornings and lead a number of our training
sessions, Shuseki-Shihan lead the IKD New Teaching Method courses, and the IKD
Kenshushei sections were lead by a variety of Shihan.
We were also honored by the attendance of our IKD President, David Clarke!
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Training Schedule: Enthusiastically Kept Busy
The all-ranks camp schedule had eleven regular training classes. For some sessions,
all ranks were together, and for other sessions students went to different buildings and
were taught by different Shihan depending on their rank:
● 9th to 7th kyu
● 6th to 1st kyu
● shodan to nidan
● sandan+ / instructors
On top of those eleven training classes, there was a tournament, two evening lectures,
dan testing, judge’s exams, general meetings and for the Shihan-kai, more classes and
meetings!
It wasn’t all karate, though - we had time to relax and talk to new friends and old friends
in the afternoons, and time for a nap, too!
Tournament At World Camp
For a little bit of International competitive fun, and as part of the Judge’s clinic and
testing process, there was a tournament at World Camp as well!
Team Kata, Team Bunkai, Team Enbu with categories for all ages, including youth,
teenagers, and adults. And of course, Individual events in both kata and kumite.
What a great chance to perform in front of the Masters, then spar against some new
competition, and get a chance to get some feedback afterwards as well!
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Extra Lectures: Sharing The Knowledge
This year the IKD World Camp introduced extra sessions lead by members of our
association from around the world:
● IKD Quebec instructor Shihan Bryan Mattias, 7th Dan, spoke on the subject of
“Running A Successful Dojo”. From his 35 years experience running a club,
Sensei Bryan shared personal experiences and offered advice to dojo heads
teaching both children and adults, competitive and recreational, weaving both
victories and humbling moments into the mix. You can find his club on Facebook
and on the web.
● IKD Ontario member Sensei Anthony Green, 6th Dan, lead a special session
teaching introductory Ukemi Training (break falls) For Enbu & Bunkai.
● IKD Quebec instructor Sensei Alain Dumas, 6th Dan, inspired his audience with
the research he’s put together as part of his 6th Dan testing on the topic of the
Mind/Body connection and its importance in excellent martial arts. You can find
more information about Sensei Alain at http://ShinGiTai.net
● IKD UK member and Physiotherapist Gill Drew-Griffiths, 2nd kyu, gave a talk on
healthy warm-up practices and ways to improve flexibility. You can find her
business on Facebook.
Fun Social Events During Off Hours
Saturday afternoon before the 430PM class, everyone gathered on the beach of Lake
Placid to join a team or just watch: Tug-o-War!
Four teams yanked and strained and yelled and laughed themselves through the
contest, and all of the team members were personally introduced and cheered for at
dinner that night in the Dining Hall to finish it off.
Saturday night was free on most everyone’s schedule, and the “Bon-ding Fire” by the
lakeshore burned long into the night.
With no meetings or lectures, It gave us all an opportunity to chat with our favorite
Shihan as well, and get to know some of the ones we’d never met before. What a great
time to get better acquainted with the IKD family!
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Introducing: IKD New Teaching Method
Shuseki-Shihan Frank Woon-A-Tai lead courses at camp to introduce the IKD New
Teaching Method, with plans to make recordings of each instructor class.
With the IKD being just over three years old, the Shihan-kai are busy developing a lot of
fundamental material and structure for the association to operate from:
● February 2012: IKD Grading Syllabus released
● June 2013: IKD Kenshusei program released
● Compendium of IKD Bunkai using Traditional Techniques being released
This year the association focus continued to build on the knowledge released through
the IKD Kenshusei program while also relaying the IKD New Teaching Method, and
making plans for the future.
About The IKD New Teaching Method
Videos are available on YouTube and the IKD main website, so be sure to watch them
for ease of learning.
In short, the IKD New Teaching Method takes kata, kihon, and kumite and combines it in
new and unique ways for 21st Century training. The old way of “up and down the floor”
training is being replaced with a three-person “team” format that helps students learn to
move with their team or kumite opponent right from junior ranks.
In the IKD New Teaching Method, students in groups of three first perform kata in team
format, followed by that kata’s bunkai, then IKD Enbu Kumite using the standard
kihon/basics for their level.
Once these three exercises have been completed, the group rotates and begins the
cycle again with a new defender. After three rotations and cycles of kata, bunkai and
enbu, the group exercise is complete.
Find out more about what Shuseki-Shihan Frank has said about the IKD New Teaching
Method, and be sure to check out Shuseki-Shihan’s entire playlist as well!
Amongst the information is the standardized bunkai for Heian Shodan, Nidan, Sandan,
Yondan, Godan and Tekki Shodan, as well as part of Bassai Dai.
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Preparing For Heian Yondan Bunkai
About IKD Bunkai & Enbu: Traditional, Self Defense and Free
Being only three years old and focused on taking Master Nakayama’s ideas about
excellent Shotokan Karate as a base for our association, the International Karate
Daigaku is in the process of developing and releasing its own compendium of Bunkai
and Enbu, and special training tools for all 26 Shotokan kata.
Shuseki-Shihan reminded us that once this compendium is developed and shared, the
IKD will focus itself more on Bunkai and Enbu that are more free-flowing and less
traditional at its World Camps and seminars. Demonstrated to us for the future were
examples of Bunkai and Enbu with a self-defense/grabs feel, and another with a Heian
kata drill feel.
Instructors and students alike are encouraged to learn and teach from this growing
compendium of IKD Bunkai and Enbu using Traditional Techniques, as a way to
introduce your students to how a team bunkai and team enbu works, as well as
reinforcing the application of each of the kata techniques they practice every class.
Advanced students will learn the standardized version more quickly and are encouraged
to delve into the realm of free bunkai/enbu and self-defense bunkai/enbu!
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IKD Standardized Bunkai: Sochin
At camp, Sochin’s standardized IKD Bunkai using Traditional Techniques was
introduced to the Sandan+ and Instructor class. Using simple attacks and simple
defenses, students are able to demonstrate their clear understanding of the basics of the
kata they perform.
You can find the playlist on YouTube.
IKD Standardized Enbu: Kyu Ranks
Enbu-Kumite was introduced to the Sandan+/Instructor class at camp using the kyu-rank
testing syllabus. Part of the IKD New Teaching Method materials, standardized Enbu-
Kumite drills are done in groups of three, using the IKD Grading Syllabus combinations.
Here’s an example of brown belt level Enbu Kumite, basic level from shizentai and an
advanced version of Enbu Kumite in free stance for 4th kyu level.
Enbu Kumite from free stance
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Thanks For The Memories! Videos, Pictures & More
Now that we’re all home from World Camp and have returned to every day life, we’re left
with fun memories & new friends and new knowledge to continue our karate journey with
until the next time we can get together again.
For those who would like to get connected, Facebook has a strong community of keen
IKD members and their clubs, and it’s turned out to be a fun way to meet new people
while also watching what other IKD clubs around the world are doing as well.
A YouTube channel was set up for World Camp 2014 and you can find courses, drills,
and other lectures from the camp there. With all of the standardized bunkai recorded,
these videos are very valuable to every IKD dojo!
Get connected:
● International Karate Daigaku main group on Facebook
● IKD Open World Camp group on Facebook
● International Karate Daigaku main channel on YouTube
● IKD World Camp 2014 channel on YouTube
Find Out About Next Year’s Camp & Cup!
In 2015, the IKD World Camp takes place as part of the IKD World Cup tournament.
Originally scheduled to be held in Venezuela, the tournament has been moved to
Toronto Ontario for 2015 due to current political situations and unrest in Venezuela.
Follow the IKD on Facebook for information as it is released, and bookmark the main
IKD website and get your information from there:
http://InternationalKarateDaigaku.com