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19th Annual IMA Unity Tournament – December 14, 2013

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Unity Tournament PosterOnce again, it is our tradition to finish the year with our IMA Unity Tournament. The purpose of this tradition is for IMA students and IMA friends from different locations to meet each other and have a nice, friendly gathering. This is designed for all ages and levels (white to black belt). In addition to the tournament, we will have our annual Holiday Party Potluck, (a free event) with dinner entertainment by our very own karate-ka at 6:00 p.m. (cocktail attire). This is a “Do Not Miss” event! The party will be at the Honbu dojo on Saturday the 14th, the same day as the tournament.

Please download the following information, fill out your registration form/s and submit it to the IMA Honbu dojo office no later than December 10, 2013.

19th IMA Unity Tournament Cover Letter 2013
19th IMA Unity Tournament Divisions
19th IMA Unity Tournament Individual Registration 2013
19th IMA Unity Tournament Team Registration 2013
Unity Tournament Poster

7th Annual IMA Utah Karate Championship

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Join IMA Utah in Cottonwood Heights on Saturday, November 9th for the 7th Annual IMA Utah Karate Championship!

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The tournament will be held at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center (basketball court), located at 7500 S. 2700 E., Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Hotel accommodations at a special rate and a shuttle to and from the Cottonwood Recreation Center will be offered by the Crystal Inn – Midvalley.
More information about the tournament and online registration can be found at the IMA Utah website. Register today!

Sign-in starts at 8:30 AM and the opening ceremony will be held at 9:30 AM. The tournament will begin promptly at 10:00 AM.

October 2013 Newsletter

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A Note From Hanshi: 

The 19th Annual Gasshuku was a lot of fun with excellent instruction. We had over one hundred participants from all over the United States. Thank you to all the instructors and students who participated. We learned a lot.

I would also like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for sharing in my early 60th birthday celebration at the banquet dinner last Saturday. I was very emotional from the touching speeches given by my family, students and friends.

Thank you to Sensei Marius and Sensei Amadou for inviting me to Utah to give my annual seminar. The seminar was full, and everyone improved in their technical skills from last year. (Picture on pg. 3)

Click this link to download the full PDF version of the October 2013 newsletter

Thank You to Everyone Who Participated in the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Gasshuku

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The 2013 IMA Rocky Mountain Gasshuku
Over 100 Senseis and Karate-ka Participated in the 2013 IMA Rocky Mountain Karate Camp

Our 19th Annual Rocky Mountain Gasshuku held this past weekend in beautiful Keystone, Colorado was a huge success and barrels of fun. Participants came from several dojos in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Missouri, Texas, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Florida. On Friday and Saturday, students worked hard on learning kata and new sparring techniques and strategies. The delicious buffet dinner on Saturday night filled our stomachs and the company of all the karate-ka and their families filled our hearts. The evening entertainment was an emotional mixture of touching speeches, lovely musical performances, hilarious skits that brought some to tears, and a wonderful slide show to celebrate Hanshi’s 60th birthday. All of this was followed by everyone letting their hair down and dancing the night away. It was a magical, memorable and fun evening for everyone. On Sunday morning, our family-friendly kumite competition gave the students an opportunity to try out the new techniques they learned and the privileged experience of being coached by the visiting USA team coaches.

IMA would like to extend a sincere, heartfelt thank you to all the students, parents, out-of-state Senseis and participants as well as USA National Karate Team coaches Dustin Baldis, Tommy Hood and Akira Fukuda, internationally decorated athlete Tom Scott, special guests Jake Lease and Brody Burns and IMA’s very own Hanshi Madani, Sensei Madani and Shihan Richoux for their efforts in making this the best camp ever.

If you missed this year’s camp, remember to mark your calendars for next year so you don’t miss all the fun!

Next year’s camp will be held the last weekend of September, 2014.

Kyu Belt Testing on Saturday, October 5, 2013

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belt progression for IMA Karate in Louisville, ColoradoThe Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, October 5th for Kyu Belt Testing.

  • If your current belt level is white through orange/white stripe, your testing time is 9:30am.
  • If your current belt level is full orange belt (and up), your testing time is 11:30am.

All students who are testing must be at the Dojo at least 15 minutes prior to your testing time.

If you or your child are testing, please pick up an application at the Dojo and return it no later than Thursday, October 3rd. Applications will not be accepted on testing day.

Please check your Student Handbook and visit our Belt Testing Guidelines for additional information about how to prepare for your test.