Join IMA Utah in Cottonwood Heights on Saturday, November 9th for the 7th Annual IMA Utah Karate Championship!
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.
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)
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.
The 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.
Join IMA North Fork Karate in Grand Junction on Saturday, October 12th for the 6th Annual North Fork Karate Championship!
Once again, this year’s tournament will be held at the Two Rivers Convention Center, located at 159 Main St., Grand Junction, CO. As with previous years, IMA North Fork Karate have arranged for accommodations next door to the venue at Hampton Inn or Fairfield Suites.
More information about the tournament can be found at the IMA North Fork Website including the Tournament Entry Form, list of Competitor Divisions, a map of the area, and a link to pay for your entry fee.
On Friday, October 11th, there will be a referee seminar from 6 pm to 9 pm at Two Rivers Event Center. Certification up to Referee C is possible. Coaches, competitors and parents are encouraged to attend.
Sign-in starts at 8:30am and the opening ceremony will be held at 9:30 AM, to give some local participants a chance to travel Saturday AM.
The Dojo will be closed for regular classes on Saturday, October 5th for Kyu Belt Testing. 
Once again, this year’s tournament will be held at the