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International Karate-Do Organization establishes Academy in Guyana
World governing Karate body, the International Karate-Do Organization that is headquartered in Miami, Florida has just established a traditional Shotokan Karate Academy in Guyana, called the IKO Academy of Guyana.
A Group of IKO Academy Karatekas at their Launch at the New Thriving Restaurant, Main Street.
The International Karate Organization which is headed by American Eighth Dan Black Belt Shihan, Adrian Ellis, a seven time United States National Champion, World Champion, Gold Medalist in the Goodwill Games, and an inductee into the Hall of Fame who has been involved in martial arts for over forty years, has taken the decision to found a karate academy in Guyana to propagate the goals of Master Funakoshi, the father of modern karate.
This new and recently launched martial arts entity here in Guyana is headed by Seventh Dan Black Belt Shihan Jeffrey Wong who is its Chief Instructor and Chairman and who brings to the academy fifty years of experience in Shotokan Karate-do.
The IKO Academy of Guyana, which is endeavoring to properly develop a very special martial arts culture throughout the length and breadth of Guyana, has placed a lot of importance and emphasis on its academy and programmes being internationally affiliated, accredited and recognized, so that Karatekas of Guyana who attend this institution could be assured of receiving a high quality of training, and it
IKO Karate Academy GUYANA Logo (1) (1) – Official Logo of the International Karate-Do Organization Academy of Guyana.
s belt rankings recognized not just in Guyana or the Caribbean but indeed throughout the world.
Apart from being directly representative of the International Karate-Do Organization in Guyana, the IKO Academy of Guyana is also officially affiliated to and accredited by the World Karate Martial Arts Organization (WKMO), which is headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland and which has a membership base in over 100 countries in the world.
Vice President of the International Karate-Do Organization in Guyana with responsibilities for Marketing/National Brand Identity Development Waynewright Orderson has disclosed to the Guyana Chronicle that among the benefits to be gained by Karatekas, Instructors, Judges, Referees and other officials of the IKO Academy of Guyana through their association and affiliation to the World Karate Martial Arts Organization and International Karate-Do Organization shall benefit from participating in credible World Cup tournaments, and authentic Continental and World Championships held all over the globe, along with Technical Seminars, Referee and Judge Courses held in Europe, Asia, North America and other continents.
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