- Statement
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If there is one place in this World were the name International Kenpo Karate Association, the IKKA, has been kept alive until this very day, it is in Europe.
Under the charismatic leadership of SGM Ed Parker and with the support of his family and so many others, the old IKKA fulfilled its tasks up until his passing in 1990.
After that, many started their own organizations, but somehow the old IKKA seemed to survive with many members around the world and with the strong support of Mrs. Leilani Parker.
John McSweeney introduced Kenpo to Europe when he started teaching in Dublin in 1963. In the1970’s many European countries were introduced to Kenpo Karate by individual instructors who trained in the USA, as well as by the unselfish, hard work of Rainer Schulte, formerly the IKKA European Director.
Also as far back as from the 1970’s the Europeans had their yearly European and even World Championships for which Roy Macdonald from Jersey (UK) lay the foundation.
That yearly European tournament plus our ongoing networking between European countries and the support of Doreen Cogliandro (from 1993) and Gilbert Velez (from 1992) from the USA, kept many of us connected to the old IKKA up to the passing of Mrs. Leilani Parker in 2006.
IKKA shoulder rockers are still to be seen by the hundreds in many European countries and at the Golden IKC in 2006 in The Netherlands, celebrating 50 years of Kenpo, we decided to keep the name we had for so long and in “debt of honour” to our SGM Ed Parker.
However we DID change one word just to show that while the “old IKKA” has left us, we never left the IKKA and so we decided to continue under the name International Kenpo Karate Alliance, being an umbrella Association to create Worldwide Alliances with everybody of good will, honesty and integrity.
Our International Kenpo Karate Alliance will work with Boards of Advisors on country, continental and world wide level. The explanation of that and who is already connected to one of those Boards, will be shown on different pages of this website.
So, we are there for you all and wish you all to be networking with us in Alliance with each other to support all great initiatives in this world for the sake of perpetuating and developing our beloved art of Kenpo Karate.
The IKKAlliance Golden IKC 2006 in The Netherlands already brought together over 40 instructors from different countries in the world during 4 tournament and seminar days.
The next big IKKAlliance happenings are in Mexico July 19-22, 2007 with IKC 2007. Contact: www.ikkamexico.com
With a fantastic follow up with IKC 2008 being held on the beautiful Isle of Jersey ( UK).
Contact: www.competition.kenpojersey.co.uk
Over the past 45 years SGM Parker´s Kenpo Karate has been practiced in many countries in Europe and still every year new European countries are added.
From the early 1960´s the International Kenpo Karate Association was introduced to Europe and up until this day many instructors from Europe are still working under that association´s name.
Mr. Roy Macdonald gave Europe the first real European Championships on the Isle of Jersey starting in 1982.
After that year and up until this day Europe has had its yearly training camps/championships that drew so many students and instructors from all over the world that one might say it has always been truly international, world wide…………and ALWAYS under the name that has guided us all, the IKKA.
During all those years a hardcore group of European instructors stuck together to network with each other and keep that tournament going no matter what..!
For a long time Mr. Rainer Schulte influenced that group in his appointed position by SGM. Parker as European Director for the IKKA.
After he left for the U.S.A. in the early 1990´s, to live there in retirement, but never leaving Kenpo, the European IKKA-group had the yearly support of Mr.Gilbert Velez and Mrs. Doreen Cogliandro and most of all up until she no longer could, with the inspiring efforts and help of Mrs. Leilani Parker as IKKA president (1991-2003).
In 2006 Hans Hesselmann organized the 50th Anniversary of Mr. Parker´s Kenpo under the name of the Golden IKC in the Netherlands. With lots of help from so many others he was able to hold not only one of the biggest European based tournaments ever, but also managed to have a seminar schedule for a full two days with over 30 well known instructors from all over the world.
During their IKKA meeting at that Championship in 2006 this hardcore IKKA group that was still working together decided to continue their yearly efforts under that name, changing just one word: Association became Alliance.
That word Alliance really signified their way of thinking towards working on a global level with just everybody of good will, honesty and integrity.
The International Kenpo Karate Alliance became a fact.
www.ikkalliance.com
The activities of our IKKAlliance wil become even more spectacular in 2008 with the Championships on the isle of Jersey – UK. Mr. Roy Macdonald and his crew will even go beyond the 2006 success of the Golden IKC with more countries in attendance, more participants, more divisions in the championships and most of all over 96 seminars for our students done by over 40 of the best European and Worldwide instructors. For information just go to: www.competition.kenpojersey.co.uk
Those instructors who are working together under that name IKKAlliance are mentioned on "Boards"
on top of this page.
| 1982 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 1983 | IKC | Germany | Dusseldorf |
| 1984 | Euro Camp | Jersey | |
| 1985 | Euro Camp | Jersey | |
| 1986 | Euro Camp | Jersey | |
| 1987 | Euro Camp | Jersey | |
| 1988 | Euro Camp | Jersey | |
| 1989 | Euro Camp | England | Plymouth, with SGM Parker |
| 1990 | Euro Camp | England | Exeter, with SGM Parker |
| 1991 | IKC | Ireland | Dublin |
| 1992 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 1993 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 1994 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 1995 | IKC | Spain | |
| 1996 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 1997 | IKC | Holland | Amsterdam |
| 1998 | IKC | Greece | Athens |
| 1999 | IKC | Ireland | Dublin |
| 2000 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 2001 | IKC | Portugal | Loures |
| 2002 | IKC | Spain | Madrid |
| 2003 | IKC | U.S.A. | Boston |
| 2004 | IKC | Ireland | Dublin |
| 2005 | IKC | Greece | Thessaloniki |
| 2006 | IKC | Holland | Utrecht |
| 2007 | IKC | Mexico | Hermosilos |
| 2008 | IKC | Jersey | |
| 2009 | IKC | U.S.A. | Las Vegas |
1. European, U.S.A. and other instructors from one of the 5 World Continents may work together in Boards of Advisors. Those Boards may function independent from involvement in whatever Association one belongs to. Those Associations and their Board members will then work in alliance with the IKKAlliance.
2. The IKKAlliance has its own advisory board structure.
In this way the IKKAlliance may open up networking with everyone and every organisation that stands for honesty and integrity. It will promote goodwill and work to create get togethers with each other in any way that might be of mutual interest and encourage positive development.
3. Personal-, own - association, country or continental “ politics” are of NO interest to the IKKAlliance. We are absolutely non-political, but may have our standpoint concerning various issues and we are willing to give you our point of view when called upon to give advise. Likewise the IKKAlliance shall not interfere in personal, own-association, country or continental issues when advice has not been sought.
4. The core group of instructors that formed the IKKAlliance in 2006 is shown below:
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GREECE | Panagiotis Samiotis Vasilis Vezyrgiannis |
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IRELAND | Paul Dowling |
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Great Britain | Roy Macdonald |
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England | Diane Wheeler |
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Jersey | Roy Macdonald |
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SPAIN | Jose Maria Gutierrez Jose Enrique Hernandez |
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THE NETHERLANDS | Hans Hesselmann |
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U.S.A. | Doreen Cogliandro Gilbert Velez |
In the meantime we have added to our Boards: |
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GERMANY | Marc Sigle |
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Great Britain |
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Engeland | Andy Seatherton |
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Jersey | Dave Williams |
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Guernsey | Andy Bourgaise |
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BELGIUM | Gino Puzzo Daniel van Vlaslaer Gilbert Cleas |
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FRANCE | Guy Ferand Herve Giraud |
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RUSSIA | Andrey Chechulin |
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MEXICO | Luis Arturo Gutierrez |
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NEW ZEALAND | Cillin Hearns |
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AUSTRIA | Mike Hasselwanter |
Black Belt Testing procedures at IKC2008
Below you will find all you need to know for the Black Belt Testing procedures at IKC2008.
1. Testing Summary
2. Test Nomination & time requirements 2008
3. Rank advancement nomination form
Please do study this material carefully. Use NO other form then the "Rank Advancement Nomination Form" on thes pages. This form must be sent in as quickly as possible and BEFORE DECEMBER 15 2007 to: jsykenpo@jerseymail.co.uk
Testing Summary
Rank Recommended for |
Must have 1st degree Black on or before year below |
Must have been awarded current rank on or before year below |
2nd Black |
2006 |
2006 |
3rd Black |
2003 |
2005 |
4th Black |
1999 |
2004 |
5th Black |
1994 |
2003 |
6th Black |
1989 |
2003 |
7th Black |
1984 |
2003 |
8th Black |
1979 |
2003 |
9th Black |
1974 |
2003 |
10th Black |
1968 |
2002 |
Test Nomination & time requirements 2008.
One or more IKKA instructors must recommend each candidate for testing. The IKKA instructor(s) must certify that the candidate has an appropriate knowledge of the syllabus to justify advancement to the next rank. The nominator(s) must also indicate what parts of the syllabus may be reviewed by the testing panel. All nominations must be made 3 months before the scheduled test date.
Time Requirements between ranks.
The table below summarises the time requirements described in the testing document that was agreed by the IKKA Board of Trustees in 2003:
Rank testing for |
Minimum period since last rank |
Minimum period as black belt |
2nd degree black |
2 years |
2 years |
3rd degree black |
3 years |
5 years |
4th degree black |
4 years |
9 years |
5th degree black |
5 years |
14 years |
6th degree black |
5 years |
19 years |
7th degree black |
5 years |
24 years |
8th degree black |
5 years |
29 years |
9th degree black |
5 years |
34 years |
10th degree black |
6 years |
40 years |
Exceptions
If the nominator believes that due to exceptional circumstances the candidate should be tested but does not qualify according the rules outlined above s/he must provide an explanatory cover note with the nomination form for consideration. An example of an exception is that 1st generation students are not bound to the time requirements above for the time that they were direct students of Mr. Parker.
