Welcome!
Dear AAKF Members,
The AAKF Mid Atlantic Region welcomes you to the AAKF 60th National Championships and International Camp to be
held in the City of Herndon, Virginia from June 21st to June 24th 2023.
These events mark a special occasion to renew our friendships, please join us to celebrate our community's
longstanding tradition of budo, and to personally experience the top caliber traditional karate competition and camp.
The 60th AAKF National Championships will feature individual and team competition categories, alongside the ever-thriving
Junior National Championship. This will be the 8th year that an adjoining International Camp (Wednesday, June 21st to Friday, June 23rd) will
be held in conjunction with the Championships (Friday, June 23rd & Saturday, June 24th). Friday Camp and Seminar may be combined in the afternoon
with the National Elimination if there are more than expected competitors.
Please refer to the Information Packet, the Athlete and Judges Registration Package, and the
Regional Director's Packet. All ranks are invited to train and compete. However, membership of AAKF is required to participate.
For further questions, please call Sensei Tabassi at (301)254-8884 or email jskaintl@aol.com. The registration
information and entry forms are posted on this website.
To ensure that all participants are properly registered, we ask that the Regional Directors return the completed
documents (with appropriate fees) before the deadline.
Send registration forms and fees before May 21st 2023 to:
60th AAKF National Championships
c/o M. Tabassi
PO Box 10524
McLean, VA 22102
Make payments to JSKA INTL (do not send cash). All submissions have to be received by May 21.
Sincerely yours,
Lynne Emanuel & David Fosse
Directors, 60th National Championship Organizing Committee