IIKA Newsletter

Chairman: JC Burris
President: Tommy True

Board Members: Phil McElroy, Jim McDonald, David Gabbard, Kelly Markham, Carol Burris, Jerry Smith, Mike Lewis, Don Bordinger, Sandra Strong

Honorary Board Members: Maurice Msarsa, Bruce Guillaume

Subject: 2009 Calendar of Events
Release Date: Wednesday July 1, 2009
IIKA Sanctioned Tournaments
March 21, 2009 37th Athens Karate Games (McMinn County High School, Athens, TN)
April 25, 2009 Kelly’s Heroes Karate Classic (Cherokee High School, Rogersville, TN)
June 6, 2009 Middle Tennessee Isshinryu Games (Wilson Central High School, Lebanon, TN)
November 14, 2009 International Isshinryu Karate Association Youth Tournament (Rhea Central Elementary School, Dayton, TN)


Additional Isshinryu Activities
January 17, 2009 Ladies of Isshinryu Annual Workout (10:30 a.m. e.s.t., Karate Academy, Athens, TN)
January 17, 2009 2009 TIKK Winter Classic Tournament and Seminar (Billy Ryan High School Gym, Denton, TX – www.txikk.com)
March 7, 2009 First Annual Lewis School Tournament (Halls High School, Knoxville, TN - www.lewisisshinryu.com)
April 1, 2009 Deadline for Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame Awards Nominations
April 4, 2009 IIKA Master’s Council Meeting (10:00 a.m. c.s.t., Martial Arts for the Heart, Tullahoma, TN)
April 4, 2009 IIKA Board of Directors Meeting
TBD The Don Bohan / Rick Niemira Memorial Martial Arts Championships
July 18, 2009 IIKA Board of Directors Meeting
July 18, 2009 Registration deadline for the Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame
August 22, 2009 IIKA Annual Roku-Dan Review
July 31–August 1 2009 Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame (Hilton Hotel & Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, TN)
TBD Don Nagle AOKAINC World Open Karate Championship & AOKAINC World Isshinryu Team Challenge
September 19, 2009 Isshin-Ryu Fall Classic (Powell High School, Powell, TN - www.wheelerskarate.com)
TBD IIKA Board of Directors Meeting