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: Sunday January 4, 2009 IIKA Sanctioned Tournaments March 21, 2009   37th Athens Karate Games (McMinn County High School, Athens, TN) TBD   Kelly’s Heroes Karate Classic June 6, 2009   Middle Tennessee Isshinryu Games (Wilson Central High School, Lebanon, TN) TBD   International Isshinryu Karate Association Youth Tournament 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) February 14, 2009   IIKA Master’s Council Meeting (10:00 a.m. c.s.t., Martial Arts for the Heart, Tullahoma, TN) February 14, 2009   IIKA Board of Directors Meeting April 1, 2009   Deadline for Isshin-Ryu Hall of Fame Awards Nominations TBD   IIKA Board of Directors Meeting TBD   The Don Bohan / Rick Niemira Memorial Martial Arts Championships 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   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 TBD   Isshin-Ryu Fall Classic TBD   IIKA Board of Directors Meeting