10th SKIF World Championships Greece 2009

Official AnnouncementThis is an announcement from Kancho Kanazawa who is in Athens, Greece now together with Murakami Sensei about the time of our next big event.

The 10th SKIF World Championship in Athens, Greece

Host SKIF Greece
Place Athens
Period
July 21st, 2009(T) Yudansha-kai Seminar
July 22nd, 2009(W) Yudansha-kai Seminar
July 23rd, 2009(T) World Championship
July 24th, 2009(F) World Championship
July 25th, 2009(S) World Championship
July 26th, 2009(S) World Championship
Venue Peace & Friendship Stadium, N. Faliro Piraeus
http://www.sef-stadium.gr

Due to the desire of the host country and the availability of the venue, the above dates are finally fixed and decided Therefore Kancho is strongly desiring your utmost efforts to comply with this schedule and to keep and reserve those dates by all means for the participation to our event. All other details will be announced and public noticed in due time by the host country, SKIF Greece. http://www.skif.gr Kindly note that all queries are to be made directly to the following persons of host country after their announcement.
Mr. Keyvan Chazi

keyvan@skif.gr

Mr. Nikitas Zarouchliotis nikitas@skif.gr

Oss,April 15th, 2008Shotokan Karatedo International Federation

SKIF holding World Championship once each three years.
1.	August	1983	First in Tokyo Japan	( 16 countries)
2.	November	1985	Second in Düsseldorf, W. Germany	( 24 countries)
3.	November	1988	Third in Utsunomiya, Japan	( 31 countries)
4.	September	1991	Fourth in Mexico-city, Mexico	( 41 countries)
5.	November	1994	Fifth in Yokohama, Japan	( 55 countries)
6.	June	1997	Sixth in Milan, Italy	( 66 countries )
7.	April	2000	Seventh in Bali, Indonesia	( 56 countries )
8.	September	2003	Eight in Durban, South Africa	(51 countries.)
9.	November	2006	Ninth in Tokyo, Japan	(72 countries )
10.	July	2009	Tenth in Athens, Greece	(See Below)