DATE: January 18-19
DATE: May 17
EVENT: Riverside Shotokan Invitational Championship
LOCATION: University of California Riverside
RULES: SHOBU SANBON/SHOBU IPPON
ORGANIZATION: American JKA Karate Association
CONTACT: Dr. Ed Otis at (909)787-4524 or

DATE: May 18
EVENT: The Championship at Madison Square Garden
LOCATION: Madison Square Garden-Manhattan, NY
SANCTION: AAU
CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Hodes at (718) 945-1618 or

DATE: June 8
EVENT: Toronto Open Karate Championships
LOCATION: Humber College-Toronto, Ontario CANADA
SANCTION: NKA
CONTACT: Karate Ontario HQ at (905) 455-2170 or


DATE: June 30-July 5
EVENT: AAU National Championships
LOCATION: University of Albany-Albany, NY
WEBSITE: http://www.aaukarate.org
CONTACT: Mr. Joe Mirza at (847) 540-9567 or

DATE: July 18-20
EVENT: USA-NKF National Championships
LOCATION: George R. Brown Convention Center-Houston, TX
WEBSITE: http://www.usankf.org
CONTACT: USA-NKF National Office at (719) 477-6925 or


DATE: July 25-27
EVENT: AAU Jr Olympics
LOCATION: Rock Financial Showplace-Detroit, MI
WEBSITE: http://www.aaujrogames.org
CONTACT: Mr. Joe Mirza at (847) 540-9567 or

DATE: October 24-26
EVENT: Disney Martial Arts Festival
LOCATION: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex-Buena Vista, FL
SANCTION: USA-NKF
WEBSITE: http://www.tibonkarate.com
CONTACT: Mr. Gene Tibon at (209) 465-0943 or