Japan Karate Association
Created in May 1949 at the Japan with Gichin Funakoshias supreme Master, the Japan Karate Association (JKA) or Nihon Karate Kyokaiin Japanese, opened its first dojo on March 22, 1955

History
It established its famous instructor school in April 1956 and became the firstKarateofficial on April 10, 1957 under the number 180. Since then, it has been the only one to be able to precede its name with four characters certifying its recognition by the Japanese Ministry of Education. On October 20, 1957, it organized the first Karate official. In1958,Masatoshi Nakayamaof the University of Tacushoku became its chief instructor until his death on April 15, 1987. The JKA developed the Karate-do by sending instructors trained in the Japan in a large number of countries.
On December 1, 1974, the JKA published the monthly karate-do magazine Gekkan Karate-do. In 1975, she withdrew from the Federation karate-do and will rejoin the FAJKO in 1981 as one of four cooperating groups. After the death of Masatoshi Nakayamain 1987, its members competed for leadership and after a decade of trials, on June 10, 1999, the Supreme Court of Japan ruled definitively in favor of the Nakahara group, with Motokuni Sugiuraas chief instructor, against the group of Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei. From 1994, it organized gatherings of instructors (shihankai) which led to the publication of books on the Katastyles hotokan.
In 2000, she became the owner of a large dojo Central (Hombu Dojo) to Tokyo. She is now asserting herself as a defender of the Karate-do of high tradition and Japanese culture. Represented in 109 Country, it remains the largest school in the world and is renowned for its 1 or 2 point competitions waza-ari (ippon shobu) who have no weight categories or protection. The style shotokan of the JKA is characterized by its dynamism and explosive techniques (kime). The term Karate Dō written in kanji.
Since March 21, 2012, the JKA has been recognized in Japan as a public interest association. It is now attached to the State and, in this sense, recognized as the reference in the teaching of Traditional Karate, not only in Japan but also in the whole world.
JKA Algeria
Algeria Japan karate association
The Algerian JKA was created in 2004 by sensei Bourkaib Farid chief instructor student of sensei Okamoto with other members Kermad houcine, ziane and Bouzid Allouche and meliani Ali by the jka HQ world federation as the official representative of jka karate in Algeria and the jka Algeria is a member of the jka world federation and by official recognition.

It ensures any relationship with these federations or international organizations to which it is affiliated to ensure compliance with all the administrative rules and ethics concerning the practice of shotokan jka
Also, JKA WF reserves the right to sue, on behalf of JKA WF, any natural or legal person who wrongly uses the name or image of this public institution, in Japan or in other countries. Jka Algeria looks forward with its president Taleb Abdelhak Designer By JKA HQ (2023 to date).

DOJOKUN:
Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto
Seek perfection of character
Makoto no michi o mamoru koto
Be sincere
Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto
Put maximum effort into everything you do
Reigi o omonzuru koto
Respect others
Kekki no yuu o imashimuru koto
Develop self-control

