Background
Nepal Kwanmukan Karate Do,
Association (NKMKA) was
established in 2000. Under
the leadership of its
chairman who has a long
experience of participating
in various international
competitions in different
countries, this association
is carrying out various
programs with the collective
efforts of a core group of
people who have made
significant contribution in
this field in national and
international level. The
members of the association
have a clear vision to
promote and develop sports,
especially Martial Arts, in
Nepal and they are dedicated
to the mission of the
association.
NKMKA
is registered in Kathmandu
District Administration
Office and officially
recognized by Nepal Karate
Federation (affiliated to
National Sports Council). It
is also affiliated to USA
Karate Federation and
World Karate Confederation
(WKC). Its central office is
located at Anamnagar,
Kathmandu. It has 19
branches with 1500 students
in regional and district
levels.
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Objectives
The objectives of the
association are as mentioned
below:
-
Promotion
and development of Martial
Arts based games,
especially Karate, in
Nepal encouraging local
players and increasing
awareness to the people to
garner public support for
this game
-
Organizing
national and international
championships and seminar.
-
Organizing
as well as participating
in different seminars and
refresher trainings for
both players and referees
-
Extension
of activities to the
regional and district
level karate schools and
players within the country
by establishing branches
and sub-branches.
-
Establishing relationship
with national and
international
organizations/institutions
to produce "quantity with
quality" players/referees
as well as other human
resource required for
promotion and development
of the games in Nepal
-
Production
of documentaries,
TV/Radio/FM programs and
publication of
sport-activities in
national and international
scenario.
-
To
undertake activities to
secure the rights and
welfare of players,
officials and others
involved directly or
indirectly in this sector
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Participation and
Achievement For The Nation
President of this
association participated in
Winter Gassuky 2003 &
Seminar, Galway, Ireland
representing Nepal.
Janak Subedi participated
and won Bronze Medal (60 kg
weight category) and became
4th in free-weight category
in 29th Annual International
Championship, Akron Ohio in
USA
Nepalese Karate players
(Janak Subedi, Gopal Bahadur
Shahi and Pushkar Raj Pant)
participated in the 4th
World Karate Championships
organized by WKC (in Russia,
St. Pitersburg) representing
the nation as well as Nepal
Kwanmukan Karate Do,
Association. W.K.C. Licesse
holder Mr. Saroj Bhattarai
was selected for the world
karate championships referee
committee after written
examination conducted by
W.K.C. World Karate Referee
Council in St. Pettersburg,
Russia and become the World
Referee for the first time
in nepalese Karate history.
Organized the 1st Kathmandu
Valley Championship
(supported by District
Development Committee,
Kathmandu) in Chovar,
Kathmandu.
- First open W.K.C.
South-East Asian and Oceania
Karate Championship
- Referee seminar
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The performance of Nepalese
players in this competition
was highly appreciated. More
than 60 referees
participated in the seminar
from the different countries
and three Nepalese Karate
Referees Saroj Bhattarai,
Purendra Lakhe and Dilendra
Govind Vaidya got license
from W.K.C. for best
performance.
3rd Open International
Championships, Valencia,
Spain.
It was a competition of 21
countries organized by World
Karate Federation and
Federation of Spanish
Unified Martial Arts. Janak
Subedi of NKMKA represented
Nepal and won the Silver
Medal.
Janak Subedi represented as
Referee in 3rd WKC World Cup
Children's and Juniors
Championships, Novasad,
Yugoslavia.
Janak Subedi represented
Nepal in USA Karate
Federation 28th Annual
International Championships,
Akron Ohio, USA. It was a
competition among 57
countries. Subedi won the
Bronze Medal and achieved
3rd Dan (Shandan).
Participated in 3rd WKC
World Championship,
Scotland,
It was a competition of 33
countries of the world.
Janak Subedi obtained forth
position and achieved
Diploma certificate from
W.K.C.
Participated in
International Karate
Championship and Technical
Seminar, Austria.
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Plan for the coming two
years
- Participation in "Kwankukan
Symposium Seminar, Jan
16-18, 2004, USA" via
Germany, England and South
Ireland as per invitation
received from USA Karate
Federation
- To take part in the
forthcoming 2nd South East
Asian and Oceania
Championship's Technical and
Referee Seminar" being
organized by GOGU-RYU Karate
Association of India in
December 2004
- To organize
"International Kwanmukan
Karate Championship 2005" in
Kathmandu, Nepal
- To organize
"Seminar/Refresher Training"
for Nepalese Karate Referees
in 2005 in Nepal
- Participation in "5th
World Karate Championship",
Brazil, 2005
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Brief
History
Promotion and development of
various sports in Nepal is
going on in a very slow
pace, so far. The efforts
made by the country in this
field are not sufficient. It
is also felt that the level
of awareness that the sports
development agencies have
about the international
scenario is still very low.
Sometimes, it is also felt a
lack of clear vision, while
most of the times the
efforts are thwarted by the
lack of financial and
technical support. Due to
these and similar several
other factors, the Nepalese
players have not been able
to do what they can -
neither for the country nor
for themselves.
Opportunities to play with
international players within
or outside the country are
not available sufficiently
because of various
constraints existing in the
nation. Initiation from
private and non-governmental
sectors is, therefore,
necessary to extend
additional support for the
development of Karate sports
in Nepal.
Beside this context, Nepal
Kwanmukan Karate Do,
Association (N.K.M.K.A.) is
going to organize an
international championships
in Kathmandu in 2005.
Nepalese Karate players
would get an opportunity to
demonstrate their skills
while competing against
international players
invited to take part in the
championship. It will
certainly develop confidence
to the Nepalese Karate-Ka.
Playing with international
players in home ground is
very rare opportunity for
them. Karate is one of the
sports in which Nepal has
already shown its great
potentials. Nepalese players
have set wonderful record in
S.A.F. games and they have
also exhibited their
potentials while performing
in some international
competitions like (Asiad)
Asian Games, W.K.C
Championships, Kwanmukan
Karate Championships etc.
This scheduled program
would be successfully
conclude if the association
gets financial support from
national and international
organizations/institutions.
Main objectives for
formation of N.K.M.K.A. are:
- To invite
international players such
as USA, Japan, Korea, India,
UK, Germany, South Ireland
and other 57 countries
- To provide
opportunity for skilled
Nepalese players to have
experiences of playing with
international players.
- To organize a
seminar or refresher
training for Nepalese
referees
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