-Apply to Host an IMAF Americas event at your dojo
-IMAF Branch Director Jose Juan Cruz is interviewed and shares his 50 year Budo career on YouTube here. Interview in Spanish
-IMAF Vice Branch Director Sabastian Velilla meets with the Japanese Ambassador to Cuba to discuss expanding the Budo footprint in the Caribbean. Picture below.
Vice- branch Director Sabastian Velilla meets with the Japanese Ambassador to Cuba- the Honorable Kenji Hirata on expanding Budo in the Caribbean.
Schedule of events Japan and Americas 2023: January 7-IMAF Americas Director meeting January 11- Japan HQ Office Open February 9- Board of Directors Meeting Location: Shinbashi, Tanaka Tamura-cho Building 8F Time: 12: 30 pm - 2: 30 pm March- Board of Examiners Meeting - 1 through 5 Dan Examination Review April 21- Japan Budo Seminar and Examiners Meeting Location: Seidôkan Dojo • Ageo city, Saitama Prefecture Time: 1:00 - 5 PM Topics: Karatedo, Nihon Jujutsu July-All Japan Budo Exhibition July- Board of Examiners Meeting – Title, 6, 7 & 8 Dan Examination Review July 6- Board of Directors Meeting: Tokyo HQ• 12: 30 - 2: 30 PM August 5th - 14th- HQ Office Closed – summer vacation October- Gendo Magazine No. 67 to be published October- Board of Examiners Meeting - 1 through 5 Dan Examination Review November- Kokusai Budoin-IMAF Americas National Seminar Location: Kashimon Dojo, 37114 N Thrill Hill Road Eustis, FL 32736 Details: TBD November 17- Japan Budo Seminar and Examiners Meeting Location: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Ikushinkan Dojo Time: 1:00 - 5 PM Topics: Aikido, Kobudo, Iaido December 7- Board of Directors Meeting Location: Tokyo HQ Time: 12: 30 pm - 2: 30 pm December 27- January 6- HQ Office Closed – year-end Prior events/Historical