News

-Membership Period begins Feb 1 to  March 31st!

-IMAF Americas Newsletter here

-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.

-New GENDO newsletter- check it out here

-Membership period has now opened for blackbelts- February 1st to March 31st 2023.

-Memberships for Kyu Ranking is open all year round at the National Level for 3rd to 1st kyu. Go to membership section for details!

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- 2020
​New IMAF Accessories available here
- 2019
IMAF- Americas receives Proclamation from the Mayor of Mt. Dora

- 2018
IMAF- Kokusai Budoin Renmei becomes a registered member of the UNITED NATIONS Department of Economic and Social Affairs!

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:
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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​
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