BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.1927@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20090815T000000Z DTEND:20090815T000000Z DESCRIPTION:The 53rd Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament wil l be held on Saturday August 15\, 2009 from 11 am to 1:30 pm. at the Braun Gymnasium of Caltech located at 1200 East California Boulevard in Pasaden a\, California. The public is welcome to attend. Admission and parking are free. The doors will open at 10:30 am.&nbsp\;\nFor more information conta ct 213-437-0988 during office hours\, Monday through Friday from 9:00 am t o 5:00 pm (Pacific Time) or visit http://www.ska.org\n\nSKA's Nisei Week E xhibition and Tournament started in 1957 when Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima gave the first official demonstration of karate to the American public. Mr. Ohshim a is a direct student of Master Gichin Funakoshi\, the founder of modern d ay karate who brought karate from Okinawa to mainland Japan. For over 50 y ears\, SKA\, under the leadership and guidance of Mr. Ohshima\, has spread the teachings of Master Funakoshi and traditional karate-do. Mr. Ohshima travels throughout the world teaching karate to thousands of students and is currently the head instructor of karate organizations in fifteen countr ies\, including Shotokan Karate of America\, France Shotokan\, Israel Shot okan\, Canada Shotokan\, Swiss Shotokan\, Spain Shotokan\, Belgium Shotoka n and Morocco Shotokan.&nbsp\; DTSTAMP:20240418T031301Z SUMMARY:Shotokan Karate Exhibit & Tournament* URL:/en/events/2009/08/15/shotokan-karate-exhibit-tournament/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR