JAPANESE instructor, Sensei Tomiko Mitsuoka will be part
of the 3rd edition of the Zainab Saleh International Female Open Karate
Championship scheduled to hold from 1st to 5th June at the Sir Molade
Okoya-Thomas Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
8th Dan Sensei
Tomiko is one of the highest ranking female Instructors in Karate-do. She has
trained for more than 40 years and is now World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation
(WSKF) Shihan-kai Member, based in the UK.
According to Edward Obi, Secretary/Spokesperson WSKF
Nigeria, there will be an all styles open ladies competition with a preceding
open seminar for male and female, all grades and with a children class to be
run by the visiting Chief Instructor, Sensei Tomiko.
“Sensei Tomiko
Mitsuoka will be here on schedule, we already have her word on it. She will be
holding a seminar on the 1st and 2nd of June for everybody. It is open to all.
She would be a judge and then supervisor for the rest of the tournament. So
it's something I believe every female karatekas should endeavor to participate
and it will be a great boost for female karate in the country.
Obi said the competition, the “Brain Child” of Hajiya
Zainab Saleh, a 4th Dan Shotokan Karateka, the sponsor and also the technical
director of Lagos State Karate Association, will go a long way in the
development of female karate in the country.
“We would like to
appreciate the efforts of Hajiya Zainab Saleh, she has really held on until now
for us to jump onto it, so it’s a real big deal on her part. I've seen so many
competitions in Nigeria that has a lot of poor female attendant and I don't
know why, but I think this is the answer. This is an event that will bring them
out and show them to people and that would encourage other female karatekas to
start training.”
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