- Source: Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union
The Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union (TTKU) is the National Governing Body for the sport of Karate in Trinidad and Tobago. The TTKU is affiliated to the World Karate Federation (WKF) which is the only world karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Founding Members
Anthony Sydney - Goshin-Do Karate Dojo
Neville Mason - S.K.I.F.T.T.
Cosmos Simpson - TTSKD
Zaid Mohammed - JKO Trinidad
Selwyn Tom Pack - UWI Karate Club
TTKU Member Clubs
Goshin-Do Karate Dojo - Anthony Sydney
Shotokan Karate International Federation of Trinidad & Tobago (S.K.I.F.T.T.) - Neville Mason
Trinidad Associated Schools of Karate (TASK) - Anthony Peters
Tobago Shotokan Karate Club (TSKC) - Arthur Morris
Trinity Almighty Karatekas (TAK) - Simeon Stanislaus
Kachi Make - Curtis Carrera
Okinawan-Te Shorin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo (OSKK) - Shiva Sookdeo
Taekajudo Martial Arts Academy (TMAA) - Junior Codrington
Shotokan Karate International Federation Kanazawa Group (SKIFKGTT) - Ian Sammy
Trinidad and Tobago Shotokan Karate Dojo (TTSKD) - Cosmos Simpson
Fudoshin Shotokan Karate-do (FSKD) - Ricardo Wooding
International Karate Daigaku of Trinidad & Tobago (TKA) - Wesley Dexter Shim
International Shotokan Karate Federation Trinidad & Tobago (ISKF-TT) - Michael Alexander
Trinidad and Tobago Sport Martial Arts Elite (Team Elite Karate) - Barry Winter
International Competition
The TTKU since its inception has fielded formidable international competitors. In 2001, Trinidad hosted the PKF Pan American Junior Championships with 2 athletes, Richard Djerf and Brendon Strong both winning gold in Kumite in their respective divisions. Brendon Strong also won a silver medal in Kumite at the Pan American Senior Karate Championships in 2005.
In 2006, TTKU won its first medal for Karate at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the Women's Team Kata, capturing a bronze medal. In the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, a silver medal was captured by Kwame Kinsale in the +84kg Kumite division which then qualified him for the Pan American Games in 2011, a first for Trinidad and Tobago Karate.
In 2011, Trinidad amassed a total of 10 medals at the Central American and Caribbean Karate Championships in Barbados. That same year, Zachary Alexander represented Trinidad at the Welsh Open winning a bronze medal in Adult Male Kata.
References
External links
Official website