SHOTOKAN KARATE DO OF UNITED NATIONS

Treasurer

Alexander Latishenok

Grade:                         3^rd Dan JKA, 2^nd Dan WKF

Positions:                    The Vice-President of Latvian JKA Karate-do Federation International Relationship Manager, Instructor of Karate, Karate Team Member (Kata and Kumite)

Sensei:                        Alexey Bistrov (The President of Latvian JKA Federation, 4^th Dan)

Years of training:        12 years.  Started in April, 1994. The time of development of Karate in Latvia. Motivation to start was the classmates’ willing to go and try

Years of teaching:      9 years (3+6). Started from 1997 as an assistant of Sensei Alexey Bistrov. In 2000 gathered my own group of students in one of the kindergarten of Jelgava. After one year moved to a bigger hall of the close-located school (till now)

Examiners and

Seminaries:                 K.Funakoshi, Sumi, J.G. Knobel

Competition

Achievements:           

-         FIRST: Open SHINRI Champioship (Baltics) in 1995 - 2^nd place in Kumite

-         1997-2005 year the Champion of Latvia (Kumite, Kata, Team Kumite and Kata)

-         Winner, the 2^nd and 3^rd Prizes in International Championships in the Netherlands (Roosendaal Open, Roosendaal), Belgium (Open Belgium Cup, Geluwe), Germany, etc.

 My students’

Achievements:

 -         Local Competitions winners (Open County Championship ‘03, ‘04, ‘05)

-         National Championship winners and medallists  (Latvian Championship 2005)

-         The 2^nd and 3^rd Prizes in International Championships in Lithuania

-         2^nd Place in Team kumite (13^th SKDUN World Championship in Halle, Germany)

 Receive the inspiration from Sensei Jan G. Knobel (JKA Netherlands, 7^th Dan).

 Goals:

 Keep developing myself, the Traditional Karate in Latvia and bring the inspiration and knowledge to those who need it.