Addis Ababa/ Ethiopia January 10-12/2026
The program included UFMA Founder Soke Mario Arthur, UFMA President Shihan Lillian and UFMA Technical Advisor Kiyoshi Ben from the USA, who came to provide professional development training for coaches and a refereeing course from June 3/2025. According to the plan, a successful competition period was held from June 6 – 8/2025, Shihan Adriano Piconi…
The event had over 220 participants, consisting of 167 males and 53 females. March 07 – 09, 2025: Ashihara Karate Sabaki Open Tournament will take place at Rashailu Gym in Addis Ababa. It was a special tournament that included K- One kickboxing, weapon, and traditional kung fu arts, including semi-contact and full contact karate. Sabaki…
From 9 to 11 May 2025, Sabaki Ashihara and Kenyu Ryu Ethiopia went back to the Tigray region, in the city of Shire, where for two years it has been carrying out the project “Karate for Peace” with the support of the non-profit association Sabaki Ashihara and Beyond Our Borders – Oltre i Nostri Confini…
We had a great time attending the Gasshuku Summer Camp in Simon’s Town, Cape Town, South Africa on December 10, 2025Participants in the camp included Ethiopia and South Africa, as well as Eswatini (Swaziland), Seychelles, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. They were He completed an additional week of training at the Hombu Dojo with Ethiopian Senpai…
