KARATE TRAINING SCHOOL (CLUB /DOJO) LUDHIANA, PUNJAB,INDIA

UNITED SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (PUNJAB)

Shotokan karate Academy of India

Office:- 55,Central Market (P.H.B.), Jamalpur Colony,

Ludhiana. Punjab.India- 141010.

Resi: - 1059, Phase - II, Urban Estate, Jamalpur Colony,

Ludhiana - Punjab. INDIA. 141010

email:- sukhdev.karate@gmail.com

Phone:- 0091 161 2670965, 0091 92176 01951,

0091 902324 6364, 0091 98882 97410

United Shotokan Karate Association of INDIA

M. Gichin Funakoshi H Kanazawa Sukhdev Singh

1986 FEB

Sukhdev Singh in action in his early age

SHOTOKAN KARATE IN PUNJAB INDIA

Sukhdev Singh ( Director )

Sukhdev Singh born in Delhi,Shastri Nagar on 2nd May 1965.

Edudcation :- Bechlor of Arts ( Punjab University)

Karate Start :- 1979 at Pandara Road, Community Hall, India Gate, New Delhi.

Shodan :- 1987 (SKIF Head Kancho Kanazawa)

Nidan :- Sensie T.K. Rajan awarded

Sandan :- Sensie T.K. Rajan awarded

Sukhdev Singh was first Japanese Black Belt holder in Punjab, North India except Delhi in 1987 and first sikh person as Japanese Black Belt holder in India

Sukhdev Singh was the first who demostrated first time KATA in Punjab in Kapurthalla at P & T Ground on Febuary 1986 at the occassion of First Punjab Open Karate Championship in Front of Mr P M Dass (Late ADGP) Senior Supridendent of Police of Kapurthalla. There were also present Dypty commissioner of Kapurthalla Mr. Kanwar Gulwant Singh.Witness of this event are Mr Gurpreet Singh Rozy(Ex. Gen Sec Punjab Karate Asso.) and his famous student Mr Jagmohan Vij of Hoshiyar Pur, Punjab.

Sukhdev Singh doing Shotokan karate since 1979 under SKIF banner in Delhi under the guidance of Sensei T.K.Rajan. Sukhdev Singh got shodan from kancho Herokazu Kanazawa when they came in 1987 December in Delhi, India. Sukhdev Singh’s Black Belt No. is Shodan / 02917 - 10 Dec. 1987. T. K.Rajan Sensei gave Nidan & Sandan to Sukhdev Singh . Sukhdev Singh have participated in many International seminar or competition. Sukhdev Singh visited Scotland, England, China, Hong kong, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Japanand and USA. Sukhdev Singh has taken training from world's famous instructors like Sensei Herokazu Kanazawa Chief Instructor of SKIF Japan, Master HideTaka Nishiyama Chief Instructor of ITKF Japan, Sensie Jim Palmer of Scotland, Sensei Fujikiyo Omura, chief instructor of Shotokan Karate Association of Thailand, Dave Karshaw of Birmingham UK, Sonny Pillai of South Africa and many more name in the list.

Sensei Jim Palmer of Scotland visit regularily in Delhi, India every year from 1999 with the efforts of Satnam Singh Happy and Sukhdev Singh. Sukhdev Singh also visited thrice to Scotland on their personal invitation. Sensei Jim Palmer is 6th Dan from SKIF Japan. His site name is www.skif.co.uk

Sukhdev Singh Born in 2nd May1965 in Delhi. Sukhdev Singh complete his schooling in Delhi and Graduation's first year complete in Khalsa College, University Campus, Delhi and second, final complete in Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has two kids, son and daughter.
After Anti Sikh-riots in Delhi in 1984, Sukhdev Singh went to his Sikh State Name Punjab, where Sukhdev Singh started Shotokan karate and still he is doing. Sukhdev Singh was the first person to start the SKIF Banner in North India except Delhi.

In India, SKIF have great strength but they have not a single platform. Every body has their ego problems. From Last many years Sukhdev Singh tried to contact personally and through correspondence to all SKIF Karate Teachers, but only sensei Subramanyan Of Bangalore gave him good response. All SKIF different group try to go in All India karate Do Federation/world karate do federation.

Kancho came to India in January 21st to 23rd 2004 in Delhi, Sukhdev Singh was there and gave them all his efforts for SKIF in written to Kancho. Sensei Jim Palmer of Scotland also came to Delhi on 21st to 23rd January 2004.

When sukhdev Singh went to learn karate in 1979 at Pandara Road, community Hall, Near India Gate, New Delhi, he was totally fresh about karate. After Admission in Club, Sensei Rajesh Ahuja took their batch of 150 students. Rajesh Ahuja (now General Secretary for Japan Karate Association of India and North India chief, Joint Secretary for All India Karate do Federation), told us that if you want to learn karate, you should be determine and prepare from your mind and body that you will be go out from here as Black Belt. Otherwise you can take back your fees. At that moment sukhdev Singh decided that I will be Black belt in Karate.

This moment comes true when Kancho Herokazu Kanazawa came in 1987 in Delhi and sukhdev Singh went for exam and got Black belt. Sukhdev Singh was the First person in North India (left Delhi) who got Black Belt direct from Japan in Karate. It was also a Historical moment in Sikh religion because he was the first person in karate as Sikh in India who got Black Belt from Japan.

When he got black belt from Kancho, he was shifted to Punjab from Delhi (his birth place) after the Anti-Sikhs riots. He was also affected from riots in Delhi. He was disturbed from his university education and other financial matters. But he never gave up karate. In 1996 he participated in All India Karate-Do Federation's National Championship from Punjab. There he was awarded Shodan from AIKF. All INDIA KARATE-DO FEDERATION IS A NATIONAL KARATE GOVERNING BODY IN INDIA AND AFFILIATED WITH WORLD KARATE-DO FEDERATION. IT IS RECOGNISED WITH GOVT. OF INDIA AND INDIAN OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION.

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