Character · Sincerity · Dedication · Etiquette · Self-Control
Today's Shotokan world is a bit chaotic.
Karate practitioners are interested in how Shotokan's principles, excitement, philosophies, and training methods strengthen us to deal with the challenges we face in the real world — not just the karate world.
The Shotokan International Alliance (SIA) Mission Statement is simple: provide an arena for Shotokan groups, instructors and students to grow and develop in the art, free of politics and separatism.
We accept direct membership and welcome affiliation with like-minded groups, in accordance with the Alliance's guidelines and criteria.
Two interrelated sub-groups
Members
An exclusive, close-knit network of national and regional organisations, single dojos, and individual practitioners with access to skill development, high-level instruction, and internationally recognised rank and certification. Members come to us with a desire to enhance, build upon, and expand the technical and philosophical foundations of the JKA style of Shotokan karate.
Affiliates
An interactive consortium of Shotokan groups and individuals with existing highly recognised technical standards. Unlike other multi-association karate organisations, Affiliation is not competition based and does not require exclusivity of membership.
Chairman & Advisory Committee
Edmond Otis, 8th dan
ChairmanA dual US and New Zealand citizen, Edmond Otis sensei is internationally known as a Shotokan instructor, coach and judge. He has coached numerous competitors to USA national and international championships and has personally developed many high-ranking instructors.
Otis Sensei began his training in 1967, at age 12, under the direct guidance of the JKA's legendary Hidetaka Nishiyama Sensei and Yutaka Yaguchi Sensei, and later trained under Ray Dalke Sensei and Leslie Safer Sensei, 9th dan.
As a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, and consultant, Otis Sensei also applies classic martial arts strategies to the professional, personal, and interpersonal challenges of modern life, and currently serves as Senior Lecturer in Health and Sport Science at the Eastern Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
John Hanratty, 8th dan
Vice ChairmanJohn Hanratty sensei has trained and taught Shotokan Karate for over 49 years. He is Chief Instructor and National Coach for the Canadian Shotokan Karate Association, and past president and current Vice President of the World Shotokan Karate Association.
Advisory Committee
Kevin Warner
7th dan
Jörg Kohl
7th dan
Kenshin T. Iwata
6th dan
Nathan Scarano
6th dan
Robert T. Myles
6th dan