Thursday, September 24, 2015

Activites and Achievements

8th Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship and Seminar 2011












9th Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship 2013














2010 Shizuoka ken, Japan Tour












2015 Shizuoka ken, Japan Tour








Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Introduction

 International World So Kyokushin Sri Lanka Branch has several dojos throughout Sri Lanka .It is headed by Shihan Chandana Jayakody . The World So Kyokushin Sri Lanka Branch headquarters is located in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

               Shihan Chandana Jayakody is a 4th Dan Black Belt holder with over thirty years of martial arts experience. In addition to serving as a leader of World So Kyokushin Sri Lanka branch and carrying a full load of teaching responsibilities, he also conducts tournaments annually in memorable of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama as well as in order to establish and promote Kyokushin Karate in Sri Lanka .In 2008 Sensei Takeshi Miyagi from Okinawa and Shihan Jiyuu Shibata from Shizuoka ken arrived in Sri Lanka for the 5th Sosai Oyama Memorial Open Championship. And also in 2011 Sensei Kanou, Shihan Jiyuu Shibata and Sensei Naoto Tachibana arrived in Sri Lanka for the 8th Sosai Oyama Memorial Open Championship. Both the tournaments were a great success and Japan Headquarters announced that those tournaments was the best of the other tournaments held in South Asia  in those years.

                While in active competition, Shihan Chandana Jayakody successfully completed the 20-Man Kumite (free fighting), facing twenty consecutive Black Belt opponents in full-contact bouts, twice in Tokyo Honbu Japan Headquarters in front of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, once in 1993 for 1st Dan and in 1994 for 2nd dan grading tests where he was able to receive a great Honor from Sosai.He received the 3rd and 4th dan black belts from Shihan Daigo Oishi in the year 2006 and 2010 respectively. He was one of the two Sri Lankans who received the Last Dan Certificates from Sosai Oyama. He has shown the power of his karate in inspiring demonstrations, by doing Tamashiwari of Ice cubes.

                 He was able to participate the 4th All Asia Karate Open Championship Tournament in Hokkaido, Japan in the year 1990.And also he was able to participate the 4th Kyokushin Karate Tournament ( World Tournament Selection Tournament ) in the year 1991 in Colombo, Sri Lanka  and was able to win the 4th place in it. He also participated the 38th All Japan Kyokushin Championship in the year 2006 in Shizuoka ken, Japan.

                In the year 2009 his student was able to win the 2nd place of the Junior Championship of the 1st World Karate Open tournament which was held in Osaka, Japan, proving his effort made in order improve and develop Kyokushin Karate in Sri Lanka.

                He successfully completed the 5th Dan grading test in April, 2015.

                At moment he is teaching Kyokushin Karate in Shihan Chandana Jayakody Dojo as well as he also conducts special training programmes of health and fitness.


Monday, September 7, 2015

History

History of Shihan Chandana Jayakody

1983 - Commencement Of Shihan Chandana Jayakody 's involvement in the study of  Kyokushin Karate

1990 May 12,13 -   Parcipating in the 4th All Asia Karate Open Championship Tournament in Hokkaido,Japan

1991 -  Shihan Chandana leaving to Japan in the invitation of Late Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.

1993 January 4-7-Participating the Winter Training Camp in Japan.

1993 March 21 -    Participating in the 1st dan examination at Tokyo Headquarters in Japan.He was able to clinch the award by completing 20 Men Kumite and received a great honor From Sosai Oyama.

1993 July 31 -Participating in the Summer Training Camp in Japan.

1994 March 20 - Participating the 2nd dan  examination at the Tokyo Headquarters in  Japan completing 20 Men Kumite.He was one of the Last Two Sri Lankan  students who received last dan certificates from Sosai Oyama.

1995 February 4 - Returning to Sri Lanka after passing away of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.

And thereafter he established his own dojo in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

1999 October 31 - Holding the 1st Oyama Karate Exhibition in Kurunegala and took the  intial step in spreading the Real art of Kyokushin Karate in Sri Lanka.

2000 December 16 - Holding the 1st Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship in Kururnegala , Sri Lanka.

2002 May 12 - Holding the 2nd Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship in Kurunegala , Sri Lanka.

2002 December 24 - Appointed as the Official Branch Cheif and Country Representative in All Japan Kyokushin Union.

2004 April 16 - Participating the Seminar which was conducted by Shihan Yashuhiro Shichinohe and Shihan Shigeru Tabata of All Japan Kyokushin Union.

2004 April 24 - Appearing as the Main Judge in Nepal Tournament.

2004 June 2 - Holding the 3rd Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.

2006 April 23 - Holding the 4th Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship in Kurunegala , Sri Lanka.

2006 November - Participating the Japan Tour in the invitation Of Hanshi Daigo Oishi in order to participate the 38th All Japan Kyokushin Championship. At the same time he received a special 3rd Dan Black belt in the appreciation of his hard training from Hanshi Daigo Oishi.

2008 October 17-19- Arrival of Shihan Takeshi Miyagi from Okinawa ( 2nd World    Tournament Champion ) and Shihan Jiyuu Shibata from Shizuoka ken.A seminar was held under the guidance of Japanese Instructors and also they appeared as Main Judges and witnessed the success of 5th Sosai Oyama Memorial International Championship.

2009 July 26 - 27- Shihan Chandana Jayakody and his team leaving to Osaka, Japan,They  participated the Seminar guided by Hanshi Kazuyuki Hasegawa.And also  Shihan Chandana 's student Hansi Ranaweera was able to recieve the 2nd place in Junior Kumite Division of 1st World Karate Open Tournament.

2009 November 15 - Holding the 6th Sosai Oyama Memorial Open Chmapionship.

2010 April 18 - Shihan Chandana Jayakody and his team participating the Japan Tour invitation of Hanshi Daigo Oishi.Shihan Chandana completed his 4th Dan Grading test and his team participated the Kata and Kumite Tournament which was held in Shizuoka ken.

2010 October 17 - Holding the 7th Sosai Oyama Memorial Tournament.

2011 November 6 - Shihan Jiyuu Shibata , Sensei Kanou and Sensei Naoto Tachibana from Shizuoka ken arrived in Sri Lanka.At that time they guided a Seminar and also they witnessed the 8th Sosai Oyama Memorial International  Championship.

2012 November - Joining with International Karate Organization Kyokushin Kai kan World So Kyokushin Organization.

2013 September 29 - Holding the 9th Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship.

2014 November 16 - Holding the 10th Sosai Oyama Memorial Championship.

2015 April 17 - Shihan Chandana Jayakody and his team participating in the Japan Tour.At this time Shihan Chandana completed his 5th dan grading test under the examination of Hanshi Daigo Oishi and his team participated the 5th All  Karate Do Tournament held in Shizuoka ken.