Grand Champion Invitational Karate Championships
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy
Sixth Grand Champion Invitational Karate Championships
Middle Village, New York • November 2009
Master Toyotaro Miyazaki with Grand Champions
Destiny Vergara with Sebastian Acosta and Shidoin Edward Nieto
Destiny Vergara won two Gold medals in Kata and Kumite
Shihan Kai Leung, Sensei Jaime Paz with Italo Gando, Sebastian Acosta, Carlos Lora
Master Toyotaro Miyazaki with Grand Champions Sebastian Acosta and Steven Bravo, Sensei Yasser Salama, Cheryl Murphy, Shihan Kai Leung, and Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy
The 6th GCIK championship was held at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, New York, on November 1, 2009. The karate tournament started with a demonstration by GCIK three and four year olds. The GCIK championship had team kata competitions and Noh shi Martial arts from Pennsylvania won many of the awards.
Sebastian Acosta performing Superinpei
Carlos Lora performing Gankaku
Carlos Lora performing Gankaku
Italo Gando performing Unchu
Rebeca Rodriguez (C) won Gold in Kata and a Bronze in Kumite
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy awarded prize money and trophy to Sebastian Acosta for winning Grand Champion Kata
Tournament officials and athletes
Italo Gando performing Unchu
Shihan Kai Leung, Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy with award winners
We congratulate Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy for a successful tournament and look forward to the next Championships.
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy’s
Fifth Grand Champion Invitational Karate Championships
Middle Village, New York • November 2008
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy hosted the 5th GCI Karate championships at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, New York, on November 2, 2008. The tournament started off with demonstrations and team kata. Many of our members did very well and came home with an award.
Eric Soto (2nd L) and Fabian Bana (3rd Right) with their awards
Marta Niewinska (2nd L) and Rebeca Rodriguez (R) with their awards
Ashley Garcia (L) with her award
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy (L), Kumite Grand Champion Besim Murati, Runner up Edward Nieto and Sensei Yasser Salama
Kayla Boggs (2nd R) with her awards
Jackie Soto (R) with her awards
Edward Nieto (L) and Ismet Bracic (2nd L) with their awards
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy with trophy and prize money
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy with Kata Grand Champion Claire Bouchard
Destiny Vergara with Shihan Kai Leung
We had a great time and looking forward to next year’s event.
Congratulations to all who participated.
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy’s
Fourth Grand Champion Invitational Karate Championships
Jamaica, New York • November 2007
Mohssen Hassan from North Carolina won Grand Champion Kata
Sebastian Acosta and Shotojuku Team
Edwin Concepcion (L) place 3rd in Kata
Ola Prenkiewicz (2nd) and Rebeca Rodriguez (3rd) Place in both Kata and Kumite
The International Shotokai Federation and the Shotojuku Honbu Dojo
came out in full force to support Sensei Elrakabawy.
Jackie Soto (C) won 2nd in Kata and Kumite
Sebastian Acosta place 2nd in Kata
Shihan Leung with Kayla Boggs
Jorge Contreras
Sebastian Acosta’s Kata was very strong and sharp but he was so powerful that his shoulder dislocated.
He place 2nd in Black belt Kata. He is going to learn from this experience and Shihan Leung was very empressed with his Kata.
Sebastian Zielinski
Marius Andreescu
Gabriel Marin
Many of our members competed and came home with more experience and trophies.
Sensei James Luk performed the Northern Lion Dance to bring good luck to Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy’s event.
We congratulate Sensei Mustafa Erakabawy and look forward to next year’s event. Congratulations to all!
Win or Lose, you are all champions.
You dared to try and you succeeded!
Sensei Mustafa Elrakabawy’s
Third Grand Champion Invitational Karate Championships
Jamaica, New York • November 2006
The Shotojuku Honbu Dojo came out in full force to support Sensei Elrakabawy. Shotojuku Honbu Dojo brought 15 officials and 20 competitors to help out and we came home with more experience and 28 Championship Medals
Shotojuku Dojo
Sensei James Luk’s Lion Dance
Shotojuku Youth Competitors
Shihan Leung and International Shotokai Teen Members
Sebastian Zielinski
Sebastian Zielinski did great for his very first tournament.
Ryu Watanabe
Ryu Watanabe is proud to win two medals.
Davina Saltos, Kayla Boggs, Marika Watanabe
Shihan Leung with Sensei Mohssen Hassan and Team
Carlos Lora and Egyptian Kata Champion
Carlos Lora was runner up for the Grand Championships in Kumite. He did a great job represent our dojo and we are proud of him.
We are proud of Jaqueline Soto and her son Eric Soto for competing. They really enjoy Karate and it shows in their hard work at the dojo.
Michael and Eric Vasquez competed in Kata and Kumite.
Michael and Eric Vasquez did great and won their divisions.
Rebeca Rodriguez and Ashley Rivera
Rebeca Rodriguez and Ashley Rivera had a good time at the tournament.
Tournament Officials and Champions
Elite Egyptian Sensei from the East coast were present and several members of the Egyptian National team competed. The Egyptian Team members added to the international presence of this tournament.