On December 19th, the Keiko Osame of JKA WF Malta was held, marking the last training session of the year. Participants from all JKA WF Malta Dojos — JKA Honbu, JKA Kenshinkan, JKA Rendokan, JKA Nakama, JKA Yuushinkan, and JKA Seishukan — gathered to give their best efforts in a Kata Challenge, focusing on Taikyoku Shodan.

In Japan, it is customary to engage in repetitive training at the end of the year to maintain mental focus despite physical fatigue, often involving 108 repetitions of the same kata or even 1000 repetitions of tsuki and 1000 keri. We are grateful for another year of successful training experiences and look forward to the next one together.