Nippon Karate Club

ABOUT US
NIPPON KARATE CLUB is a professional karate club affiliated to World Karate Federation, Madrid, Spain, Karate India Organization, Delhi and Akhila Karnataka Sports Karate Association founded by international karateka, Pooja Shri Shetty in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Karate India Organization is the only National Federation of Karate Sport in India, which is affiliated with IOC recognized International Federation, World Karate Federation. Most of the National champions and Internationally renowned Players, WKF & AKF qualified Judges/Referees, Coaches and Masters are associated with KIO. The KIO is a martial art institute of international repute, with, members and authorized instructors throughout the world. The Organization maintains a high standard in Karate- Do, sports Karate and Oriental weapons training among its members, and every effort is made to ensure that the members undergo a rigid test before being promoted to each higher rank.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Pooja Shri Shetty is an International karateka and an Aerospace Engineer who started training in karate from a tender age of 6 and was selected to represent India in the World Karate Championship 2000 in Germany. She has represented India in several WKF Karate Series A tournaments and International Championships. Her Tokyo Olympics 2020 standing is 181.

Pooja has won a silver in the Munich Open and two bronze at Bosporus Open and Helsinki Open Karate Championships respectively. Having secured Black Belt 4th Dan in Budokan Style from the Karate Budokan International, she also has Black Belt 4th Dan from the World Karate Federation, Black Belt 5th Dan from the Karate India Organization and Black belt 1st Dan from the Turkish Karate Federation (TKF) in the Shotokan Style. She has won several gold, silver and bronze medals in National and State Karate Championships. She draws experience and expertise from her trainings under Olympic medal winning coaches across Turkey and United Kingdom apart from India. She is an authorized instructor and examiner and national A graded referee accredited by the Ministry of youth and sports affairs.