Sikaran Pilipinas

Sikaran Pilipinas

Correspondence of Interest

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In early 1961, Meliton Geronimo communicated with Master Koichi Kondo of the All Japan Karate Association, to join in the formation of the Asian Karate Association and grant recognition to SIKARAN as a distrinct art of empty hand fighting of Filipino origin, as it did with the Korean art of Tang Soo Doo.

Again, on 05 May 1961, Master Koichi Kondo, in a hand-written response from Korea acknowledged Meliton Geronimo's desire to have the Asian Karate Association recognize the Kapatiran SIKARAN ng Pilipinas.	On 06 March 1963, Master Koichi Kondo confirmed his support for Meliton Geronimo and the membership of the Kapatiran SIKARAN ng Pilipinas in the Asian Karate Association. Master Koichi Kondo also extended an invitation for the Philippines to Participate in the Asian Karate Championships.

MELITON GERONIMO GRANDMASTER OF SIKARAN 10TH DEGREE RED BELT On 06 November 1966, the Asian Karate Association headed by its President Grandmaster Kwai Byeung Yun of the Korean Soo Bak Doo, with the concurrence of All Japan Karate Federation Grandmaster Koichi Kondo and Korean Tang Soo Doo Grandmaster Hwang Kee, officially recognized SIKARAN as a distinct Filipino Fighting Art. Meliton Geronimo was acknowledged as the Grandmaster of SIKARAN and was awarded the 10th Degree Red Belt.
	Koichi Kondo Grandmaster All Japan Karate Federation	Kwai Byeung Yun Grandmaster Korean Soo Bak Doo	Hwang Kee Grandmaster Korean Tang Soo Doo


Ryoichi Sasakawa, President of the Federation of All Japan Karate-Do Organizations (FAJKO), was elected President of the World Union of Karate-Do Organizations (WUKO) in October 1970. Sasakawa is shown welcoming the signatory members of WUKO. Meliton Geronimo (2nd from right with back turned to camera) and Emmanuel Querubin (to Geronimo's right) represented the Philippines.	Meliton Geronimo (first row 3rd from left) and Emmanuel Querubin (behind Geronimo) Korea's Dr. Kwai Byeung Yoon, former President of the Asian Karate Association is to the left of Meliton Geronimo.

Dikaran Pilipinas (Sikap) Rodrigo Espiritu, 1972 greater Manila Black Belt Silver Medalist receives award from Japan Goju-Ryu Karate Grandmaster Gogen "The Cat" Yamaguchi as Philippine Karate Association President Dante Nagtalon looks on.

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