| Sport | Karate |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Abbreviation | TTKU |
| Affiliation | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
| Regional affiliation | Panamerican Karate Federation |
The Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union (TTKU) is the National Governing Body for the sport of Karate in Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2] The TTKU is affiliated to the World Karate Federation (WKF) which is the only world karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
Wesley D. Shim - IKDTT (TKA)
Neville Mason - S.K.I.F.T.T.
Anthony Sydney - GKD
Cosmos Simpson - TTSKD
Zaid Mohammed - JKO Trinidad
Selwyn TomPack - UWI Karate Club
UWI Karate Club - Selwyn Tompack
Trinidad Assosciated Schools of Karate (TASK) - Anthony Peters
Tobago Shotokan Karate Club (TSKC) - Arthur Morris
Trinity Almighty Karatekas (TAK) - Simeon Stanisclaus
Kachi Make - Curtis Carrera
Shotokan Karate International Federation of Trinidad & Tobago (S.K.I.F.T.T.) - Neville Mason
OSKK - Cuthbert Hicks
Taekajudo Martial Arts Academy (TMAA) - Junior Codrington
Trinidad and Tobago Shotokan Karate Dojo (TTSKD) - Cosmos Simpsom
World Karate Association - Trinidad & Tobago (WKA-TT) Ricardo Wooding
International Karate Daigaku of Trinidad & Tobago (TKA) - Wesley Dexter Shim
International Shotokan Karate Federation Trinidad & Tobago (ISKF-TT) - Michael Alexander
Kanazawa Shotokan Karate International Federation - (KSKIF) Andrew Patrick
Shuko-Kai International Trinidad & Tobago - Archie Leiba
Shotokan Karate Kobudo Kai - Rae Johnson
Trinidad and Tobago Sport Martial Arts Elite (Team Elite Karate) - Barry Winter
The TTKU since its inception has fielded formidable international competitors. In 2001, Trinidad hosted the PKF Pan American Junior Championships with 2 athletes, Richard Djerf and Brendon Strong winning gold in kumite. Strong also won a silver medal in kumite at the Pan American Senior Championships in 2005.
In 2006 TTKU won its first medal for karate at the Central American and Caribbean Games in the women's team kata, capturing a bronze medal. In the 2010 games a silver was captured by Kwame Kinsale in the +84 kg kumite division which then qualified him for the Pan American Games in 2011, a first for Trinidad and Tobago karate.
In 2011 Trinidad amassed a total of 10 medals at the Central American and Caribbean Karate Federation Championships in Barbados. That same year, Zachary Alexander represented Trinidad at the Welsh Open winning a bronze medal in adult male kata.
