Inspired by the old karate adage – 百錬剛 hyaku ren go – “train one hundred times hard”
The 100 Kata Challenges are a celebration of our passion for martial arts and our connection with Okinawa, the birthplace of karate. Every year more and more people around the world take up the challenge and join our worldwide community of karate and kobudo fans. We celebrate two events every year – 100 Kata for Karate Day (October 25th) and the 100 Kobudo Kata Challenge (May 4th).
100型チャレンジは、私たちの武道への情熱を祝うものです。そして、空手の発祥地である沖縄とのつながりを大切にしています。毎年、世界中でますます多くの人々がこのチャレンジに参加し、空手と古武道のファンからなる世界的なコミュニティに加わっています。私たちは毎年2つのイベントを祝っています – 空手の日100型チャレンジ（10月25日）と100古武道カタチャレンジ（5月4日）。
The rules of the event are simple. Participants are free to choose a preferred kata, and progress at their own pace. Participation is open to all ages and levels. Even if you are not sure you can complete 100 repetitions we warmly encourage you to take on the next challenge event and do your best. The only way you can fail is by not taking part!
イベントのルールはとてもシンプルですよ！参加者は好みの型を選択し、自分のペースで進めることができます。参加はすべての年齢とレベルの方を対象としています。100回の繰り返しを完了できるか不安でも、次のチャレンジイベントに挑戦し、精一杯頑張ることを心から推奨します。失敗する唯一の方法は、参加しないことだけです！
Event Announcement: Join us for the 100 Kata for Karate Day Challenge 2026 on October 25th
October 25th is officially Karate Day and we will celebrate it as we always do by taking on the 100 Kata Challenge and invite you to join us on the day. In Okinawa we will be at Naminoue Tsuji Beach, south side of the shrine, in Naha city starting from 8 AM. Participation is free of charge. Adults and juniors all welcome to participate. You will need to know at least one kata.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes in advance for group pictures. We suggest you bring plenty of drinking water with you. The beach has public toilets but no changing rooms.
Location on google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hEZgskzaqB11tEkPA
10月25日は「空手の日」です。私たちは例年通り「100回形（かた）チャレンジ」を行い、この日を祝います。ぜひ皆様もご参加ください。沖縄では、那覇市の波之上・辻ビーチ（波之上宮の南側）にて、午前8時より実施いたします。参加費は無料です。集合写真撮影を行いますので、開始時刻の15分前までにはお集まりください。飲料水を多めにお持ちになることをお勧めします。ビーチには公衆トイレはありますが、更衣室はありません。
I can’t get to Okinawa 🙁 … Can I still be a part of this event??
You can participate wherever you are – join our global community
As always we invite everyone to take part from wherever you are – at home, your dojo, an outside location or wherever. Take on the 100 Kata Challenge in your local area and register your group with our official online register. Choose a location and time that works for you. This event is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenge alongside your friends and dojo colleagues!
If you need help finding a participating dojo please contact us for information on your local options (email us at info@challengeokinawa.com)
Please take pictures and video and share your journey and share with us on our Facebook and Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/dojoinokinawa/
official hashtags : #100kata #100katachallenges
または、ご当地で「100型チャレンジ」に参加し、当団体の公式オンライン登録システムでグループを登録してください。登録完了後、イベントリソースのリンク（公式参加証明書テンプレートを含む）をメールでお送りします。
What’s so special about October 25th? Why has it become “World Karate Day”?
In 1936 a council of leading Okinawan teachers decided on 空手 (karate) as the name for their art. Since then this art has spread around the world improving the lives of millions of practitioners. (read more on the history here – http://okic.okinawa/en/archives/newstopics/536)
“Hi, I’m James Pankiewicz of the Asato Dojo in Okinawa and I’m very pleased to report the 2024 event was a HUGE SUCCESS with a massive turnout here in Okinawa and 275 worldwide registrations of Karate dojos and individual challengers across 30+ countries. Every year hundreds of dojos around the world across every country and style join us for this very special event on Karate Day.
Our 100 Kata for Karate Day Challenge 2024 in Okinawa was held at Tomari Port Park . It was fitting that we took the challenge at a major historical venue with a deep connection to the roots of karate. We had around 100 karateka from around the world join us for the event and all completed the 100 Kata Challenge successfully!”
Free resources to support your local event – certificates, logos…
To support your local 100 Kata event we are happy to make the following resources available for FREE DOWNLOAD from the link below. These resources are made available on a NON-COMMERCIAL and NOT FOR PROFIT basis so please do not use for any other purpose than the promotion of your 100 Kata Challenge event which should remain free of charge. Please do not attempt to resell these assets in any way. However we do recognise that printing certificates costs money which cost may need to be passed on to recipients.
(LINKS to resources will be posted here. please check back again soon)