NEW YORK SHOTOKAN KARATE DO FEDERATION - NY SKF

STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES

1.    The NY SKF supports the peace, solidarity, and prosperity of all nations of the world.
2.    The NY SKF promotes humanism and friendship among all countries and peoples through the art of Shotokan Karate-Do.
3.    The NY SKF advocates for and defends the development of society's Moral Values ​​through the cultivation of Principles and Convictions, and through concrete actions.
4.    The NY SKF promotes living always in accordance with established ethical norms—with dignity, simplicity, honesty, and humility—and without personal ambition or desire for personal glory, regardless of the level, rank, or responsibility attained.
5.    The NY SKF supports peaceful coexistence among states, peoples, and organizations, with total respect for the concepts of democracy, nation, and nationality.
6.    The NY SKF rejects any form of globalization that threatens the stability and cultural development of our sister nations.
7.    The NY SKF defends the development and observance of human rights in every corner of the planet, ensuring justice, equality, and full freedom for all people.
8.    The NY SKF rejects all forms of discrimination—whether racial, sexual, regional, based on social standing, or otherwise.
9.    The NY SKF energetically rejects all forms of aggression and interference in the internal affairs of any organization, state, or country.
10.    The NY SKF recognizes, supports, and admires the great work accomplished by the Grand Masters who gave birth to—and ensured the continuity of—the Martial Arts, Karate-Do, and especially the Shotokan style.
11.    The NY SKF commits itself to being a tireless promoter of the philosophy of Karate-Do and to bringing it to every corner of our planet. 12.    The NY SKF supports the international sports movement of Martial Arts and Karate, recognizing their status as universal heritage; furthermore, it stands in solidarity with the aspirations of the World Karate Federation (WKF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include our art in the Summer Olympic Games calendar—a goal toward which it will work tirelessly.
13.    The NY SKF respects all honorable Martial Arts and Karate-Do organizations, as well as their Masters, and will strive to establish bonds of friendship and collaboration.

Given in New York, USA, on the 6th day of August 2024.