The International Karate Daigaku (IKD) 2018 World Cup tournament will be held in Barbados August 16-19, 2018, with over 300 competitors from across the globe!The IKD World Cup is held every three (3) years and provides an opportunity for members around the world to compete against each other and simultaneously improve fellowship among members.The International Karate Daigaku (IKD) focuses on traditional Shotokan Karate with an emphasis on understanding why we do karate the way we do, and how to improve techniques through scientific means. A major goal of the IKD is to help young people throughout the world by guiding them and therefore breaking the cycle of violence through the discipline of karate.