The European Shotokan Karate-do Association Newsletter 1998.
 
The European Shotokan Karate-do Association was founded in 1986 in Ghent, Belgium at the request of the member countries of the former European Amateur Karate Federation, and later published a series of newsletters.

This is the first issue which lists all the member organisations, their Presidents and contact addresses, as well as reports from Shotokan events taking place in Europe at that time.

Reports include:

• The KUGB Shotokan Cup 1998.
• The GKF Shotokan Cup at Delmenhorst in 1997.
• The Swedish Shotokan Cup at Malmo in 1998.
• The Belgium BAKF National Championships at Tournai in 1997.
• The ESKA Championship at St Polten  in Austria in 1997.
• The Nakayama Cup in Scotland in 1998.
• The WSKA World Championships at Riverside, California, USA in 1997.