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The AAKF Great Lakes Region is a non-profit organization supporting the learning and dissemination of Traditional Karate (Dento Karate-Do) as a Japanese Martial Art (Budo). The main purpose of Budo is the individual improvement of the practitioner through the art. We organize seminars, tournaments, and other educational events to benefit the physical and mental well-being of the participants through diligent study and improvement in the art.