ship ▁Tournament , ▁and ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁Japan ▁Kar ated o ▁Federation ▁National ▁Championships ▁( re present ing ▁Tokyo ). ▁ ▁A be ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁working ▁relationship ▁with ▁Nak ay ama , ▁benef iting ▁from ▁his ▁technical ▁knowledge ▁and ▁assist ing ▁him ▁with ▁teaching . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁instruct ors ▁who ▁demonstrated ▁techniques ▁in ▁Nak ay ama ' s ▁books ▁on ▁kar ate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁Nak ay ama ' s ▁death , ▁A be ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁Qual ifications ▁in ▁the ▁J K A . ▁After ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁J K A ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Techn ical ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁J K A ▁( M ats uno ▁fa ction ). ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁form ulating ▁the ▁i pp on ▁sh ob u ▁tournament ▁rules , ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁most ▁Sh ot ok an ▁kar ate ▁compet itors ▁today . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁A be ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁J K A ▁( M ats uno ▁fa ction ) ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁organization , ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sh ot ok an ▁Kar ate ▁Association ▁( JS K A ). ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁his ▁organization ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁said , ▁" Un like ▁most ▁leaders ▁of ▁Kar ate