The 9th North American Black Belt Conference was held at Banff, Canada from October 10th to 12th, organized by IKO Canadian Branch Chief, Shihan Stuart Corrigal. The camp was led by three International Committee members, Shihan Seiji Isobe, Brazil, Shihan Kenny Uytenboggardt, South Africa, and Shihan Katsuhito Gorai, USA. Approximately 100 participants from Canada, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, Russia, and UK enjoyed the 3 day intensive sessions. On the second day of the camp, participants climbed Tunnel Mountain in windy weather and trained hard on the top of the mountain.