Koei Nohara Sensei currently presides over the largest Ryu Karate Kobudo Championship in Okinawa. Nohara Sensei has students all over the world and he frequently spends time throughout the year teaching overseas.

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・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shorin-ryu.
・It is possible to learn ancient Ryukyu martial arts.
・The Kumite taught is full contact style.

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Koei Nohara Sensei currently presides over the largest Ryu Karate Kobudo Championship in Okinawa. Nohara Sensei has students all over the world and he frequently spends time throughout the year teaching overseas.

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・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shito-ryu.
・Onaga Sensei was an athlete of kumite, so he can teach the techniques on how to win a Karate competition.
・You can also learn the ancient martial arts.

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The Shito-ryu Dojo is one of the few in Okinawa. Yusuke Onaga Sensei, a native of Okinawa, went to Osaka to learn Shito-ryu. He later returned to Okinawa to teach foreigners and the local Okinawan people. He is also the first Kumite winner of a National Athletic Meet.

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Yoshitaka Taira Sensei is the president of the World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Federation and also the President of the Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation. He practiced under the leadership of Shoshin Nagamine, the founder of Matsubayashi-ryu, and taught as a teacher with what he had learned. Taira Sensei opened his dojoin 1995. Mr. Taira explains that the characteristics of Matsubayashi-ryu are the agility and the slight movement of the waist.

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・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shorin-ryu.
・It is a Sohonzan Shorin-ryu dojo, which is rare in Okinawa.
・You can learn with an emphasis on kihon (the basics).

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Yoshitaka Taira Sensei is the president of the World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Federation and also the President of the Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation. He practiced under the leadership of Shoshin Nagamine, the founder of Matsubayashi-ryu, and taught as a teacher with what he had learned. Taira Sensei opened his dojoin 1995. Mr. Taira explains that the characteristics of Matsubayashi-ryu are the agility and the slight movement of the waist.

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Kakazu Sensei was born in Naha. The Kenshikai headquarters dojo is located in Uema, Naha City and the dojo will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. In addition to the dojo in Uema, there are 12 dojos with one Shuri, Okinawa, and the rest are located overseas, mainly in Shanghai, China. Kakazu Sensei is a master 10th Dan of Okinawan Shorin-ryu, but he started Karate with a black belt from Okinawa Kempo Shigeru Nakamura Sensei, and at the age of 19 he studied Goju-ryu from Jundokan’s Eiichi Miyazato Sensei. He learned Shorin-ryu from Hiroshi Gushiken Sensei and Yuchoku Higa Sensei of Kyudokan. Kakazu Sensei has acquired skills from many experts who represent Okinawan Karate. Also, when he was young, he participated in many full contact Karate competitions. Currently, he has the skills of Ryukyu Kobudo.

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・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shorin-ryu.
・Kakazu Sensei had also learned the techniques of Goju-ryu, and so you can study both Shorin-ryu and Goju-ryu.
・At the Kenshikai dojo, there is a system where beginner and advanced learners can practice repeatedly.
・You can also learn the kihon (the basics) ancient Ryukyu martial arts.

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Kakazu Sensei was born in Naha. The Kenshikai headquarters dojo is located in Uema, Naha City and the dojo will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year. In addition to the dojo in Uema, there are 12 dojos with one Shuri, Okinawa, and the rest are located overseas, mainly in Shanghai, China. Kakazu Sensei is a master 10th Dan of Okinawan Shorin-ryu, but he started Karate with a black belt from Okinawa Kempo Shigeru Nakamura Sensei, and at the age of 19 he studied Goju-ryu from Jundokan’s Eiichi Miyazato Sensei. He learned Shorin-ryu from Hiroshi Gushiken Sensei and Yuchoku Higa Sensei of Kyudokan. Kakazu Sensei has acquired skills from many experts who represent Okinawan Karate. Also, when he was young, he participated in many full contact Karate competitions. Currently, he has the skills of Ryukyu Kobudo.

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Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei who is a Hanshi 10th Dan was born on October 11th, 1943 in Chatan of the Nakagami District in Okinawa. He started studying Karate in 1952 under his father Zenryo Shimabukuro. He then began studying Shorin-ryu under Chozo Nakama in 1958. Shimabukuro Sensei taught in the USA for 3 years from 1963. He is the current chairman of the All Okinawa Karate Federation, which is an organization with 3 dojos in the Okinawa prefecture, 5 branches on the mainland part of Japan, and 200 branches in 14 countries overseas.

Dojo info

・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Shorin-ryu.
・Shimabukuro Sensei is fluent in English because he had taught Karate in the US for 3 years.
・When he was younger, he was skilled at kumite, and so through kumite and kata is able to teach the techniques that can be used in competitions and actual confrontations. In particular, you can study how to use speed to train the body.

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Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei who is a Hanshi 10th Dan was born on October 11th, 1943 in Chatan of the Nakagami District in Okinawa. He started studying Karate in 1952 under his father Zenryo Shimabukuro. He then began studying Shorin-ryu under Chozo Nakama in 1958. Shimabukuro Sensei taught in the USA for 3 years from 1963. He is the current chairman of the All Okinawa Karate Federation, which is an organization with 3 dojos in the Okinawa prefecture, 5 branches on the mainland part of Japan, and 200 branches in 14 countries overseas.

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・Strictly learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Uechi-ryu.
・The training method is peculiar to the Uechi style, which is used especially for training the body.
・The Kumite taught is full contact style.

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Haruyoshi Shimabukuro Sensei teaches practical Karate at the Uechi-ryu Naha Minami Shubukan. The lesson contents include strict practice, focussing on makiwara, Kotebane, and three battles. The Karate style is full contact, Shimabukuro Sensei continues to let his students enter in various competitions.

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・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Uechi-ryu.
・Matayoshi Kobudo can also be learned in the lesson.
・A well-balanced instruction on kihon (the basics), kata, applications, and old martial arts is taught.

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Kiyoshi Yogi Sensei has won numerous world Karate and Ryukyu ancient martial arts competitions, and now his son, Seito, is a world champion. At the Yogi Kaikan, the three secret battles of the Uechi style are intensively trained, with the basics of the Ryukyu ancient martial arts also being trained.

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・Sensei Kiyohide Shinjo has been promoted to 10th Dan.
・Learn kihon, kata and applied movements of Uechi-ryu.
・The training method is peculiar to the Uechi style, which is used especially for training the body.
・It is possible to learn Karate used in competition.

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Kiyohide Shinjo Sensei, who was born on November 3, 1951, is a magnificent man who is said to be one of the strongest karateka in Okinawa. Three generations of prestigious karatekas have appeared one after the other: 1st generation Seiryo Shinjo (1908-1976), 2nd generation Shinyu Shinjo (1929-1981), and 3rd generation Kiyohide Shinjo. The Kenyukai, which started out as a dojo of about 50 square meters, currently has about 200 branch dojos overseas.

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・Learn kihon (basics), kata, and applied movements of Goju-ryu.
・For basic training, you will practice using Okinawa’s unique training tools.

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Ryoichi Nakandagari Sensei was born in 1964, and is a 7th Dan Goju-ryu instructor. He enrolled s a student at the Shodokan of Sakugawa Sensei. From 2002, he has run the Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Shodokan Haebaru Dojo in Kaebane-cho, Haebaru-cho. Ryoichi Nakandagari Sensei has about 180 students who attend weekly. At the dojo, he emphasizes the great importance of traditional techniques, making sure everyone does their kata properly, and repeated instruction to his students.

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・Learn kihon (basics), kata, and applied movements of Goju-ryu.
・For basic training, you will practice using Okinawa’s unique training tools.
・You can thoroughly study the basic movements such as the three battles and the breathing method.

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Meitatsu Yagi Sensei was born in 1944 in Naha. He is the eldest son of Meitoku Yagi, and a pioneer of Goju-ryu. He is the chairman of the Okinawa Karate Kobudo Federation. Meitatsu Yagi Sensei has inherited pure Goju-ryu movements, and has many branches in many parts of the world.

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