【Workshop Report】Shanghai Okinawa Karate Seminar on May 13th 2018

We had Shanghai Okinawa Karate Seminar of KAKAZU sensei 9th dan and Simabukuro Sensei 10 th dan on March 13th 2018. About 100 students, mainly Shanghai, studied Okinawa Karate people. Kakazu Sensei has been teaching karate in Shanghai for 10 years and has a lot of DOJO in Shanghai.

We are planning a big Okinawa karate event in Shanghai next year. Our company Ageshio Japan will continue to do our best to support Okinawa Karate. Oss!

Okinawan Karate events in May 2018

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. The Karate events in April 2018 is as shown below.

■Youth Karate Tournament

・Date：2018 May 5th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation

■AKF Cadet junior and U21 Championships

・Date：2018 May 11th~13th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefecture Budokan

・Organizer：Asia Karate Federation

■Naha area Junior High School Tournament

・Date：2018 May 19th

・Venue：Iraha Junior HS

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture JHS Athletics Federation

■56th West Japan Unversity Tournament

・Date：2018 May 19th~20th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefecture Budokan

・Organizer：All Japan University Student Karatedo Federation

■Uechi-ryu Ryushikai Fund raising charity demonstration

・Date：2018 May 20th

・Venue：Aja community center, Naha City

・Organizer：Uechi-ryu Ryushikai

■Japan Seminar Spring Seminar

・Date：2018 May 26th~27th

・Venue：Tomari Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Karatedo Musokai

■Prefecture Senior High School Overall Championships

・Date：2018 May 26th~27th

・Venue：

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture SHS Athletics Federation

■All Okinawa Karatedo Tournament

・Date：2018 May 27th

・Venue：Ginowan municipal gymnasium

・Organizer：Ryukyu Byakuren

※Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center

The opening ceremony of the statue of Kanbun Uechi on 21th April 2018

The opening ceremony of the statue of Kanbun Uechi who is the founder of Uechi-ryu Karatedo at the sakura-no-mori park in Motobu-cho on 21th April 2018. This area is his birthplace and about 550 people participated in this ceremony.

Mr.Sadanao Uechi who is a great-grandchild said that he wish this statue would contribute to development of this area and Okinawa Karate.After his speech, his three relatives performed Kata Sanchin and many Uechi-ryu practitioners performed Kata Kanshiwa together in front of the statue.

It is the first statue of the Okinawa Karate founder.This place will become one of the famous spot for those who visit Okinawa to learn Karate.

【Report】Shito-Ryu SHOBUKAN workshop in Naha on April 5th-8th 2018

Shito-Ryu Shobukan martial arts workshop was held by Shito-Ryu 7th Dan great master Matsuoka sensei in Naha on April 5th-8th(4days) 2018. 15 students participated in this workshop. They came to Okinawa from Japan,China,Australia and German. They enjoyed not only Karate training but also Karate history tour and Okinawan culture such as food, music and communication with Okinawan people.

1st Day (from evening)

Welcome drinking party at Okinawan food restaurant

Drinking at Naha YATAI Village and DOJO Bar

2nd Day

Arrived at Okinawa Karate Keikan (training place)

Shito-Ryu Training (9:00-12:00）by Matsuoka sensei

Lunch time ( at noodle restaurant in Okinawa Karate Kaikan)

GOJU-Ryu Training (13:00-16:00) by Gima sensei and Kinjo sensei

Visit Awamori Factory “CHUKO Shuzo”

BBQ Dinner at UMIKAJI TERRACE of SENAGA island

Hotspring at SENAGA island hotel

3nd Day

Breakfast at Fish market “TOMARI IYUMACHI”

SOkinawa Karate History Tour（9:30-14:30） guided by HOKAMA sensei

Karate DOJO training （15:00-17:00）by Hokama sensei

Dinner at Tuna fisherman’s restaurant

Local Bar area

4nd Day

Shito-Ryu training by Matsuoka sensei

Lunch at Okinawa noodle restaurant that is Grand Prix at Okinawa noodle festival

【Report】Goju-ryu training for Shito-ryu practitioners by Gima sensei and Kinjo sensei

We held Shito-Ryu SHOBUKAN workshop on April 5th-8th 2018. In that workshop we invited grand Gojo-ryu master Gima sensei and Kinjo sensei. 15 Shito Ryu practitioners(from Japan, Australia,China and German) learned for 3 hours from them.

They taught us typical warm up exercises of Gojo-ryu, Kata movement and Bundai ( Sanshin ,Seienchin), Breath training, Makihara training and How to use body. After training, they told a lot of Gojo-ryu training episode when they were young. All Participants were moved by their skill,great performance.

After training, we went to Senaga island for BBQ dinner together. We all had a very good time. Thank you very much for Gima sensei and Kinjo sensei’s kind friendship!

Warm up exercise of Gojo-ryu

Base movement

Kata Sanchin and breath training

Makiwara training

Kata Seienchin

How to use body

BBQ dinner in Senaga island

We will produce Okinawa Gojo-ryu workshop with Gima sensei and Kinjo sensei on November 13th-16th 2018 in Naha.

Click here for workshop information

Digest version movie of the demonstration “The world of Okinawa Karate”

“The World of Okinawa Karate” sample demonstration that promotes Okinawa as the birthplace of karate was held on Thursday, January 18th.

On that day, more than 70 people from 25 tourism related companies gathered at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan. The event was organized by the Okinawa Prefectural Karate Promotion Division, ODKS which is responsible for the operation of Okinawa Karate Information center and OCVB.

Planned for general tourists and school trip excursion students, this stage conveys the technique and essence of Okinawa karate for about 20 minutes.

This is a digest version movie of the demonstration “The world of Okinawa Karate” presented by Okinawa Karate Information Center at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan.

Reference source : Okinawa Karate Information Center

Okinawan Karate events in April 2018

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. The Karate events in April 2018 is as shown below.

■ 100 Kata Challenge (Kobudo)

・Date：2018 April 1st

・Venue：Sogenji Park

・Organizer：Challenge Okinawa

■ Exchange Training

・Date：2018 April 14th

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Kenpo Karatedo Association

■ Uechi Kanbun Monument unveiling ceremony

・Date：2018 April 21th

・Venue：Sakura no Mori Park, Mount Yae, Motobu Town

・Organizer：Bronze statue building committee

■ Senior High School Spring Tournament

・Date：2018 April 28th

・Venue：Tomigusuku SHS

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture SHS Athletics Federation

■ University Student Tournament

・Date：2018 April 29th

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Pref. University Karate Federation

■ Junior High School Spring Tournament

・Date：2018 April 30th

・Venue：Uruma City Gushikawa Gymnasium

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture JHS Athletics Federation

Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center

Workshop｜Eiichi Miyazato Karate technique workshop produced by Ageshio Japan

Okinawa Goju-Ryu martial arts workshop by the direct heirs of master Eiichi Miyazato, the founder of Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate on November 13th-16th(4days), 2018 in Naha.

Great masters of this workshop

Tetsu Gima(Goju-Ryu 9th Dan)He is the student that Eiichi Miyazato sensei taught the longest. Miyazato sensei loved him very much, so he knows a lot of technique and episode of Miyazato sensei.

Tsuneo Kinjo(Goju-Ryu 9th Dan)He is a close friend of Gima sensei, and learned from Miyazato sensei togeher for a long time. Director of Federation of Okinawa Karate, old martial arts.

Kazuya Higa(Goju-Ryu 8th Dan)He is a close friend of Gima sensei and Kinjo sense. He started to learn Karate from Miyazato sensei at the age of 22 years old.

Special guest Hiroshi Akamine(Kobudo 9th Dan / Shorin-Ryu 9th Dan)He is one of the most famous master of Kobudo. The president of Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan.http://ryukyu-kobudo.com

Click here for more information about Eiichi Miyasato Karate technique workshop

Okinawa Karate official Kata movies

Okinawa Karate official Kata movies of Shuri-te, Tomari-te, Naha-te, Uechi-Ryu and Kobudo (Bo&Sai) in the website of the 1st Okinawa Karate international tournament.

These Kata movies are intended for The 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament on March 6th, 2018.

Please check out official Kata movie.

Please check out official Kata movie.
https://okinawa-karate.okinawa/en/kata-movie/

https://youtu.be/Y8mwURFj0wQhttps://youtu.be/S2ULA3TAFXo

The website of “THE 1st OKINAWA KARATE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT”. It is written in English, French, Spanish, Russian and Japanese.

http://okinawa-karate.okinawa/en/

The 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament will be held from August 1st (Wed) to 8th (Wed) (8 days, including alternative dates). The purpose to hold this tournament is that Okinawa karate enthusiasts around the world will gather in Okinawa and create a place to deepen cultural exchanges, preserving and passing down correctly Okinawan Karate’s skills and spirituality nurtured and systematized by its pioneers and passed down to this day with the aim of promoting traditional Okinawan karate and kobudo for the future.

Okinawan Karate events in March 2018

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. The Karate events in March 2018 is as shown below.

■ Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Association Championships

・Date：2018 March 10th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefecture Budokan

・Organizer：Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kyokai

■All Okinawa Karatedo Tournament

・Date：2018 March 18th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefecture Budokan

・Organizer：Kyokushinkaikan Okinawa Branch

■1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament preliminary rounds for Okinawa

・Date：2018 March 24th-25th

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan & Okinawa Pref. Budokan

・Organizer：Tournament Executive Committee

Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center