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.

Stone monument of GICHIN FUNAKOSHI at the shrine OKINOGU

Stone monument of GICHIN FUNAKOSHI,the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do

■Tentou-Zan
There were three hills on Onoyama, which was previously an island off Naha: Okinogu was erected on the highest hill Tentouzan, commonly called “Kugani-mui.” Another name for the hill is Tentouzan-Umanuha. Esteemed sacred, Tentou-Zan was revered as a holy place since ancient times.

■Okinogu
The deity enshrined at Okinogu, one of the Eight Ryukyu Shrines, was a sacred log.

Its origin was at Tenpozan on Onoyama and the god enshrined

within was called Amaterasu Omikami who was worshipped at Okinogu as Tenjuku Nuryuguou Onmikami.

Click here to Okinogu website(in English)

■Location
44 Onoyama, Naha, Okinawa, OKINAWA, Japan Zip-code 900-0026
■From Naha Airport

1. Board the monorail to Onoyama Station (10 min.), Walk to the torii (gateway) (3 min.)

2. Take a taxi to the torii (10 min.)

■Contact

TEL:098-857-3293

FAX:098-857-9762

Mail : info@okinogu.or.jp

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

Guided Karate History Tour in Naha

We took 8 Europeans to Karate history tour who came to Okinawa to learn Karate on 5th November 2017. We visited 8 places such as monument, tomb of Karate legend masters, Karate historical places from 9am to 4pm.
We can arrange various type of Karate history tour depending on your Karate style and requests.
If you are interested in it, please feel free to ask us by using our contact form.

Monument of Gichin Funakoshi in Okinogu

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