In this 9th episode of OKIC’s WA series, Uema Yasuhiro sensei, head of the Shuri Karate Kobudō Preservation Society and Shōrin-ryū Shūbukan demonstrates the beginning of Itosu no Passai (also known...
On September 12, the Okinawa Prefecture Karate promotion division unveiled a new special exhibition inside the Okinawa Karate Kaikan’s special exhibit room. It is titled “To pass down, and spread...
The Okinawa Prefecture Karate promotion division is preparing a new special exhibition inside the Okinawa Karate Kaikan’s special exhibit room. Titled “To pass down, and spread karate!”...
Today, March 1st, the Okinawa karate promotion division sponsored “Okinawa Karate Academy” was held within the Okinawa Prefectural Government building. Approximately 30 people from the karate wo...
Karate researcher Patrick McCarthy has discovered a new photograph of the thought to be Shurite master Itosu Ankō. The photograph was found in Naha City Historical Museum Digit...
Many dōjō within the Okinawa prefecture have resumed their training. But in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, international karate enthusiasts still cannot visit Okinawa. In order to meet their...
The schedule and themes of this fiscal year’s “Okinawa Karate Academy” (6 times in total) sponsored by the Okinawa Prefecture Karate Promotion Division have been announced. (Original PDF in Japan...
In May 1922, Funakoshi Gichin introduced Ryūkyū karate at the "1st Athletic Exhibition" sponsored by the Ministry of Education. After that, a public demonstration was also held at the Jūdō headqu...
Okinawa Kōkai no Yūbe
National special invitation exemplary demonstration (Part II)
(Published on September 21, 1969)
The theorist...
Since 2018, journalist Yanagihara Shigeo has written on Okinawa karate from various angles. The full articles of the series entitled “The present of Okinawa traditional karate - The Origin of kar...
The Okinawa Prefecture Karate Promotion Division has announced 6 sessions of the "Okinawa Karate Academy" for this year. The first session on October 9th will be “Modern times (Kinsei) Ryūkyū Kar...
[ Okinawa Times ] November 17, 1961 Kobudō 3 Studying with Chanmī-gwa and others Nakamura Shigeru (67) Niseshi He was...
November 6th to 11th in Madrid, Spain, the WKF's 24th World Karatedō Championships was held. Representing Japan, Okinawans Kiyūna Ryō, Kinjō Arata and Uemura Takuya brought back the gold in team ...
Journalist Yanagihara Shigeo introduces Okinawa traditional karate from various points of view in a series of article.
1. The essence of Okinawa karate
2. Organizations spreading to the...
As a mean to identify standard kata and to study about kata tolerance for the First international tournament of 2018, the executive committee has recorded a total of 133 video of karate kata, 28 ...
About the birth of Okinawa karate Many research studies have been presented so far regarding the birth of karate. However, regarding when and in which shape karate was born, it ...
