Serial publication “The present of Okinawa traditional karate”
2020.04.02

  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 karate that spread around the world” are available on the website of Daisan Bunmeisha. Although in Japanese, using an online translating software might be a good way to read through this interesting series.

 


  Note: The views and opinions expressed in the series are those of the author and featured characters, not necessarily those of the information center. Also, the titles’ translation was done by our center in order to give further details to English readers. Any mistake is solely our responsibility.

 

  1. The essence of Okinawa karate
  2. An organization spreading to the world [with Mr. Kiyuna Chōkō]
  3. Karate master: Shinzato Katsuhiko
  4. Karate master: Hokama Tetsuhiro
  5. Karate popularization meritorious person: Itosu Ankō
  6. Karate popularization meritorious person: Funakoshi Gichin
  7. The way to the establishment of the “Karate Day”
  8. Types of Karate: Sport · Martial Art · Health
  9. Origin and styles of karate
  10. Leading figures who supported the Okinawa karate world after WWII
  11. Okinawa's original style, Uechi-ryū (Part I) [with Mr. Tomoyose Ryūkō]
  12. Okinawa's original style, Uechi-ryū (Part II) [with Mr. Takara Shintoku and Mr. Shinjō Kiyohide]
  13. Okinawa's original style, Uechi-ryū (Part III) [with Mr. Uehara Takenobu]
  14. Gōjū-ryū, the first style in Japan (Part I)
  15. Gōjū-ryū, the first style in Japan (Part II) [with Mr. Higaonna Morio, Mr. Yagi Meitatsu and Mr. Kuba Yoshio]
  16. The first Okinawa Karate International Tournament report
  17. Shōrin-ryū 1, the traditional martial art of Shuri “Shurite”
  18. Shōrin-ryū 2, Shōrin-ryū (Kobayashi) founded by Chibana Chōshin (Part I) [with Mr. Miyagi Takeshi]
  19. Shōrin-ryū 3, Shōrin-ryū (Kobayashi) founded by Chibana Chōshin (Part II) [with Mr. Oshiro Isao and Mr. Matsuda Yoshimasa]
  20. Shōrin-ryū 4, the lineage of Kyan Chotoku Shōrin-ryū (Sukunai-hayashi) [with Mr. Shimabukuro Zenpō and Mr. Sakugawa Masanobu]
  21. Shōrin-ryū 5, Shurite and Tomarite Matsubayashi-ryū
  22. Outstanding in the field of competition Ryūei-ryū [with Mr. Sakumoto Tsuguo]
  23. Interview with Okinawa Prefecture Karate Promotion Division’s manager (Part I) [with Mr. Yamakawa Tetsuo]
  24. Interview with Okinawa Prefecture Karate Promotion Division’s manager (Part II) [with Mr. Yamakawa Tetsuo]
  25. Okinawa Shogaku's attempt [With Mr. Nashiro Masaichiro]
  26. People attracted to Okinawa karate from Kyokushin (Part I): Mr. Kinjō Kenichi
  27. People attracted to Okinawa karate from Kyokushin (Part II): Mr. Takaku Masayoshi
  28. People attracted to Okinawa karate from Kyokushin (Part III): Mr. Ishimoto Makoto
  29. Kobudō (Part I) Native weaponry cultivated in Okinawa [with Mr. Nakamoto Masahiro]
  30. Kobudō (Part II) Native weaponry cultivated in Okinawa [with Mr. Kinjō Masakazu]
  31. (Special edition) Zaha Shindō-ryū: Chibana karate preserved in mainland of Japan [with Mr. Zaha Jinkichi and Mr. Yamada Junya]
  32. (Special edition) Shinjinbukan: In search of Te, the source of karate [with Mr. Onaga Yoshimitsu]
  33. The next generation of Okinawan karateka (Part I) [with Mr. Nakamoto Yūichi, Mr. Uema Takeshi and Mr. Nagamine Tomoichirō]
  34. The next generation of Okinawan karateka (Part II) [with Mr. Shimabukuro Zenshun, Mr. Yogi Katsuya and Mr. Makishi Tetsuo]
  35. The next generation of Okinawan karateka (Part III) [with Mr. Uechi Sadanao, Mr. Iha Mitsutada and Mr. Shinjō Takahiro]
  36. Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai: interview of the new director of the board Mr. Arakaki Kunio
  37. Did Okinawan martial arts “Te” exist? (Part I)
  38. Did Okinawan martial arts “Te” exist? (Part II) [with Mr. Katsuren Seihō]
  39. Did Okinawan martial arts “Te” exist? (Part II) [with Mr. Nohara Kōei]
  40. Interview with Iwasaki Tatsuya, an professor of Okinawa ancient martial art karate
  41. (Final episode) Extra edition: Why were karate styles born?
  42. Special Edition-1: “Karate is a martial art unique to Okinawa that was formed in the early modern era” (From an Okinawa Karate Academy lecture given by Mr. Dana Masayuki)
  43. Special Edition-2: Exploring the origin of Shurite [with Mr. Oshiro Toshihiro]
  44. Special Edition-: Miguel Da Luz from the Okinawa Karate Information Center
Yamagusuku
2019.07.13
Tomigusuku Shokudō
2019.07.13
Karate Jet model donated to the Kaikan
2019.06.20

  Today, Japan Transocean Air (JTA) donated a "Karate Jet Model Plane" to the Okinawa Karate Kaikan. The ceremony took place in the morning. JTA President Aoki Noriyuki, Vice Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Tomikawa Moritake, Okinawa Prefecture Government officials, Shimoji Yoshiro, the new chairman of OCVB, Nakamoto Masahiro and Higaonna Morio, both cultural asset holders for karate and kobujutsu, and officers of the Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai participated.

  JTA has operated two Karate Jets since February of last year as part of the “Okinawa the Birthplace of Karate" public relations project. They are JTA's Boeing 737-800 type machine (165 seats). The jets that were put into service as a government project have been put out of service, but in June of this year, wrapping work is in the process, and JTA plans on extending the flight period.

  More information here.

  Below are some photos of the ceremony.