Two symposiums on the Okinawa Karate promotion vision road map formulation will be held in October.
The first symposium will be on October 10th, at the Okinawa Citizen Hall. Time is 18:30-20:00.
The 2nd event will be on October 12th, at the Nago Industrial Support Center. Time is 18:30-20:00.
A special feature on karate was published in the national newspaper Asahi Shinbun's weekly publication “be on Saturday” of September 22, 2018. The article introduces topics like “the way karate spread”, “Judo circles supporting the diffusion on mainland Japan”, and "Competition spreading while traditional karate is inherited”. The Okinawa Karate Kaikan and the Okinawa Karate Information Center are also introduced in the article.
On October 25 and 28, 2018, two events will be held in commemoration of the “Karate no hi – Karate Day”.
Karate day dedicatory demonstration
Date and time: Thursday, October 25, 13: 00 – 14: 00
Place: Okinawa Karate Kaikan Special Dojo
Organizers: Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai
Karate Day commemorating festival
Date and time: Sunday, October 28th 15: 00~
Place: Kokusai Street, Naha City
Organizers: Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Prefectural Assembly, Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai
Next to handling dōjō matching and training requests, the services of the Okinawa Karate Information Center includes supporting the realization of films, documentaries and reportage’s in relation with karate. Yearly, we are cooperating with various companies and entities. Today here is a recent project we supported.
Based in Singapore, “One Championship” is one of Asia No.1 fighting sports championships. Related events are said to be watched by 1.7 billion people worldwide. The related documentary program “One warriors series” (reference video URL: https://youtu.be/vRwldTlofTE) is attracting many viewers.
The host is UFC middleweight former world champion and also vice president of One Championship Mr. Rich Franklin (44), a legend of mixed martial arts. Respecting all fighters, Mr. Franklin travels Asia with this human documentary program in which he meets promising fighters, discovers the culture of each region and trains with locals.
Last month, our center received an inquiry from a Tōkyō based film company affiliated with this program. “Our client would like to visit and report about a Matsubayashi-ryu dōjō”.
Actually, Rich Franklin began is martial art carrier by joining a dōjō of Matsubayashi-ryū, the style founded by Nagamine Shōshin sensei. From there, we contacted Taira Yoshitaka sensei, the current president of WMKA.
On September 2nd, Mr. Franklin and 2 athletes visited the Kōdōkan Taira Dōjō in Jichaku Urasoe City to film and train. In this coming show, Rich Franklin will tell the viewers about the insight of Okinawa karate. The show should last around 20 minutes and will be aired in January 2019 on Youtube and other mediums.
The Japanese Government Tourism Board (JNTO) has released a promotional video targeting Europe. Inside, Okinawa as the birthplace of karate and the Okinawa Karate Kaikan are highlighted.
It is a very nicely produced movie, so please have a look. In addition, on the website, viewers can acquire information on the various sites introduced in the movie.
