Events - News (Europe)
-
Okinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuan Dance Workshop in Budapest in August 2024
László Harsányi shared with us the following invitation: Wewouldliketoinviteyou and yourstudentstoOkinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuandanceworkshopin Budapest! Instructors: Hanshi Yoshio Kuba, Okinawan Goju - Ryu Karate - Do 10thDan, Heis the head of the Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo- Kai in Okinawa. He was a direct student of SeikichiToguchiSensei, who was a student... -
Okinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuan Dance Workshop in Budapest in August 2024
László Harsányi shared with us the following invitation: Wewouldliketoinviteyou and yourstudentstoOkinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuandanceworkshopin Budapest! Instructors: Hanshi Yoshio Kuba, Okinawan Goju - Ryu Karate - Do 10thDan, Heis the head of the Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo- Kai in Okinawa. He was a direct student of SeikichiToguchiSensei, who was a student... -
Okinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuan Dance Workshop in Budapest in August 2024
László Harsányi shared with us the following invitation: Wewouldliketoinviteyou and yourstudentstoOkinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuandanceworkshopin Budapest! Instructors: Hanshi Yoshio Kuba, Okinawan Goju - Ryu Karate - Do 10thDan, Heis the head of the Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo- Kai in Okinawa. He was a direct student of SeikichiToguchiSensei, who was a student... -
Okinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuan Dance Workshop in Budapest in August 2024
László Harsányi shared with us the following invitation: Wewouldliketoinviteyou and yourstudentstoOkinawan Karate Seminar and Ryukyuandanceworkshopin Budapest! Instructors: Hanshi Yoshio Kuba, Okinawan Goju - Ryu Karate - Do 10thDan, Heis the head of the Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo- Kai in Okinawa. He was a direct student of SeikichiToguchiSensei, who was a student... -
Two Seminars with Kansho Uechi Sensei in France - May 2024
Two seminars with Kansho Uechi Sensei and Hirotatsu Uechi Sensei, of the Uechi Soke family will be held this May in France. The events are organized by the European Uechi Ryu Association (Soke Shubukan) under Yukinobu Shimabukuro Sensei and Didier...
Events - News (Global)
-
Nakahodo Sensei Receives The Medal of the Order of the Rising Sun
Nakahodo Tsutomu Sensei, at the age of 87, has recently received The Medal of the Order of the Rising Sun. This highly prestigious award was praised for his contribution to the preservation of cultural property of Okinawa. It is worth mentioning... -
A Big International Event in Argentina
One of the biggest international events for 2019 was organized in Argentina this May. A group of 14 Okinawan instructors visited Buenos Aires to teach and train with the local branch of Okikukai Uechi-Ryu. "Okinawa Masters Seminar of karate and... -
The 1st Okinawa World Karate International Tournament
The ultimate event for the world of traditional karate and kobudo is a fact! 1200 people from all over the world have been gathered in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate to participate the tournament and 3000 as whole including the practitioners... -
The Unveiling Ceremony of the Statue of Uechi Kanbun
22nd of April, 2018, a historical day for Uechi-Ryu! The unveiling ceremony of the Statue of the founder of Uechi Ryu school of Karate, Uechi Kanbun, took place on Okinawa. The statue is 5-meter high and was placed in Sakura no Mori Park on Mount... -
Uechi-Ryu Master's Edition Now Publicly Available
Shai Hai Sensei, head instructor of Uechi-Ryu Kenyukai Israel and producer of the documentary "Uechi-Ryu Master's Edition" which has attracted a huge interested of Uechi-Ryu practitioners around the world has offered the full 53-minute production for...
Kobudo News
-
Kobudo Seminar with Shozen Arakaki Sensei in Russia
A great Ryu-Kyu Kobudo seminar is being organised this May in Russia. Shozen Arakaki Sensei will lead the sessions. More info soon... -
Ryu Kyu Kobudo Seminar with Katherine Loukopoulos Sensei
Photo from Loukopoulos Sensei's recent seminar in Austria. 2017 starts very strong for the Kobudo enthusiasts in Greece with Katherine Loukopoulos Sensei giving the first national seminar of the year this January. The seminar will take place in... -
A Great Kobudo Seminar in Crete, Greece with Viet Sensei
A great Kobudo seminar with HA Quoc Viet Sensei from Okinawa is being organized in Heraklion of Crete, Greece, on Sunday, 16th of October 2016. The event is held by Kenkukan Karate Dojo (Shito-Ryu Shukokai) and its head instructors, Stergios... -
Kobudo & Batto-Jutsu Seminar with Andreas Quast this July
One more Kobudo and Batto-Jutsu seminar is organized this July in Germany. Andreas Quast Sensei will lead the sessions, which will take place in Esslingen, on the 16th of July, 2016. The event is planned to start at 10:30am till 17:30pm at... -
100 Kobudo Kata Challenge 2016
EVENT INFORMATION (as published by the organizers): You are warmly invited to join us in the 100 Kobudo Kata Challenge on April 3rd 2016. This international event is open to all and is free of charge. Join us in Okinawa or overseas at your dojo and...
Other Karate News
-
"The Untold Story of Kanbun Uechi", a Book by Keisuke Fujimoto Sensei
A new book by Keisuke Fujimoto Sensei, chairman of the Okinawa Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Association (Tokyo Shibu), is now available in English. The name of the book is "The Untold Story of Kanbun Uechi" and describes the life, times, and personality of... -
Katherine Loukopoulos Sensei on M.A. Masters Magazine
Katherine Loukopoulos was interviewed by Martial Arts Masters Magazine, Issue Summer 2017. On an 8-page interview, she went through her life achievements, ongoing projects, and future plans. You can read the whole interview here: https://issuu.com/atzounis/docs/the-sky-is-the-limit-1 Masters... -
Uechi Kanbun Sensei Statue Fundraising Project
The 4th Sōke Uechi Sadanao Sensei has started the project of raising funds to build a statue of the founder of Uechi-Ryu Uechi Kanbun in Yaedake Sakura no Mori, Cherry Blossom Park, in Motobu Town. This is the birthplace of Uechi Kanbun sensei. The... -
Okinawa Day London 2017
The annual Okinawa Day 2017 has been announced for this June. The event was firstly launched in 2009 and this is the 9th time that will be organized by the London Okinawa Sanshinkai. This exceptional cultural organizing will include Okinawan folk... -
University of Hawaii Digital Archives
Recently we came through this page: http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/digital_archives.htmlwhich includes a great collection of old books, historical manuscripts and printed material about Okinawa. The collection includes:- The Sakamaki Hawley...