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Welcome to our web site. It has been established to bring you information on the traditional karate seminars that we organize in conjunction with the Okinawa Karate Do Rengokai which are held each Spring in the Okinawa Budokan (Hall of Martial Virtue) in Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
These events are very special in that they are taught by the greatest living masters of traditional karate to small classes in the purpose built martial arts headquarters of Okinawa (photo right). They are open to students of all styles and levels of ability—the only entry requirements are a desire to learn genuinely traditional karate, and a willingness to work hard. |
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| Classical Fighting Arts magazine is the only professionally produced magazine to publish serious martial arts material exclusively. Supported by the best known and most respected writers and instructors in the world of genuine martial arts, it is published quarterly in the U.S., and distributed internationally. (www.classicalfightingarts.org) |
The Okinawa Karate-Do Rengokai is a long-established and highly respected organization that is recognized and supported by the Okinawan Prefectural Government. It is the dominant and most active Okinawan karate organization, with the largest number of senior karate dan grades (9th & 10th dans). |
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Train With the Best and You Become the Best! |
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Minoru Higa, 10th Dan Hanshi
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The Rengokai and CFA magazine organize and sponsor these seminars at the Okinawa Budokan to allow motivated karate instructors and students to train with the best teachers in the world. This accelerates their progress and deepens their experience, while preventing or eliminating bad training habits that lead to ineffective karate technique.
Under normal circumstances it would not be possible to even meet these teachers, let alone train with them. However, CFA magazine and the Rengokai make it possible for you to study with them in small classes, and even receive personal instruction in their own dojos.
There are no restrictions on style, experience, or grade for our seminars. Everyone is welcome to train at the birthplace of karate, with ALL the senior instructors of the Okinawa Karate-Do Rengokai. You will benefit from training in an atmosphere so friendly it could only be in Okinawa, and experience an island, a people, and a lifestyle you will never forget! |
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“ After my first trip to Okinawa I will certainly be back, to where I am now convinced that real karate has its home.” — Derek Ridgway, Shito Ryu 7th Dan
“ My dedication to the art has been reinvigorated and I can’t wait
to return and learn more..” — Jason Quero, Shotokan 4th Dan.
“I was once told that there is no magic in karate, just hard work
and dedication; there is magic in karate—it exists on an island in the Pacific Ocean: Okinawa.”
— David Wilkins, Shotokan 6th Dan |
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Latest News |
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The Okinawa Karate-Do Rengokai confirms that all their senior instructors will be available to teach at the 2010 Budokan Spring Seminars. This includes Isamu Arakaki, Minoru Higa, Zenpo Shimabukuro, Yoshio Kuba, and others.
We will arrange private bus tours of Okinawa as we did last year if demand is sufficient. Please e-mail me with your requirements, specifically sights that you would like to visit: Sefa Utaki, Itoman Peace Park, Ryukyu Mura, etc. Visits to the outlying Okinawan islands, for example Tokashiki and Aguni, can also be arranged if required (by ferry).
If you wish to train at the private dojos of senior instructors, please let us know well in advance. Most are rather small and can accommodate only a few visitors at a time. Others are outside Naha and transportation will need to be arranged.
Rengokai Senior Instructors Arakaki, Higa, and Shimabukuro all 10th Dan Hanshi, will teach karate at the Okinawa Expo to be held at the Japanese Garden of Los Angeles throughout May 2010. Training will take place in the Suiho-En Dojo and admission is by application. (apply). All three will be guests of the City of Los Angeles as they hosted LA city officials in Naha, Okinawa, in November 2009.
2010 Budokan Seminars:
Rengokai Liason Officer:
Sensei Zenpo Shimabukuro Sensei 10th Dan Hanshi (Seibukan)
CFA Local Representative: Ms. Miyuki Uehara
CFA Int. Representative (in Japan during seminars) Tel 81 80 3991 5610
E-mail davidokinawa0812@softbank.ne.jp |
Special offer:
Instructors: Enroll 10 students and attend the seminars with them for free, (includes airfare, accommodation, and tuition, and local taxes),
Call Toll Free 1 800 717 6288 for full details. |
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