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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, Okinawa Karate Kobudo Renmei, and Karate Do Kenkyukai which are held each Spring and Autumn 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. For Okinawan TV coverage of this event please go here. |
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Karate-Do Kenkyukai |
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| CFA: Karate-Do Kenkyukai: 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 Karate Do Kenkyukai Educational Foundation is a Private Charity registered with the IRS as a 501(c) (3) NPO (Non Profit Organization). Its specific objectives are the preservation and dissemination of information derived from the study of the military arts of Japan, China, and the Okinawan archipelago. (www.karatekenkyukai.org) |
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Train With the Best and You Become the Best! |
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Minoru Higa, 10th Dan Hanshi Kobayashi Ryu
President of the Okinawa Shorin Ryu
Karate-do Kyudokan Association |
The Karate-Do Kenkyukai 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 Kenkyukai make it possible for you to study with them in small classes, and even receive personal instruction in their own private dojos.
There are no restrictions on style, experience, or grade for our seminars. Everyone is welcome to train at the birthplace of karate, with senior instructors. 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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Testimonials of CFA Seminar Alumni
"I had been dreaming of visiting Okinawa since the very day I started practicing Martial Arts. This trip is one where I was expecting to have an incredibly spiritual as well as technical experience with my Karate and it surely didn’t disappoint, on the contrary, it was one of the most gratifying and growing experiences I have had in my journey through the martial arts. Before it was over, I had already told my students to start saving for 2016 and look forward to being back at least every two years all things permitting, Thank you to Uehara Sensei as well as Miyuki Sama for being such gracious hosts. I finally understood the true meaning of Ichariba Chode. Thank you CFA for letting me connect with the roots of my Karate through amazing instructors as Kurashita Sensei and Kuba Sensei. Hope to see you soon..."
— Jorge Rodrigues Puerto Rico
"This was my second trip to Okinawa with CFA, the trips separated by four and one half years. In each case, I have been inspired by the participants who choose to engage in these seminars; they are of like mind and full of the warrior spirit, good nature and sincerity that are the real product of a life-long commitment to the martial arts. The recognition by the Okinawans, notably by all of the instructors and their assistants, of the special heritage of Okinawan karate is enlivening and to be lauded by all who study the arts. The humility and generosity of the senior Dans should be considered archetypal behavior in any walk of life. And finally, to you, Miyuki San and the rest of your cohort; job well done!
This trip is a holistic experience that is more than just the training, more than just a visit to an exotic land far away, and more than just getting to meet progenitors of the Okinawan martial arts. Indeed, it is an enriching experience that encourages deeper personal study of the arts and, in some way, warms one’s soul."
— Rich Arter. Ohio, USA
"Classical Fighting Arts was a gateway for me to live out a lifelong dream. Or so I thought. From the minute I arrived on the island of Okinawa, I knew I had found something akin to ‘home’ and I wanted more. Much more. I arrived with my partner in April 2013 and we weren't really sure what to expect, we were naive and we would have been very lost had it not have been for the excellent staff at CFA. They look after you like you are family. And to some extent you really are family here in Okinawa (I say that as I am on Okinawa as I write this testimonial) where they people really are like nothing else on earth.
This tiny island is nothing short of amazing in every way and is the birthplace of Karate. A holy grail for any serious karateka and the CFA team have captured the spirit and essence of the place fantastically for you, giving you the full treatment and experience, all while letting you have access to Instructors of pure pedigree and absolute skill. What these people don't know isn't worth knowing. And what they do know is honed and trained to levels you can only dream of achieving. The sheer strength, power, speed and knowledge of these instructors has to be seen to be believed. They are devastatingly accurate and extremely deadly, yet gentle, patient teachers, who cannot do enough for you.
This is my third time in a row now on the seminars (3 times in 12 months) and I will keep coming back for more. I’ve made wonderful contacts and friends and been privy to the teachings of the true masters of Okinawan Karate.
Don't dream the dream. LIVE the dream. In Okinawa, with CFA Seminars."
— Darrel Bedford. West Yorkshire, UK
“…Happy and grateful to have been part of this year’s seminars. It was indeed more than I had anticipated!”
— Robert O’Toole, Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
"A truly life-long dream was realized…I am eager to return."
— Warren Graham, NC USA
“The Instructors were unbelievable. I have never met a group of people more humble, who have such good reason not to be!”
— Ray Walter, St. Louis, MO USA
“Thank you very much for the the expert planning and execution of the trip, everything was perfect! I plan to return to Okinawa with you next fall.”
— Dr. John Chandler, Bristol, TN USA
Read what CFA magazine says: http://www.classicalfightingarts.org/Pdf/cfa_art_1.pdf
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More than 500 international students from Australia, Bahrein, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, the United States, and United Kingdom, have already graduated from this program which we started in 2009, and received certificates of completion.
Our faculty includes: Tetsu Gima 9th Dan Goju Ryu, Morio Higaonna 10th Dan Hanshi Goju Ryu; Minoru Higa 10th Dan Hanshi Kobayashi Ryu, Seisho Itokazu, 10th Dan Konan (Uechi) Ryu, 9th Dan Matayoshi Kobudo; Tsuneo Kinjo 9th Dan Goju Ryu, Yoshio Kuba, 10th Dan Hanshi Goju Ryu; Zenpo Shimabukuro, 10th Dan Hanshi Shorin Ryu; Hirokuni Yamashiro, 9th Dan Uechi Ryu; Tsuyoshi Uechi, 9th Dan Isshin Ryu, Tsutomu Nakahodo, 10th Dan Hanshi Uechi Ryu, Zenshu Toyama 10th Dan Goju Ryu, Takenobu Uehara 10th Dan Hanshi Uechi Ryu.
Your trip to Okinawa with us includes a private bus tour to a selection of the following locations: Tama Udun, Chojun Miyagi Memorial, Gichin Funakoshi Memorial, Fukushu-En Chinese Garden, Shikina En Royal Summer Palace, Itoman Peace Park, Ryukyu Mura, Gyokusendo Caves, Murasaki Mura, Manzanou, Churaumi Aquarium, Motobu Native Village, Chan Mi homesite (Hijagawa Bashi), Japanese Imperial Navy’s Command Bunker, Seifa Utaki.
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.
CFA Liason: David Chambers: CFA Magazine.
CFA Int. Representative (in Japan, and only during the seminars) Tel 80 3991 5610
E-mail davidokinawa0812@softbank.ne.jp
Help Line (U.S.) 1 818 889 3856
8:00am - 8:00pm Mon-Sat
Pacific Standard Time
This imposing memorial to Kanryo Higaonna and Chojun Miyagi stands in Matsuyama Koen, close to the Fukushu En Chinese Garden. This is the area of Naha City that in the time of the Ryukyu Kingdom housed Okinawa's Chinese Community, often referred to as the “Thirty-six families.”
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