Kenzo Uchiage, Kinkichi Katano, Tomoharu Kisaki, Yamaguchi Gogen, Shozo Ujita und Mitsuyasu Okamur

What is JKF Gojukai?

The original JKF Gojukai was established under Gogen Yamaguchi, the first president, in 1950. As of April 2nd, 1972 - With the establishment of Japan Karatedo Federation, Shozo Ujita Shihan and others modified its organization into JKF Gojukai. Karatedo in Okinawa can be broadly divided into two sects, Nahate and Shurite. The most popular school of Nahate is Gojukai, which is a strain of Chinese Nanpa Shorin-ken. In 1930, the founder Chojun Miyagi Sensei named his school "Gojuryu". He cited a line to name his school from "Bubishi" which is a traditional book of Shorin-ken Hakkaku-mon in Fujian province, China. In August 1973 - a tournament [Shiai] for paying homage to the 20th anniversary of Chojun Miyagi Sensei's death was held in Okinawa. On August 21, 1983, a tournament [Shiai] for paying homage to 30th anniversary of Chojun Miyagi's death was held in Okinawa.

JKF Gojuryu Karate Seminar
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JKF 1st - 5th Dan Testing
Deadline: JKF Application for Testing is October 19, 2007
(each application must be approved by the JKF Goju-kai)