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News from the WMKA headquarters in OkinawaNew year greetings from President Yoshitaka Taira, HanshiIn his message President Taira announces the erection of a memorial monument for our Founder O'Sensei Nagamine Shoshin and a new WMKA world seminar in October-November 2020, as well as other news. Read his full message here and additional information here. Changes in the contact procedure with OkinawaThe procedure has been improved. We welcome back our old
friend Mr. Riki Nomura, the former WMKA overseas manager,
to again be the international point of contact. Please check the "Dojo Owners' News Page" at the WMKA web site for details. Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, appointed president of the Okinawa Prefectural Karate-Do Federation.Quotation from Okinawa Karate News:On April 15, 2018, the General Assembly of the Okinawa Prefectural Karate-Do Federation, also known as Kenkuren, was held. Matsubayashi-ryu Taira Yoshitaka sensei was appointed as the new president and Goju-ryu Takara Seigo sensei become the chairman of the board of directors, in Japanese rijicho. After Nagamine Shoshin sensei founder of Matsubayashi-ryu serving for six years as the president from the establishment in 1981, it has been 32 years that presidents have come from Shorin-ryu and Goju-ryu. Born in Ogimi Village in 1943, Taira sensei studied under masters Shima Masao and Nagamine Shoshin before opening his dojo in 1995. He will certainly continue preserving the philosophy of the Kenkuren which is based on the preservation of Okinawa Karate-do, the healthy development of young people, and the improvement of competitive skills. Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi, President of the WMKA, was awarded the prestigious Cultural Commendation from the Prefecture of Okinawa. |
