This page is about the Karate Masters Portrait Project.
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The Karate Masters Portrait Project
The Karate Masters Portrait Project began in March 2012. Its goal is to document karate and kobudo masters teaching in Okinawa at the start of the 21st Century. Their unparalleled knowledge of martial arts makes them of great cultural importance both in Japan and worldwide.
空手マスターズポートレートプロジェクトは2012年3月に始まりました。
目標としているのは、21世紀に沖縄で活躍している空手と古武道の先生方の肖像を撮ることです。空手の先生方の類まれない武道に関しての知識は、日本だけでなく、世界でも文化的に高く重要視されています。
Morio Higaonna, 10th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu karate.
In 2012, James Pankiewicz, owner of the DOJO Bar in Naha, discussed with photographer Chris Willson how there were few, if any, good photos of certain karate masters. There was also little consistency in the images available. Many were blurry, low resolution, noisy, or simply snapped from a distance at a competition or demonstration.
2012年、那覇市内にある DOJO Bar のオーナー、ジェームズ・パンキュビッチは、フォトグラファーのクリス・ウィルソンと空手指導者の良い肖像はないかと話し合いました。
それまでの使用可能なイメージはほとんど一貫性がなく、解像度が低くぼやけており、ノイズが多く、 遠い距離からのスナップ写真ばかりでした。
Tsuguo Sakumoto 9th dan Ryuei-ryu
James and Chris began to take studio lighting, a black backdrop, and a high definition digital camera into the dojos of the karate masters. They hoped the portraits produced would become a historical record of the masters of Okinawan karate at the start of the 21st century.
ジェームズとクリスは 道場にスタジオの照明や、黒背景、高精細デジタルカメラを持ち込み、撮影を行い始めました。
このプロジェクトを通して、沖縄空手の先生方の肖像が、21世紀の歴史的な記録になることを望んでいるのです。
Morinobu Maeshiro, 9th dan Shorin-ryu Karate
Gear used:
Previously Pentax 645D & 645Z cameras with Pentax 90mm f/2.8 D FA 645 Macro, now using the Sony A7RIV with 50mm f1.2. 24mm f1.4, 24-105 f4
Previously Profoto Pro-7a generator, ProHead with Softlight Refector White now using the Profoto B1 and Profoto D2 strobes.
使用機材:
Sony A7RIV 50mm f1.2. 24mm f1.4 24-105 f4
Profoto B1 and Profoto D2、ソフトライトリフレクター ホワイト
Shooting at the Hokama Dojo.
The order in which they photographed the karate masters was not based on age, style or rank, but rather on slowly building up connections within the Okinawan karate community.
撮影の順序は、先生方の年齢、スタイルやランクに関係なく、 沖縄空手の方々との関係を少しずつ広げていき、築きあげながら撮影を取り行いました。
Kiyomi Yogi, 6th Dan Matayoshi Kobudo
Images from the Karate Masters Portrait Project can be seen on the web at either Facebook or Flickr. However, Karate masters and their students around the world began to ask if we could produce a print book of the project. I decided to make the kind of book that I’d like to own myself. A large, high quality, coffee-table book with images of all 58 sensei that we’d photographed so far.
It quickly became clear that traditional publishers would want orders of several thousand books. Book production would simply be too expensive to undertake, and too risky if I couldn’t sell all of books. It might have even compromised the future of the project as I would have had to concentrate on being a bookseller rather than a photographer.
The solution was to use the U.S. print-on-demand publisher Blurb. I could create a large (11 inch x 13 inch) 122 page book and specify the use of high quality photo paper. Each of the 58 karate masters could have two pages of images along with their name, rank, and style in both English and Japanese.
2-page spread for Taira sensei.
I ordered a single test copy, it was shipped from the States to Okinawa. The test copy was then placed at the Dojo Bar where the karate masters were able to view it. A second test copy with higher quality paper was also ordered. This arrived and the “premium lustre” paper along with charcoal proline endpapers was a good improvement. Meanwhile James and I began contacting all the karate masters to double check the information in English and Japanese, and let them know about the progress we were making with the book.
Karate Masters Portrait Project Volume 1
After making the necessary changes to the text, I ordered another test copy. This arrived and a few more small changes were made along with the addition of a title page, copyright information etc. On November 29th the final version of the book was uploaded to Blurb, and it is now on sale!
You can buy your copy here!
After receiving your order Blurb will print your copy and can mail it worldwide. We do have a stock of books on sale in Okinawa.
Why are the books so expensive? Mass produced books are cheap because they are made in bulk, hundreds of thousands of copies. Books that are produced in lower volumes are more expensive (the reason why some textbooks for university courses are hundreds of dollars). And high quality books that are produced on-demand, are even more expensive as they are printed individually.
The following page-by-page video allows you to check the exact photos in the book before purchase. You can also see a brief preview on the blurb website.
If a karate organization would like to gift a copy of the book to a particular master this is possible. We can order the copy, have it sent to Okinawa, sign it, and present it in person to the karate master from you. If you’d like to include a message with the book, then I can print out a message and place it inside the book. Please contact me at chris@travel67.com if this is something we can help you with.
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Each karate master photographed will be given two prints for their own dojo as a thank you for taking part in the project. The pictures have been so gratefully received, and we’ve received many thanks from the karate masters and their families.
Handing out fine art prints as gifts to instructors at Naha’s budokan.
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At the request of some overseas dojos, we offer the full resolution digital files of a single image or the best shots of a particular shoot. Purchase of the digital files gives you permission to make prints for personal usage or for the promotion of an event by the karate master. ( You can’t sell the digital files on to others, or use the images for purposes other than prints for yourself or your dojo. If you have questions regarding this please email and ask.) As the images are shot with high resolution digital cameras (40MP & 53MP, 61MP) it is possible to make very large prints.
Digital Download of Full Resolution Files
Single Image US $100
Set of Images of a Master US$500
Purchasing a print or digital files, helps fund the Karate Masters Portriat Project. The karate masters themselves are given the rights to use the images for free, as they have already generously given their time in agreeing to take part in the project.
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If you are a magazine or organization interested in licensing the images please contact me at chris@travel67.com with your questions. Permission to use an image for non-editorial purposes will not be given without the specific consent of the karate masters.
KARATE MASTERS PHOTOGRAPHED
Volume 1 (ranks given November 2014)
1 Yoshitaka Taira, Hanshi 10th-dan, Matsubayashi-ryu Karate (Shorin-ryu) Photographed March 11, 2012 & Sept 1, 2014
平良 慶孝 範士十段 松林流空手 （小林流）
2 Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi 10th-dan, Matsubayashi-ryu Karate (Shorin-ryu) Photographed March 11, 2012
新垣 敏光 範士十段 松林流空手 （少林流）
3 Masaji Taira, Hanshi 9th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed March 24, 2012 & Sept 30, 2014
平良 正次 範士九段 剛柔流空手
4 Katsuhiko Yogi, Kyoshi 8th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed March 24, 2012
与儀 勝彦 教士八段 剛柔流空手
5 Tetsuhiro Hokama, Hanshi 10th-dan Goju-ryu Karate Hanshi 10th-dan Hokama Kobudo Photographed April 14, 2012
外間 哲弘 範士十段 剛柔流空手 範士十段 外間古武道
6 Takehiro Gaja, Hanshi 9th-dan, Uechi-ryu Karate and Kyoshi 7Th-dan Matayoshi Kobudo Photographed April 29, 2012
我謝 孟弘 範九段 上地流空手 教士七段 又吉古武道
7 Hiroshi Akamine, Kyoshi 8th-dan, Shorin-ryu Karate & 8th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan Photographed May 19, 2012
赤嶺 浩 教士八段 小林流 空手 教士八段 琉球古武道信武舘
8 Shigetoshi Senaha, Hanshi 9th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed May 25, 2012
瀬名波 重敏 範士九段 剛柔流空手
9 Jyosei Yogi, Hanshi 9th-dan Kounan-ryu Karate Dojo & Hanshi 9th-dan Okinawa Kobudo Renseikai Photographed May 25, 2012
與儀 助盛 範士九段 硬軟流空手道場 範士九段 沖縄古武道錬成会
10 Sokuichi Gibu, Hanshi 10th-dan, Shorin-ryu Karate Photographed June 29, 2012
儀武 息一 範士十段 小林流空手
11 Masakazu Kinjo, Kyoshi 8th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate & Hanshi 9th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed August 29, 2012
金城 政和 教士八段 上地流空手 範士九段琉球古武道
12 Mitsutada Toue, Kyoshi 8th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate and Kyoshi 8Th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed August 29, 2012
東江三和 教士八段 上地流空手 教士八段 琉球古武道
13 Satoshi Kinjo, Kyoshi 7th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate and Kyoshi7th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed August 29, 2012
金城憲 教士七段 上地流空手 教士七段 琉球古武道
14 Kenta Kinjo, Renshi 6th-dan,Uechi-ryu Karate and Renshi 6th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed August 29, 2012
金城 憲太 錬士六段 上地流空手 錬士六段 琉球古武道
15 Hidemi Tamayose, Hanshi 9th-dan, Ryukyu Kobudo Tesshinkan Photographed October 12, 2012
玉寄 英美 範士九段 琉球古武道哲心館
16 Zenpo Shimabukuro, Hanshi 10th-dan, International Okinawa Shorin-ryu Seibukan Karate Photographed November 8, 2012
島袋 善保 範士十段 国際沖縄少林流聖武館空手
17 Yoshio Kuba, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate Photographed January 11, 2013
久場良男 範士十段 沖縄剛柔流空手
18 Kensho Tokumura, Hanshi 9th-dan Ryukyu Dento Kobujutsu Hozon Budo Kyokai Photographed January 18, 2013
德村賢昌 範士九段 琉球伝統古武術保存武道協会
19 Yuuko Tomimoto, Hanshi 10th-dan, Ryukyu Kobudo Maeda-ryu Bojutsu Photographed February 18, 2013
富本 祐宏 範士十段 琉球古武道前田流棒術
20 Kiyoshi Yogi, Kyoshi 8th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo & Kyoshi 8th-dan Uechi-ryu Kei Yogi Ryu Yogi kaikan so honbu Photographed Feb 18, 2013
與儀 清 教士八段 琉球古武道 教士八段 上地流系 與儀流 與儀会館総本部
21 Yoshiaki Gakiya, Kyoshi 8th-dan, Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei Photographed April 11, 2013
我喜屋 良章 教士八段 全沖縄古武道連盟
22 Kiyohide Shinjo, Hanshi 9th-dan, Uechi-ryu Karate Photographed April 11, 2013
新城 清秀 範士九段 上地流空手
23 Seiei Nakaza, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Kiyobukan Photographed June 18, 2013
仲座 清栄 範士十段 沖縄小林流 清武館
24 Tsuyoshi Uechi, Hanshi 9th-dan, Isshin-ryu Karate Photographed October 27, 2013
上地 強 範士九段 一心流空手
25 Satoshi Toyama, 7th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed October 27, 2013
當山 敏 七段 剛柔流空手
26 Zenshu Toyama, Hanshi 10th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed October 27, 2013
當山 全秋 範士十段 剛柔流空手
27 Narihiro Shinjo, Kyoshi 7th-dan, Uechi-ryu Karate Photographed February 25, 2014
新城 成博 教士七段 上地流空手
28 Meitetsu Yagi, Hanshi 10th-dan, Goju-ryu Meibukan Karate Photographed March 3, 2014
八木 明哲 範士十段 剛柔流明武舘空手
29 Ippei Yagi, 6th-dan Okinawa Karate Do Gojyukai 5th-dan Zen Okinawa Karate Do Renmei Photographed March 3, 2014
八木一平 六段 沖縄空手道剛柔会 五段 全沖縄空手道連盟
30 Yukio Kuniyoshi, Kaicho, Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai Photographed April 8, 2014
国吉 幸雄 会長 琉球古武道保存振興会
31 Naonobu Ahagon, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Karate & Kobudo Shorin-ryu Photographed April 25, 2014
阿波根 直信 範士十段 沖縄空手 古武道小林流
32 Seiyu Nakamura, Hanshi 10th-dan Okinawa Dento Shidokan Karate Kobujutsu Kokusai Renmei Photographed June 3, 2014
中村 清祐 範士十段 沖縄伝統志道館空手古武術 国際連盟
33 Tetsu Gima, Hanshi 9th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate – Jundokan Photographed June 12, 2014
儀間 哲 範士九段 沖縄剛柔流空手道総本部 順道館
34 Tsueno Kinjo, Hanshi 9th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate – Jundokan Photographed June 12, 2014
金城 常雄 範士九段 沖縄剛柔流空手道総本部 順道館
35 Tetsunosuke Yasuda, Hanshi 10th Dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate Jundokan Photographed June 12, 2014
安田 哲之助 範士十段 沖縄剛柔流空手道総本部 順道館
Tatsuya Naka Shotokan Karate (guest) Photographed July 16, 2014
中 達也 松濤館流空手（ゲスト）
36 Choko Kiyuna, Hanshi 10th Dan, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
喜友名 朝孝 範士十段 沖縄少林流空手
37 Eishou Nakazato, Hanshi 10th Dan, Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
仲里 栄昭 範士十段 沖縄少林流空手
38 Kazuo Uezato, Hanshi 10th-dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Tomari-te Karate do Kyoukai Photographed July 16, 2014
上里 一雄 範士十段 沖縄剛柔流泊手 空手道協会
39 Eiki Kurashita, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu International Karate Kobudo League Photographed July 16, 2014
蔵下 英喜 範士十段 沖縄剛柔流国際空手古武道連盟
40 Minoru Higa, Hanshi 10th-dan, Shorin-ryu Kyudokan Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
比嘉稔 範士十段 小林流究道館空手
41 Koyu Higa,4th-dan, Shorin-ryu Kyudokan Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
比嘉康雄 四段 少林流究道館空手
42 Masanobu Sakugawa, Hanshi 9th-dan, Shorinji-ryu Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
佐久川 政信 範士九段 少林寺流空手
43 Takashi Okuma, Hanshi 9th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kushinkan Photographed July 16, 2014
奥間 隆 範士九段 沖縄剛柔流 空手道 空心館
44 Masaaki Ikemiyagi,Hanshi 9th-dan, Goju-ryu Okinawa Meibukan Photographed July 16, 2014
池宮城 政明 範士九段 剛柔流沖縄明武館
45 Senkichi Oyakawa, Hanshi 9th-dan, Shorinji-ryu Karate Photographed July 16, 2014
親川仙吉 範士九段 少林寺流空手
46 Seisho Itokazu, Hanshi 9th-dan, Matayoshi Kobudo Photographed July 18, 2014
糸数 盛昌 範士九段 又吉古武道
47 Kiyomi Yogi, 6th-dan, Matayoshi Kobudo Photographed July 18, 2014
與儀 清美 六段 又吉古武道
48 Masahiro Nakamoto, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Dentou Kobudo Photographed July 18, 2014
仲本 政博 範士十段 沖縄伝統古武道
49 Mamoru Nakamoto, Kyoshi 8th-dan, Okinawa Dentou Kobudo Photographed July 18, 2014
仲本守 教士八段 沖縄伝統古武道
50 Seiki Takushi, Hanshi 9th-dan, Goju-ryu Karate Photographed July 18, 2014
沢岻 政輝 範士九段 剛柔流空手
51 Kotaro Iha, Hanshi 10th-dan, Ryukyu Kobudo Ryu Kon Kai Photographed July 18, 2014
伊波 光太郎 範士十段 琉球古武道流棍会
52 Morinobu Maeshiro, Hanshi 9th-dan, Shorin-ryu Photographed September 1, 2014
真栄城 守信 範士九段 小林流
53 Haruyoshi Shimabukuro, Kyoushi 8th-dan, Uechi-ryu Karate-do Photographed September 1, 2014
島袋 春吉 教士八段 上地流空手道
54 Koei Teruya, Hanshi 10th-dan, Goju-ryu Photographed September 1, 2014
照屋 幸栄 範士十段 剛柔流
55 Tsuguo Sakumoto, Hanshi 9th-dan, Ryuei-ryu Photographed September 1, 2014
佐久本嗣男 範士九段 劉衛流
56 Hitoshi Oyakawa, Kyoshi 8th-dan, Shorinji-ryu Photographed September 1, 2014
親川 仁志 教士八段 少林寺流
57 Morio Higaonna, Hanshi 10th-dan, Okinawa Goju-ryu Photographed September 1, 2014
東恩納 盛男 範士十段 沖縄剛柔流
58 Tsutomu Nakahodo, Hanshi 10th-dan, Shohei-ryu (Uechi-ryu) Photographed September 1, 2014
仲程 力 範士十段 昭平流（上地流系）
VOLUME 2
59 Yoshimasa Matsuda, Hanshi 10th-danOkinawa Shorin-ryu Myobukan Photographed January 23, 2015
60 Hirokazu Matsuda, Shihan 7th-dan Okinawa Shorin-ryu Myobukan Photographed January 23, 2015
61 Masaharu Higa, 8th dan Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate-Do Myobu-kan Yomitan Chapter Dojo Photographed May 15, 2015
62 Katsuyoshi Chibana, 7th dan Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate-Do Myobu-kan Yomitan Chapter Dojo Photographed May 15, 2015
63 Keishun Kakinohana, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorin Ryu Shorinkai Photographed June 26, 2015
64 Hisatsugu Akaike, Okinawa Karate-do Shorin Ryu Shorinkai Photographed June 26, 2015
65 Tsuneo Shimabukuro, 島袋常雄 9th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate, 9th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed September 16, 2015
66 Nobuko Oshiro, Kyoshi, 8th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association Photographed November 6, 2015
67 Yonamine Kousuke, Hanshi 10thdan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association Ryukyu Kobudo Kenryoryu Association Photographed December 18, 2015
68 Hiroshi Takamiyagi, Hanshi 10th dan Goshukan Ryu Karatedo Photographed December 18, 2015
69 Maeshiro Shusei10th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate 10th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed January 8, 2016
70 Teruya Masao10th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate 10th-dan Ryukyu Kobudo Photographed January 8, 2016
71 Shintoku Takara 10th dan Okinawa Uechi-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed on July 11th, 2016
72 Kazuya Takara 8th dan Okinawa Uechi-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed on July 11th, 2016
73 Takenori Uechi 5th dan Okinawa Uechi-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed on July 11th, 2016
74 Isao Yagi 9th dan Ryukyu Royal Family Martial Arts Bu Mai Moidi Motoburyu Gassen Tuidi School Photographed on September 15th, 2016
75 Hatsuko Machida 町田初子 6th dan Uechi-ryu, Uechi-ryu Ageda Women’s Dojo Photographed on January 17th, 2017
76 Koichi Nakasone 9th-dan Ryukyu Kingdom Sui-di Bujutsu Photographed on July 11th, 2017
77 Dell Hamby 6th dan Uechi-ryu Karate 6th dan Ryukyu Kobudo Shimbukan Photographed on July 25th, 2018
78 Yasuhiro Uema 上間 康弘 9th dan Shorin-ryu Karate, Photographed on July 27th, 2018
79 Masahiro Teruya 照屋雅浩 8th-dan Shorin-ryu Karate Photographed on July 27th, 2018
80 Moriaki Shimabukuro島袋盛昭 8th dan Shorin-ryu Karate, Photographed on July 27th, 2018
81 Takeshi Uema 上間健 7th-dan Shorin-ryu Karate Photographed on July 27th, 2018
82 Yoshitsune Senaga 上間健 10th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate Do Kenseikai Photographed on November 30th, 2018
83 Koichi Yamashiro 9th dan Matayoshi Kobudo Photographed on March 1st, 2019
84 Takeshi Tamaki 9th dan International Shogen-Ryu Karate Do Kyokai
85 Masahiko Tokashiki 8th dan International Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Kyokai Photographed March 5th, 2019
86 Kiyomasa Maeda 10th dan Okinawa Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Association Photographed March 19th, 2019
87 Chikara Shinjo 7th dan Okinawa Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Association Photographed March 19th, 2019
88 Satoshi Tamashiro 6th dan Okinawa Shogen-Ryu Karate-Do Association Photographed March 19th, 2019
89 Kenyu Chinen 9th-dan World Oshukai Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate Do Kobudo Federation Photographed March 25th, 2019
90 Fusei Kise 10th dan Matsumura Orthodox Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Photographed April 13th, 2019
91 Isao Kise 10th dan Matsumura Orthodox Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo Photographed April 13th, 2019
92 Meitatsu Yagi 10th-dan International Meibukan Goju-ryu Karate-do Association Photographed August 25th 2019
93 Kiichi Nakamoto 10th-dan Goju-ryu Karate 10th dan Ryukyu Dento Kobujutsu Photographed August 25th 2019
94 Yae Takahashi 7th-dan Goju-ryu Karate-do / Ryukyu Dento Kobujutsu Photographed August 25th 2019
95 Seikichi Iha 10th-dan Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate, Beikoku Shidokan Karatedo Association Photographed August 29th 2019
96 Kanji Uechi 7th dan Uechi-ryu karate Photographed 21 January 2020
97 Masanari Kikugawa 9th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-Do Photographed 21 January 2020
98 Sadanao Uechi 7th dan Uechi-ryu karate Photographed 21 January 2020
99 Sadayuki Taira 8th dan Goju-ryu karate, Okinawa Karatedo Gojukai. Photographed 21 January 2020
100 Kiyoshige Hanashiro 8th dan Shorinji-ryu (Shorin-ryu). Photographed 21 January 2020
101 Kagemasa Yoshimoto 8th dan Ryukyu Kobudo Shinbukan Photographed 24 January 2020
102 Setsuko Yoshimoto 6th dan Ryukyu Kobudo Shinbukan Photographed 24 January 2020
103 Satoshi Iraha 8th-dan Okinawa Karate, Kobudo Shorin-ryu Reiho-kan Photographed 24 January 2020
104 Seiko Kamiunten 9th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate Do Shinkoukai Photographed 24 January 2020
105 Kinjo Mika 3rd dan Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate do 2nd dan Ryukonkai Kobudo Photographed 24 January 2020
106 Giyu Gibo 10th dan Shobukan (Shorin-ryu) Photographed 24 January 2020
107 Hidetada Ishki 8th dan Okinawa Kobudo Shurei no Kuni Photographed 12 March 2020
108 Shonoshin Ishiki 3rd dan Okinawa Kobudo Shurei no Kuni Photographed 12 March 2020
109 Kenei Shimabukuro 10th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Goeikai Photographed 14 March 2020
110 Hiroshi Ganaha 9th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Goeikai. Photographed 14 March 2020
111 Yoshimasa Kakazu 10th-dan Okinawa Karatedo Shorinryu Kyukodan Kenshikai Association Photographed 7 July 2020
112 Takashi Kinjo 10th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate & 10th-dan Kobudo. Photographed 15 July 2020
113 Masami Kinjo 8th-dan Uechi-ryu Karate & 8th-dan Kobudo. Photographed 15 July 2020
114 Bunshiro Nagamine 3rd-dan, Matsubayashi-ryu Karate (Shorin-ryu) Photographed 8 August 2020
115 Mitsutada Iha 7th dan Ryukyu Kobudo Ryu Kon Kai Photographed 23 August 2020
116 Maki Toguchi 6th dan Ryukyu Kingdom Sui-di Bujutsu Photographed 23 August 2020
117 Mineo Toguchi 3rd dan Ryukyu Kingdom Sui-di Bujutsu Photographed 23 August 2020
118 Sachiko Seki 6th dan Goju-ryu Karate Hokama Kobudo Photographed 13 September 2020
119 Chieko Toma 4th dan Goju-ryu Karate Tamagsuku Udui Kanaharu Photographed 13 September 2020
120 Toshihiro Oshiro 9th dan Shima-Ha Shorin-Ryu karate, 8th dan Yamanni Chinen Ryu kobujutsu.Photographed 21 November 2020
121 Norihiko Masuda 7th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed July 25th 2021
122 Ryoichi Onaga 9th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed August 20th 2021
123 Seigo Takara 8th dan Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Photographed August 20th 2021
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How can I purchase this publication?
It will be available through BLURB.com from mid November. We are currently in the process of showing test copies to the karate masters to get their feedback and to make final edits before it goes on sale.
We’ll done James & Chris. What brilliant idea. I was in Okinawa training with Hokama Sensei while you where traveling round taking photos back in February this year. Good luck with it Steve from u.k sheffield
Congratulations from Brazil to those ones who have this greate ideia.
Francisco
Blumenau City
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Congratulations on this Fine work of Art. Superb Photos. Many of these Masters have never had such great quality Photos available or taken of them. This is History in the making. These Photos and books will stand out as a snapshot in time of Okinawa, Karate, Kobudo, and the general state of Martial Arts at this time. Thank You !
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Your work and record of present day 21 st century Okinawan masters is thoroughly appreciated
The future generations will have the good fortune to know these teachers
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Hi!
On the Masters’ list of both volumes, I didn’t see Kenyu Chinen’s name. Is it a mistake because I saw pictures of him on your Facebook Masters page and I also saw is name in one of your articles?
If so, can you tell me in which volume I’ll be able
to find him?
Thank you for your great job!
Volume 1 contained the first 58 masters photographed (March 2012 to September 2014)
Volume 2 will hopefully be released in 2020. Kenyu Chinen was the 89th master I photographed so he will be in that volume.
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