In 1967, this entity was remodeled to become the “Zen (all) Okinawa Karatedō Renmei (federation)” with Nagamine Shōshin of Matsubayashi-ryū being the president. The 4 major styles Uechi-ryū, Gōjū-ryū, Shōrin-ryū and Matsubayashi-ryū united into one body known as the “Okinawa Karatedō Federation”. The purposes were to properly inherit and transmit karate and to support its international diffusion and development. This organization was established in 1956 at a time when there was no organizational activity in the Okinawa karate world. Vice-presidents: Ikemiyagi Masaaki, Taira Yoshitaka, Yagi Meitatsu and Nakazato Minoru President: the Okinawa Governor, Tamaki Denny (Source: founding general meeting records) It aims at the establishment of Okinawa as not only the birthplace of karatedō and kobudō but also the Mecca for world karate. This organization was established with the purposes of planning the preservation, transmission and worldwide popularization of Okinawa traditional karatedō and kobudō. Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai (Society for the Advancement of the Traditional Okinawa Karate) They are Takara Shintoku (90 years old, Uechi-ry ū ), Iha Seikichi (87 years old, Sh ō rin-ry ū ), Nakahodo Tsutomu (86 years old, Uechi-ry ū ), Iha K ō tar ō (81 years old, Kobujutsu), Maeshiro Morinobu (75 years old, Sh ō rin-ry ū ) and Kikugawa Masanari (74, G ō j ū -ry ū ). On May 19th, 2020, 6 new masters were recognized as asset holders. They are Ishikawa Seitoku sensei (1925-2013, Shōrin-ryū), Uehara Takenobu sensei (1930-2021, Uechi-ryū), Hichiya Yoshio sensei (1930-2017, Gōjū-ryū), Nakamoto Masahiro sensei (82 years old, Kobudō）and Higaonna Morio sensei (82 years old, Gōjū-ryū). On May 7th 2013, 5 masters were also recognized by the prefecture. The same year on August 8th, the following masters were recognized as holders in this field: Nagamine Shōshin (1907-1997, Matsubayashi-ryū), Yagi Meitoku (1912-2003, Gōjū-ryū) and Itokazu Seiki (1915-2006, Uechi-ryū). In 1997, “Karate and kobujustu” was recognized as an Intangible Cultural Asset by the Okinawa Prefecture. Email address: (Please remove the before and after Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset “Okinawa Karate and Kobujutsu” preservation society ( Okinawa ken shitei mukei bunkazai “Okinawa no karate kobujutsu” hozonkai)
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