by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Tomohiro Arashiro was born in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan. He began studying karate in 1968 with Nakaima Kenko, grandson of Ryuei Ryu founder Nakaima Norisato. A jr. high school student at the time, Arashiro and his friend Matsuda Takeshi (today also highly ranked in...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
George Kotaka Sensei was born on July 28, 1977, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He began karate at age 3 under his father, Chuzo Kotaka Sensei. George tested his skills on a national level at the 1988 AAU National Championships in Richmond, Virginia, where he won gold medals...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Born September 7, 1956, Hideharu Igaki Sensei is in his second decade as the Head Coach for the USA National Karate Federation U.S. National Karate Team. His black belt is in Fujitani-Ha Shito-Ryu Meibu-Kai and instructors license in Tenshin-Ko-Ryu Kenpo. He also...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Shihan means “master instructor” and only those with the highest levels of skill in both the art of Karate and the vocation of teaching, are awarded this honor. Shihan Minakami is a dedicated and enthusiastic practitioner and teacher of Karatedo he is...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
< img class=”alignleft wp-image-139″ alt=”Sensei Kunio Miyake” src=”https://jkfhonbudojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Sensei-Kunio-Miyake1.jpg” width=”165″ height=”202″ />The founder of Shuko-Kai...
