Dear WMKA & EMKA Dojo Owners I think you are busy and enjoying A Happy New Year. I pray the best for you in 2013. Everything is well in Okinawa too.
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Announcement from Okinawa Headquarters
Dear all WMKA & EMKA Dojo Owners, This year is almost over and you must be very busy reviewing the year and preparing for next year. This year was a very sad and painful year for all of us. We lost Soke Takayoshi Nagamine on April 25, 2012. Soke Nagamine’s personal value and value as a great karate Master was proved and recognized by the magazine article in the famous Official Karate magazine’s November 2012 fall edition. As I stated in my previous message, we need your support and cooperation to preserve and continue his legacy and Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-Do around the world.
Read moreMessage from President Yoshitaka Taira
Dear all WMKA and EMKA members: Honoring Soke Takayoshi Nagamine and his Legacy Most of you have already enjoyed and been impressed by the Magazine article of Soke Takayoshi Nagamine on Official Karate Website. The magazine article is a successful co-product of all WMKA & EMKA members around the world. As you can see, the magazine article was coedited by both Mr. Des Chaskelson and Mr. Reece Cummings together with many Dojo Owners and members who contributed their tribute quotes to Soke. I want to express my gratitude from the bottom of my heart to everyone who worked on the magazine article.
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Official Karate Magazine Fall Issue Article about Soke Takayoshi Nagamine
Magazine with photos at: http://issuu.com/officialkaratemag/docs/ok.fall.2012b Full article with quotes from WMKA members at: http://www.officialkaratemag.com/386-2
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WALTER ROWDEN
Walter E. Rowden, 8th Dan Kyoshi, age 76, of Belleville died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Funeral service 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial at Smithton City Cemetery, Smithton. George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville. Published in Belleville News-Democrat on October 4, 2012
Read moreAnnouncement from Okinawa Headquarters
Dear all WMKA Dojo Owners, The London Olympic are over. I hope you all have returned to your normal peaceful everyday life and are pursuing karate practice in your own countries. Four months have passed since the passing away of Soke Takayoshi Nagamine, “the strongest leader and the greatest advertisement symbol of the WMKA”.
Read moreAnnouncement from Okinawa Headquarters
Dear all WMKA Dojo Owners, I am sure all members are healthy and pursuing karate practice in your own countries. It is very hot in Okinawa. How is it in your countries ?
Read moreAnnouncement for Dojo Owners
To all World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Association Dojo Owners: Announcement from Okinawa Headquarters (2) Please enter the secure page and click on the link to the new “Dojo Owner’s News Page” for a very important announcement.
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Announcement of New Executive Members of Okinawa Headquarters
(As authorized by Sensei Fred Christian, 8th Dan, Kyoshi) To all World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Association Members Announcement of New Executive Members of Okinawa Headquarters Dear all WMKA members, I am sure all members are healthy and pursuing karate practice in your own countries. We all remember as if it was just yesterday that the 2nd Soke Takayoshi Nagamone’s Unbelievable Passing Away on April 25,2012. He was about to leave for Norway and Germany on May 7th, Canada and USA in July and Ireland in August. Soke Nagamine enthusiastically talked and was actively working for World Karate-do Seminar in Okinawa starting from November 3, 2013. We are still shocked and hardly believe of Soke’s sudden passing away. We discussed within all board member meeting what the best way to succeed and preserve the Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do for future generation. We unanimously decided to adapt Association President System instead of Soke System on General Conference on June 9,2012. The new executive Members such as President ,Vice president ,Chairman of board…etc. will be listed on this letter. I think it is our obligation to 1st Soke Shoshin Nagamine and 2nd Soke Takayoshi Nagamine to Discipline 18 Kata and 7 Yakusoku Kumite Correctly together with Spiritual Essence of Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do and pass down to younger generation. Under the present difficult situation, I ask you all World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do members to stand up together and cooperate to overcome many problems ahead and proceed to bright future of WMKA and EMKA. The new executive members are as follow. […]
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75th Anniversary Festival of Matsubayashi-Ryu and the Original Honbu Dojo 13th Anniversary Tribute to Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine’s Passing
75th Anniversary Festival of Matsubayashi-Ryu and the Original Honbu Dojo 13th Anniversary Tribute to Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine’s Passing The ceremonial celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of Matsubayashi-Ryu Karate-Do and the 13th Memorial Karate-Do demonstration for the late Grand Master Shoshin Nagamine was a large and exciting event. The event was attended by dojo owners and students from all over the world. Attendees included participants from Spain, Norway, England, Ireland, Germany, Okinawa, Japan (mainland), New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Canada and the USA.
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