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Canadian Seminar With Vice President Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi 10th Dan, May 2019
Attention WMKA members: Anshin school karate is proud to present training sessions and seminar with Arakaki Sensei 10th Dan Hanshi, WMKA Vice President. Sensei will arrive in Canada May 24th. Classes will be held from May 26th to the 31th. The seminar will be on June 1st from 10 AM to 4 PM. All WMKA Members are welcome please contact Stephen Trombley at sensei@anshindojo.com for further information
Read more→New Year’s Greeting from the President
Dear WMKA members from around the world, A Happy New Year! Shin-nen akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! I congratulate you all in welcoming a bright new year wherever you are living now. We are celebrating a wonderful new year with our families, friends and communities here in Okinawa.
Read more→WMKA President Yoshitaka Taira Cultural Commendation Award
On November 8th, 2017 Yoshitaka Taira Hanshi, President of the WMKA, was awarded the prestigious Cultural Commendation from the Prefecture of Okinawa. This commendation was awarded for his cultural contribution in the field of karate and kobujutsu.
Read more→USA Seminar in San Jose, California with Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi July 20-July 22, 2018
The next USA Matsubayashi Seminar will be held in San Jose, California from July 20, 2018 through July 22, 2018. The seminar will include kihon drills, specific kata review and corrections, kata applications, Sotai Renshu drills and instruction in bo Kata. Arakaki Sensei will be sharing his insights on kata and various new aspects of traditional karate.
Read more→Seminar in Australia with Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi
In November 2017, the Matsubayashi-ryu Karate Association of Australia hosted Sensei Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi 10th Dan of the World Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do Association for his third training tour to Australia.
Read more→6th Annual Soke Nagamine Memorial Weekend – August 11 &12, 2017 (Soke Takayoshi Nagamine Birthday Commemoration Event) – Cocoa Beach Karate
Practicing Matsubayashi Ryu martial artists from across the continent came together this weekend in Cocoa Beach to honor Soke Takayoshi Nagamine. Soke previously came to visit Cocoa Beach in July of 2011. He was to do so again in 2012, but passed away in April of that year.
Read more→Matsubayashi Ryu Seminar In Canada with Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi, 10th Dan
News Post August 10, 2917: On July 31st to August 6th Toshimitsu Arakaki, Hanshi, 10th,visited Canada. Hosted by Steve Trombly, Kyoshi, 7th Dan, training sessions were conducted twice daily. Arakaki Sensei corrected kata and instructed various new aspects of traditional karate.
Read more→Matsubayashi Ryu Taikai 2017 in Großefehn
The WMKA/EMKA Matsubayashi Ryu Taikai 2017 was held in Grossefehn/Germany on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of May. This yearly event was created by Martin O‘Malley Sensei from Ireland in 2015. In this occasion we received Matsubayashi Ryu Karateka from Spain, Norway, England, Ireland, The Netherlands and Germany.
Read more→Seminar and Classes in Canada With Arakaki Toshimitsu Sensei 10th Dan, Hanshi-sei July 31st-August 6th, 2017
Sensei Arakaki Toshimitsu will be visiting Canada again from July 31st to August 6th, 2017. The classes and seminar will be hosted by Anshin dojo. Space is limited to 50 people.An attendance fee of $150 includes all classes that week and the seminar on Saturday and Sunday.
Read more→Karate No Hi 2016 “Guiness Challenge” for the Guiness Book of World Records
Every year Karate No Hi (Karate Day), hold something exciting and fun. The main road in Naha “Kokusai Dori” is blocked off for demonstations by karate masters of the various Okinawan karate styles as well as students from many dojos in Okinawa performing either on stage or in the street.
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