It has been more than one year since the passing away of Soke Takayoshi Nagamine on April 25, 2012. We know you all miss Soke Takayoshi Nagamine together with his vigorous loud voice and his childlike smile. Nobody and nothing can fill his vacancy. Althought we have to mourn for Soke Takayoshi Nagamine for many more years we must continue to work hard and spread his legacy around the world without him. Soke might say “Hi guys- why are you so quiet ? Are you sleeping ? Wake up and move on forwards !” I think you have all done a great job and it would have made Soke very happy. This is because all previous dojoowners except two (one left and the other we were unable to contact due a mailing address change) remain inWMKA. We also have five new dojo owners of which four are current WMKA members and one is a new member. I think Soke would say in his supernatural spiritual body: “ Thank you everybody. I am glad you didn’t forget me.  Show me you can do without me !”. Since you can’t hear from Soke, nor have much news from Okinawa, I want to post miscellaneous news from Okinawa once in a while as the overseas manager. It may not be big news, but I hope you will get some information about Okinawa. Dan Promotion Test on May 31, 2013. We had a Dan promotion test at the Nagamine Dojo. Usually we have dan promotion tests twice a year in […]

A very successful weekend of Matsubayashi –Ryu Karate in honor of Soke Nagamine— about 75 attended over 3 days.

Dear all WMKA and EMKA members, I hope all of you are having success and happiness in your daily lives as well as in your karate life wherever you live. It is close to one year since the passing away of Soke Takayoshi Nagamine on April 25, 2012. It caused great shock and sorrow for all members around the world. Especially, here at Okinawa Headquarters all was completely halted for more than four months. 

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

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

(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. […]