International Okinawan Gōjū ryū Karate dō Federation

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Abbreviation IOGKF Type NGO		Formation 1979
Purpose Traditional Martial Art Headquarters IOGKF International Administrative Office Location Burlington, Ontario, Canada

International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation (IOGKF), also known as the International Federation of Karate-do Goju-ryu Okinawa, is an international martial art organization covering Gōjū-ryū karate. It was founded by Morio Higaonna (b. 1938) in July 1979. Higaonna is the founder and Chairman of the IOGKF International. The IOGKF is responsible for spreading the original Gōjū-ryū karate style of Okinawa throughout the world, following the teachings of Chojun Miyagi. In 2003, the IOGKF was estimated to have around 50,000 members in 45 countries.

IOGKF Structure:

Honorary Chairman: Anichi Miyagi

President of the IOGKF: Morio Higaonna

IOGKF World Chief Instructor: Tetsuji Nakamura

Technical Advisor and Headquarters Grading Panel: Bakkies Laubscher and Kazuo Terauchi

IOGKF Chairman: Katsuya Yamashiro

IOGKF Vice Chief Instructor: Ernie Molyneux and Henrik Larsen

IOGKF Executive Committee and Headquarters Grading Panel: Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen and Tetsuji Nakamura

References

International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation Wikipedia

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