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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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