Yoshio Kuba Hanshi, Goju-Ryu Karate-Do 10. dan
Yoshio Kuba Hanshi is a 10th Dan black belt and is the head of the Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo- Kai in Okinawa. He was a direct student of Seikichi Toguchi sensei, who was a student of Chojun Miyagi sensei and Seko Higa sensei. Kuba Sensei epitomizes the understanding of Goju-Ryu and his understand of its concepts and application is legendary but off and on the dojo floor. He run a full-time acupuncturist practice in Okinawa and is head of the Acupuncture Association in Japan.
Achievements:
- Started Judo at age of 9.
- Learned Kendo at age of 14.
- Became an apprentice of Seikichi Toguchi sensei of Goju-Ryu at age 17.
- Became a director of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Shoreikan at age 27.
- Became a technical director of Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Shoreikan at age 34.
Posts Held or Holding
- Chairman of Okinawa Prefecture Acupuncture Association.
- Director of Okinawa City Karate‐Do Federation
- Standing Director of Okinawa Prefecture Karate‐Do Union
- Vice Chairman of Okinawa City Youth Sports Association
- Vice Chairman and General Master of Okinawa Karate‐Do Rengo-Kai Association
- Director of Goju‐Ryu Karate Kenpo-Kai
- President of Authentic Goju-Ryu Karate‐Do & Kobudo Federation Kenbukan the original Traditional Okinawa Martial Arts.
EDUCATION
- Master’s degree in pharmacy
- Qualified Acupuncturist
Hirokuni Yamashiro Hanshi, Uechi-Ryu 9. Dan
Date of birth: 17.02.1955. Student of Sensei Shigeru Takamiyagi. Chief Instructor of Koza Dojo in Okinawa City.
Takahiro Shinjo Shihan, Tomari-Te 8. dan
- Takahiro Shinjo sensei is President of Kenryu-Doshikai
- Educator coach of Ryo Kiyuna, who three-time Kata World Champion and Olympic Champion
- Board member of Okinawa Prefectural Karate Federation
- Vice President of Okinawa City Sports Association
- Okinawa Goju-Ryu, Tomari-Te, Japan Sports Organization Karate senior trainer Okinawa Prefecture
- Youth Sports Organization Council member
- Okinawa City Youth Sports Organization headquarter member
- Okinawa Karate-Do Kenpo-Kai (Souke, the head of Organization: Yoshio Kuba sensei) the headmaster
- Okinawa Karate-Do Tomari-Te Shorin-Ryu master
- Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate-Do instructor, master
- Okinawa Karate-Do Shuri-Te Matsumura-Ha master
Mihály Fischer Sensei, Goju – Ryu 4. dan
Hungarian National Coach and his Student Gábor Hárspataki is Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist.
- He is the head coach of MTK and Hungarian National Coach.
- For the past 12 years the MTK team has been the Hungarian Champion in all age categories.
- His students got 27 medals in European Championship and World Championship.
- His adult students won four European Championship medals and one Olympic bronze medal.