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Date
Friday, October 25, 2024 11:00-12:00
*Due to the convenience of the venue, general admission to the “Dedication Demonstration” is not permitted.
Venue
Okinawa Karate Kaikan Special Dojo
Purpose of Inaugural Dedication
The purpose of the Inaugural Dedication is to honor our ancestors who created, developed, and passed down the art of karate by presenting and performing the techniques that have been handed down through the generations at the Okinawa Karate Kaikan Special Dojo, and to raise awareness of Karate Day and Okinawa as the birthplace of karate throughout Japan and beyond.
Event information
Following opening remarks from the organizer and guest-of-honor, the presidents of the four member organizations of the Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai will present a demonstration. A Dedication Performance featuring an individual who has been designated as an intangible cultural asset of Okinawa Prefecture will take place at the end of the event.
Introducing performer
List of performers for dedication demonstration in 2024
- Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Kikugawa Masanari
Goju-ryu Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Maeshiro Morinobu
Shorin-ryu Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Iha Kotaro
Kobudo Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Nakahodo Tsutomu
Uechi-ryu Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Nakamoto Masahiro
Kobudo Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Takara Shintoku
Uechi-ryu Hanshi 10th Dan - Holder of Okinawa Prefecture designated intangible cultural asset
Higaonna Morio
Goju-ryu Chief Shihan
Program
- Opening
- Demonstration by the chairman of 4 member organizations of Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai
- Introducing Inaugural Dedication
- Inaugural Dedication 2024
- Commemorative photograph