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Biography of Senaha Shigetoshi Sensei
24th January 1941
Senaha Shigetoshi was born
Early 50's
Started Training in Karate at High school (Matusubayashi Ryu Shorin Ryu)
August 1958
Started learning Karate under Meitoku Yagi
September 1958
Started learning Kobudo under Shinken Taira
April 1967
Became Director of the All Okinawan Karate-do Association
April 1969
Became Vice-President of the Okinawa Karate-do Gojyu-Kai
October 1974
Established the Tomishiro Meibukan Dojo
April 1983
Became a Judge at Shogo-Shinsa
April 1987
Became President of the Okinawa Karate-do Gojyu-Kai
June 1987
Received Hanshi 9th Dan
April 1985 - 1993
President of the Okinawa Gojyu-ryu Meibu-Kai
October 1993
Invited to the 1st China-Ryukyu Bujutsu Goodwill match in Taiwan
April 1995
Became President of the Tomishiro Bujutsu Kyokai
April 1996
Organized the 2nd China-Ryukyu Bujutsu Goodwill match in Okinawa
August 1996
Invited to Canada to teach Gojyu-ryu
October 1996
Demonstrated at the World Budo Action Seminar in Germany
March 1999
Formed the Ryusyokai
In addition to the above Senaha Sensei has been invited to teach Okinawa Goju
Ryu Karate in many countries around the world. Canada, Cuba, Brazil, India,
America, Hawaii, Australia, Germany, and England being some of them.
Senaha Shigetoshi was born
Early 50's
Started Training in Karate at High school (Matusubayashi Ryu Shorin Ryu)
August 1958
Started learning Karate under Meitoku Yagi
September 1958
Started learning Kobudo under Shinken Taira
April 1967
Became Director of the All Okinawan Karate-do Association
April 1969
Became Vice-President of the Okinawa Karate-do Gojyu-Kai
October 1974
Established the Tomishiro Meibukan Dojo
April 1983
Became a Judge at Shogo-Shinsa
April 1987
Became President of the Okinawa Karate-do Gojyu-Kai
June 1987
Received Hanshi 9th Dan
April 1985 - 1993
President of the Okinawa Gojyu-ryu Meibu-Kai
October 1993
Invited to the 1st China-Ryukyu Bujutsu Goodwill match in Taiwan
April 1995
Became President of the Tomishiro Bujutsu Kyokai
April 1996
Organized the 2nd China-Ryukyu Bujutsu Goodwill match in Okinawa
August 1996
Invited to Canada to teach Gojyu-ryu
October 1996
Demonstrated at the World Budo Action Seminar in Germany
March 1999
Formed the Ryusyokai
In addition to the above Senaha Sensei has been invited to teach Okinawa Goju
Ryu Karate in many countries around the world. Canada, Cuba, Brazil, India,
America, Hawaii, Australia, Germany, and England being some of them.
| Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Master Shigetoshi Senaha Sensei 9th Dan Ryusyokai Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate |
RYU (Ryu-Kyu "Okinawa")
SYO (To take Flight)
KAI (Association)
| The dominant feature of the Ryusyokai crest of Sensei Shigatoshi Senaha is the phoenix. The phoenix is a mythological creature that burns in a ball of fire and then is reborn anew out of its own ashes. Behind the phoenix is a globe and and the island of Okinawa. This represents the Ryusyokai taking off from Okinawa and spreading around the world. The overall shape of the crest is a stylized letter "R" which of course stands for Ryusyokai. |
Ryusyokai Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Master Shigetoshi Senaha Sensei 9th Dan. Recently visited our Dojo in England for a week accompanied by Hidenobu Tamaki Sempai 8th Dan (Sensei's next visit to the U.K. is being planned for 2010) |
| Senaha Shigetoshi Sensei is the founder and President of the Ryusyokai. Ryusyokai is a Martial Art system of Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate as well as a group of affiliate Dojos around the World. The purpose of Ryusyokai is to share and preserve the true ways and training methods of Traditional Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate, and to promote loyalty, honour, and respect. Students of Senaha Sensei and the Ryusyokai are varied and individuals under his guidance. From the base of Ryusyokai Okinawa Goju Ryu, training at the highest levels will be achieved. Be it studying Okinawan Karate or Kobu Jutsu or the training methods of Okinawan Ti. |
Ryusyokai Okinawa Karate UK |
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