Kenkon Dojo

19/04/2026

10/02/2026

09/02/2026

An’Ichi Miyagi Sensei, discepolo di Chojun Miyagi Sensei e Maestro del mio Maestro, oggi avrebbe compiuto 95 anni.

A lui va il mio pensiero affettuoso e grato per tutto quello che ci ha trasmesso e che proteggiamo gelosamente nella IOGKF.

Nelle foto preziosi ricordi:
- sulla tomba di An’Ichi Sensei che ci ha lasciato nel 2009

- Il mio durissimo esame a Godan nel Dojo di Higaonna Sensei con in commissione An’Ichi Sensei (che mi ha esaminato anche per il quarto e sesto dan), e naturalmente Higaonna Sensei.

- con An’Ichi Sensei nel Budokan nel 1998.

- con An’Ichi Sensei in occasione di un Sayonara Party, anche insieme a Shuichi Aragaki Sensei discepolo del fondatore Chojun Miyagi Sensei.

Grazie Taigô per la condivisione.

05/02/2026

Yesterday, I asked Katsuya Yamashiro Sensei in Okinawa about the year Sakiyama Roshi passed away. When he contacted Kozenji Temple, he was told that it was today—February 5, 2021. He said it felt like a mysterious connection. Yamashiro Sensei had attended Kozenji Temple as Sakiyama Roshi’s disciple for many years.

Sakiyama Roshi supported many IOGKF events over the years and guided us in the spiritual side of traditional karate. Many IOGKF members also visited Kozenji Temple to receive his instruction. He was a great Zen master.

Thank you, Sakiyama Roshi. May he rest in peace.

Left: IOGKF Chief Instructor Gasshuku, 2002
Right: IOGKF Budosai, 1998 (with Shuichi Aragaki Sensei)

01/02/2026

31/01/2026

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Goju-ryu History

It is said that many of Kanryo Higaonna Sensei’s students—such as Chojun Miyagi Sensei and Hohitsu Gushimiyagi—went on to make significant contributions to Okinawan culture.

Mr. Kiki Ikemiya was one of them. He became a disciple of Kanryo Sensei before Chojun Miyagi Sensei. Gifted with an excellent physique and remarkable ability, he was respected as a senior disciple by Chojun Sensei himself.

Later in life, Mr. Ikemiya chose to leave karate and devote himself to Ryukyu classical music. There, he demonstrated exceptional talent and played an important role in the preservation, promotion, and development of classical Ryukyu performing arts.

According to Arakaki Sensei, Mr. Ikemiya would occasionally visit Chojun Sensei and they would talk for hours about karate and Ryukyu music over tea.

The photo is from Ryukyu Performing Arts Manual, published by Kiki Ikemiya.

24/01/2026

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23/01/2026

Vi aspettiamo domenica 25 gennaio alle 10.00 al Palazzetto dello Sport di Paciano.

Sarà una mattinata all'insegna del Goju-Ryu Karate-do Tradizionale di Okinawa, ma anche una preziosa occasione per contribuire al grande lavoro svolto da Azzurro per l'Ospedale odv.

I shin den shin, da cuore a cuore, come avviene la trasmissione del Karate Tradizionale, accade la condivisione di una mattina insieme.

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