TOGKF - Asia Pacific Oceania Gasshuku (2026)

23/07/2026

🥋 WHAT DOES A DAY OF PRE-GASSHUKU TRAINING LOOK LIKE? 🇯🇵

FIVE DAYS. FIVE MORNINGS. DEEPER KARATE 🔥🥋

The five-day pre-Gasshuku program is designed for karateka who want to go beyond a weekend seminar and immerse themselves in traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu training in Japan.

Each morning begins at 9:00am with traditional Junbi Undo and kihon—preparing the body, refining fundamental movement and establishing the technical foundation for the day.

The morning then develops into focused technical training, including:

• Sanchin training and refinement
• Tensho
• Dedicated kata workshops
• Breathing, posture and body mechanics
• Traditional kihon and technical correction
• Training directed by Terauchi Kazuo Sensei and the senior instructor team

Across the five days, participants will have the opportunity to examine their karate in depth—not simply repeating movements, but developing a clearer understanding of structure, timing, power generation and the principles behind the technique.

There may also be opportunities for additional evening keiko at the local TOGKF dojo in Shiki, Kiyose and Toshima-ku, allowing participants to experience regular dojo training alongside the seminar program.

The final content will remain dynamic and will be guided by Terauchi Sensei according to the needs and grades of those training.

This is not simply a seminar schedule.

It is five days of waking up, putting on your gi and living as a full-time karateka in Japan.

Training begins 16 August 2026.

Registrations remain open:

🔗 https://forms.gle/ZwGqnBFYwbrmvcMb9

22/07/2026

🥋 MEET THE INSTRUCTORS — JOSEPH TE ITI SENSEI, 7TH DAN TOGKF 🇯🇵

For international karateka travelling to Japan, language and culture can sometimes create a gap between hearing an instruction and fully understanding its meaning.

Joseph Te Iti Sensei offers a rare bridge between those two worlds.

A native English speaker who has lived and trained in Japan for more than 30 years, Joseph Sensei speaks fluent Japanese and has dedicated close to five decades to the study and preservation of traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu.

Throughout his karate journey, he completed his gradings directly under Higaonna Morio Sensei at Honbu Dojo and has served as a long-term student and understudy of Terauchi Kazuo Sensei in Tokyo.

This gives Joseph Sensei a unique ability to communicate not only the physical details of a technique, but also the deeper intent, culture and traditional understanding behind the instruction.

Today, he continues to preserve and pass on these teachings through his own dojo in Shiki, Saitama, while supporting karateka from Japan and around the world.

At the 2026 Asian Pacific Oceania Gasshuku, participants will have the opportunity to benefit from Joseph Sensei’s:

• Decades of training in Japan
• Direct connection to Higaonna Sensei and Terauchi Sensei
• Fluent Japanese and native English communication
• Deep understanding of traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu
• Ability to help international students connect technical instruction with its deeper meaning

The photograph shows Joseph Sensei training directly with Terauchi Sensei—a relationship developed through many years on the dojo floor.

25 days until the pre-Gasshuku training begins.

Training begins 16 August 2026, followed by the main Gasshuku from 21–23 August.

Registrations remain open:

🔗 https://forms.gle/ZwGqnBFYwbrmvcMb9

21/07/2026

🥋 MORE THAN A WEEKEND SEMINAR — EIGHT DAYS OF TRAINING IN JAPAN 🇯🇵

The 2026 Asian Pacific Oceania Gasshuku offers karateka the opportunity to experience far more than a standard weekend event.

Beginning on Sunday 16 August, participants can undertake five days of intensive pre-Gasshuku training before joining the three-day main Gasshuku from 21–23 August.

Across the full training experience, participants can expect:

• Traditional Junbi Undo and kihon
• Sanchin and Tensho training
• Detailed kata workshops
• Traditional kihon bunkai and oyo bunkai
• Conditioning and mobility
• Partner drills, timing and technical refinement
• Opportunities for additional evening keiko

The training will take place across authentic dojo and budo venues in the Tokyo–Saitama area, under the guidance of some of TOGKF’s most senior instructors.

For those who want to immerse themselves fully in traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu, this is a rare opportunity to live and train as a full-time karateka in Japan.

26 days until the pre-Gasshuku training begins.

Registrations remain open:

🔗 https://forms.gle/ZwGqnBFYwbrmvcMb9

19/07/2026

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS — 28 DAYS TO GO! 🇯🇵

In just four weeks, karateka from across the Asia-Pacific, Oceania and beyond will come together in Tokyo for the 2026 Asian Pacific Oceania Gasshuku.

The experience begins on Sunday 16 August with five days of intensive pre-Gasshuku training led by Terauchi Kazuo Sensei, 10th Dan TOGKF, followed by the three-day main Gasshuku from 21–23 August.

This is a rare opportunity to train in Japan under some of TOGKF’s most senior instructors, deepen your understanding of traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu, and share the dojo floor with karateka from around the world.

The countdown is officially underway.

28 days until training begins.

Registrations are still open:

🔗 https://forms.gle/ZwGqnBFYwbrmvcMb9

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