外間 哲弘
Hokama Tetsuhiro
President of Okinawa Gojuryu Kenshikai Karatedo Kobudo Headquarters
Owner of Okinawa Prefecture Karate Museum
Hanshi 10th Dan in Gojuryu Karate / Hokama Kobudo
Calligrapher as Hokama Shungan
Researcher of Ryukyu History

Introduction
He was born at Taiwan in 1944 during the Japanese occupation.
He learned Shuri-te from his grandfather Tokuyama Seiken and since 1961, he had learned Goju-ryu from Higa Seko and Fukuchi Seiko, and Kobudo from Matayoshi Shimpo and others. Later, he learned Koryu Shinto Tenshin-ryu from Kaminaga Shigenami. In 2004, he received a PhD in Physical Education from the National University of Mindanao. After half a century of training, he has established a wide range of martial arts from a historical perspective of Ryukyu, including Karate, Kobudo, Kinna-jutsu, and Kyusho-jutsu. The Kenshikai has perhaps the oldest Goju-ryu kata and the most complete curriculum in existence today.

The Martial Arts History of Hokama Tetsuhiro
1944
Born in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation.
1961
Begin training in Goju-ryu Karate (Higa Seko and Fukuchi Seiko) and Kobudo (Matayoshi Shimpo).
1971
Member of the team that got Karate recognized as part of the Okinawa Prefecture High School Physical Education Association.
1978
Founded Okinawa Karatedo Gojuryu Kenshikai on 16th Feb.
Demonstrated at the Demonstration Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Miyagi Chojun's Death at Meiji Jingu in Tokyo.
1979
All Okinawa Karate-do Championships referee.
1981
Demonstrated at the International Karate-do Goodwill Tournament.
1984
Demonstrated at the Chinese Okinawan Martial Arts Festival.
1987
Establishment of The Okinawa Prefecture Karate Museum.
1989
Appointed as Chairperson of the Board of the Okinawa Goju-kai.
1990
Exhibited all materials of the Okinawa Karate Museum at the request of Governor Nishime at The 1st Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival.
1992
Received Letter of Appreciation from the Okinawa Karate-do Association.
1993
Received an award for Karate promotion from the United States Congress.
Received Letter of Appreciation of Karate from Army of Finland.
1994
Part time lecturer of Karate and Kobudo at Kinki University Toyooka Junior College.
1996
Erected a monument commemorating Okinawa as the birthplace of Karate.
1997
Demonstration and Received an award for Karate instruction from the Canada Karate Federation.
1998
Received the Okinawa Prefecture Culture Association President Award.
1999
Nominated as a Preserver of Cultural Assets.
Received a Meritorious Award from the Nishihara-cho Culture Association.2001
Part time lecturer of Karate and Kobudo at The Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
Received The Commercial Education Meritorious Award.
2002
A newly revised edition Contemporary Japanese Directory 2002 (Kinokuniya Publishing).
2004
Received a PhD in Physical Education (Martial Arts) from Mindinao State University in the Philippines.
Appointed as Visiting Researcher of Karate and Kobudo at Chuo University.
Lecture at the "55th Japan Physical Education Conference" at Shinshu University. 2006
Production cooperation for the movie “KURO-OBI”.
2011
Appearing in NHK World TV “SAMURAI SPIRIT”.
Received The Minister of Sports Award in Canada.
The World Registry of Black Belts and Hall of Fame (USA).
2013
The Martial arts pioneers Section and Hall of Fame (Netherlands).
2015
Canadian Black Belt and Hall of Fame (Canada).
2016
Received a Special Meritorious Award from The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly.
Lecture at Taegwondo Headquarters in Korea.
2017
Calligraphy for Land readjustment completion stone monument of Nishihara-cho Uehara Area.
2018
Calligraphy and Inscription for stone monument of Uechi Ryu Founder Uechi Kanbun sensei.
Lecture of Karate History at Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office.
2019
The 40th years Anniversary of Okinawa Gojuryu Kenshikai Dojo Commemorative International seminar, Ceremony and Demonstration.
Appearing in a Martial Arts Drama "Tenka wo Utsu" in Hong Kong.
2020
Appearing in Masters of Okinawan Karate #9.
launch International Online Seminars.
Keynote speech at Commemorative Demonstration of Karate Day 2020.
Bujin TV
2021
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