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Yogi Josei sensei was
born in 1934 in Okinawa. At the age of 16, he began practising the
Uechi-ryū Karate style in the dōjō of the master Uechi Kanei
(1911-1991) in Futenma, where he practised for several years. The master
Kanei was the son and successor of the master Uechi Kanbun (1977-1948).
Master Kanbun had lived in Fujian (China) for thirteen years and learnet a
kenpō system called Pangainūn, a fighting style on which the
Uechi-ryū style is based. Due to his work
commitments, Yogi sensei was subsequently forced to stop going to the
Dōjō of Futenma, although he continued to practise on his own. When
his responsibilities allowed, he returned to a dōjō of
Uechi-ryū, but this time under the guidance of the master Itokazu Seiki
(2015-2006). Master Itokazu was a prominent teacher of Uechi-ryū who in
1990 created his own organisation called Okinawa Kōnan-Ryū Karate
Dō Kyōkai. Yogi sensei is currently in possession of the 10th Dan Hanshi
degree of Kōnan-Ryū Karate for that organisation. |
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In 2016, Yogi sensei
created his own Karate organization called Kōnan Ryū
Karate Rensei Kai ©. Parallel to his training
in karate, Yogi sensei also started practicing Okinawa Kobudō with the
master Maeshiro Shusei (1934 -). Yogi sensei was linked to the Zen Okinawa
Kobudō Renmei organisation chaired by master Matayoshi Shimpo
(1921-1997). In the year 2002 Yogi
sensei occupied the position of vice-president in an Okinawa Kobudō
organization created by the master Gakiya Yoshiaki (1950 -). In the year
2012, a year after Gakiya sensei retired for health reasons, Yogi sensei
created his own association of Kobudō called Okinawa Kobudō Rensei
Kai ©. Yogi sensei currently holds the degree of Hanshi 9th Dan in Okinawa
Kobudō. Yogi sensei continues at
85 years old (as of 2019) with the continued practice and teaching of Karate
Kōnan Ryū and Okinawa Kobudō. |
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