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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 at 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 learnt the kenpō system called
Pangainūn, the 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 at that time under the guidance of maestro Itokazu Seiki
(1915-2006). 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 organization, chaired by master
Matayoshi Shimpo (1921-1997). In the year
2002, Yogi sensei occupied the position of vice-president in an Okinawa
Kobudō organisation 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 Hanshi 9th Dan degree in
Okinawa Kobudō. Yogi sensei
continues at his 84 years old (as of 2019) with the continued practice and
teaching of Karate Kōnan Ryū and Okinawa Kobudō. |
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