5 Okinawan Karate Masters Recognised as Intangible Asset Holders

The Okinawan Prefectural Government has announced that five karate/kobudo masters have been recognised as Intangible Asset Holders:

Ishikawa Seitoku sensei (Shorin-ryu)

Uehara Takenobu sensei (Uechiryu)

Hichiya Yoshio sensei (Gojuryu)

Nakamoto Masahiro sensei (Bunbukan / Kobudo)

Higaonna Morio sensei (Gojuryu)

The contributions of these five gentlemen are recognised in a way that only 9 others before them have been. Their contributions to the advancement of karate/kobudo in Okinawa and around the world are amazing, and it is pleasing to see the esteem in which they are held to be recognised by the Okinawan government.