User:Hirokazu Narumi/外間哲弘

Hokama Tetsuhiro (1944 - ) is an Okinawan Martial Artist, Doctor of Karate, Calligrapher, and Ryukyuan Historian, whose Ancestors include Uni Ufugusuku, a Legendary warrior of the Ryukyu Kingdom period. He is a 10th dan Okinawa karatedo Goju-ryu Hanshi and the President of Okinawa Goju ryu Kenshikai Karatedo Kobudo Headquarters.

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President of Okinawa Gojuryu Kenshikai

Hanshi 10th Dan in Gojuryu Karate / Hokama Kobudo

Curator of Okinawa Karate Museum

Calligrapher as Hokama Shungan

Researcher of Ryukyu History

Technical Advisor to the Japan Karate do Kenyukai

Former member of the Steering Committee of the Okinawa Karate Kobudo World Championships

The World Registry of Black Belts and Hall of Fame in USA

The Martial arts pioneers Section and Hall of Fame in Netherlands

Former researcher of Okinawan cultural Assets

Former member of the Nishihara Board of Education

PhD in Karate of National University of Mindanao

31 years of teaching experience in high school and university

Guest professor of Health and Physical Education in Chuo University

Lecturer as Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts for 2 years

Lecturer as Kinki University for 7 years

Instructor of RINRI Institute of Ethics

Instructor of Well culture school

Instructor of Agarihama culture school

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 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.

Publications
1984  Okinawa Karatedo no Ayumi (History of Okinawan Karate)

1984  Gakko ní Okeru Karate do no Shido (Teaching Karatedo in School) in Japanese

1989  Okinawa no Kobudo gu Tanren Dogu (with Kinjo Masakazu) (Okinawan Kobudo Weapons and Training Equipment) in Japanese

1992  Okinawa no Meigen (Famous Okinawan Maxims) in Japanese

1994  Karate do Kobudo Kihon Chosa Hokokusho (Report of Baeie Research on Karate do Kobudo) in Japanese

1997  History and Traditions of Okinawan Martial Arts in English

1998  Okinawa Karatedo Kobudo no Shinzuí (The Essence of Okinawan Karatedo and Kobudo) in Japanese

2001  Okinawa Karate Rekishi Nenpyo (Chronology of Karate History) in Japanese

Okinawa Karate Retsuden Hyakunin (100 Masters of Okinawan Karate) in Japanese

2002  Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate no Kata (with Sakugawa Harunori) in Japanese

2003  Okinawa Karate-do Shiseki Guidebook (Karate Site Guidance) in Japanese with English

2005  Kyusyo jutsu asian and western point of view (English) Dr. Helmut Kogel and Dr. T.Hokama

100 Masters of Okinawan Karate English Translation

2007  Timeline of Karate History (Translation: Charles Joe Swift)

2008  Karate Jutsu Shinan (Vol.1) (Publisher: Bushido Press / Translation: Charles Joe Swift)

2009  Kyusyo jutsu asian and western point of view (Germany) Dr. Helmut Kogel and Dr. T.Hokama

Karate Jutsu Shinan (Vol.2)

2010  Ryukyu History

2011  Okinawa Past and Future

2012  Timeline and 100 Masters (Translation: Charles Joe Swift)

Okinawan Spiritual Master Guide

2014  The 7 samurai of Okinawa Karate

2015  The 7 samurai of Okinawa Karate (English)

2020  Okinawa Gojuryu Kata Bunkai (Vol.1-3) Dr. Helmut Kogel and Dr. T.Hokama (English and Germany)

Video works
1997  Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.1)

Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.2)

Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.3)

1998  Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.1) (English)

Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.2) (English)

Ryukyu Kokugi Gojuryu Kenshikai Karate Kobujutsu no Hi (Vol.3) (English)

1998  Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hokama Kobudo

Ryukyu Kobujutsu Hokama Kobudo (English)

2004  Ryukyu Karate Stone Monuments Guidance

2011  Okinawa Karate Kobujutsu no Shinan (Vol.1)

Okinawa Karate Kobujutsu no Shinan (Vol.2)

Okinawa Karate Kobujutsu no Shinan (Vol.3)

2020  bujin tv

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