Okinawa Mai 2013

Mt.Fuji from airplane

after lunch with Akamine Sensei und Tsutomu Shikiya san

in front of Uechi Ryu Soke (Kanmei Uechi) dojo, Futenma

Uechi Ryu Soke dojo (Kanmei Uechi)

Uechi Ryu Soke dojo (Kanmei Uechi)

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine, bought a kamidana for my dojo

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Futenma shrine

Barbecue at my friend Tsukasa ‚Scott‘ Higa’s appartment

Futenma dojo – group picture with Grandmaster Shintoku Takara Sensei (10th Dan), Kazu…

Ishikawa dojo – group picture with Shinsaburo Okuhama Sensei (9th Dan), Kensho Kina S…

new Kobudo organization (split from Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinkokai)

Futenma dojo – group picture with Grandmaster Shintoku Takara Sensei (10th Dan), Kazu…

Futenma dojo – group picture with the masters. Sitting from left: Peter McRae Sensei …

visit at Ken Nakamatsu Sensei’s (8th Dan) house

visit at Ken Nakamatsu Sensei’s (8th Dan) house

Ginowan dojo – group picture with Katsuji Tamayose Sensei (8th Dan) and Australia gro…

Party at Ginowan dojo

with Katsuji Tamayose Sensei (8th dan)

Party at Ginowan dojo

Party at Ginowan dojo

Party at Ginowan dojo

Party at Ginowan dojo

Party at Ginowan dojo

Tamayose Sensei plays the Sanchin (Okinawan three strings guitar)

Tamayose Sensei plays the Sanchin (Okinawan three strings guitar)

Party at Ginowan dojo – Okinawan dance

Party at Ginowan dojo – Okinawan dance

Party at Ginowan dojo

Party at Ginowan dojo

Wall picture at Futenma Dojo: former visit of our dojo members, here 2008 ( Markus We…

Wall picture at Futenma Dojo: former visit of our dojo members, here 2008

Wall picture at Futenma Dojo: former visit of our dojo members, here 2010

Wall picture at Futenma Dojo: former visit of our dojo members, here 2009

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

practice in Ishikawa dojo

with Kensho Kina Sensei (8th Dan)

practice in Futenma dojo

practice in Futenma dojo

practice in Futenma dojo

practice in Futenma dojo

group picture in Futenma dojo

with Kazuya Takara Sensei (7th Dan)

with my friend Tsukasa ‚Scott‘ Higa

Arthur Moulas Sensei performing kata

Walter Mattson Sensei performing kata

Grandmaster Shintoku Takara Sensei (83 years old) performing kata

Grandmaster Shintoku Takara Sensei (83 years old) performing kata

Clark Jones Sensei performing kata

Group picture after seminar

with Okinawan friend Fumiko Tsuchida

dan promotion tests

dan promotion tests – masters watching

dan promotion tests – hojo undo

dan promotion tests – test board

dan promotion tests – hojo undo

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – sanchin kitae

dan promotion tests – yakusoku kumite

dan promotion tests – yakusoku kumite

dan promotion tests – yakusoku kumite

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – kata

dan promotion tests – seisan bunkai

dan promotion tests – seisan bunkai

dan promotion tests – seisan bunkai

dan promotion tests

dan promotion tests – sanchin kata

dan promotion tests – seisan kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – sanseiryu kata

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – jiyu kumite

dan promotion tests – results

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – passed: congratulations

dan promotion tests – Peter McRae 9th Dan

dan promotion tests – Peter McRae 9th Dan

dan promotion tests – Peter McRae 9th Dan

dan promotion tests – Clark Jones 9th Dan

dan promotion tests – Clark Jones 9th Dan

dan promotion tests – Clark Jones 9th Dan

group picture after dan promotion tests

Futenma dojo members

Futenma dojo members

with Kazuya Takara Sensei (7th dan) and Grandmaster Shintoku Takara Sensei (10th Dan)

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

Party at Ishikawa dojo

dinner with Okinawan karate friends Hirokuni Yamashiro sensei, Scott Higa and Dragan…

old German Volkswagen car in Okinawa

old German Volkswagen car in Okinawa

old German Volkswagen car in Okinawa

visiting my Okinawan ‚mom‘, owner of Jazzclub ‚Alhambra‘ in Okinawa city

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Tsuboya pottery museum

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

Naha city – Heiwa dori – food market

at Naha ‚Dojo bar‘