Black Belts

Way back to class of 2002

Even further back to class of 2001

Y2K Class

Minoru Miyagi 9th Degree Black Belt President (Koncho) of the Uechi-Ryu Karate-Do Hozonkai

Left to Right Nakazato Yoshimitzu (7th Degree Black Belt), Minoru Miyagi, Mr. Nakasone (5th degree Black Belt) At the Yomitan Dojo

Masakazu Kinjo, 8th Degree Black Belt, Di Ji Jo (Alternate President), Okinawa Uechi-Ryu Karate Do Hozonkai

Kazuo Nakasone, 6th Degree Black Belt, Secretary, Okinawa Uechi-Ryu Karate Do Hozonkai

Takehiro Gaja, 8th Degree Black Belt, Vice President, Okinawa Uechi-Ryu Karate Do Hozonkai

Takehiro Gaja and Students, at Gaja Sensei's dojo in Yonabaru, Okinawa

Karate/Kobudo Class at Kubagawa Dojo

Masakazu Kinjo, President (Koncho) of the Ryukyu Kobudo Hozonkai

Doug Smith, Masakazu Kinjo

Tatsuo Iha, Mr. Iha visited Canada in 1999 and helped establish Ryukyu Kobudo in Edmonton

Masakazu Kinjo, Doug Smith, Tomihide Siroma, at Siroma Sensei's Goju-Ryu dojo after a Tuesday night Ryukyu Kobudo workout

Ryukyu Kobudo Class, at Siroma Sensei's dojo