Cheltonian Business: Karate & Kobudo


CheltenhamShorinRyuKarate attends the 1st Karate&Kobudo International Tournament


On the 1st ofAugust threemembers of theCheltenhamLadiesCollege Karate&KobudoClub headed off to Okinawa, Japan, to participate in the 1st Karate&Kobudo International Tournament. The teamconsisted of PaulVermiglio Sensei, JulianDennis andClare Edwards. Arriving inNarita, Japan for a two


day stay before heading toOkinawa they visitedmagnificent temples around the area ofChiba.Atimely stopover before the rigorous training at the Shimbunkan andMukenkai HombuDojo lead byAkamineHiroshi


Senseiwould begin, and not to mention the five day tournament and seminar events in theNaha Budokan and the newprestigious Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku. SenseiVermiglio having, at one


stage, spent five years on the island ofOkinawa said, ‘Okinawan Karate and Kobudo has been preserved and handed down fromgeneration to generation.Okinawa Prefecture continues to strive to preserve, pass on and developOkinawan Karate and Kobudo and has further established the “Okinawa Karate Kaikan” as a


symbolic facility providing information to both Japan and abroad. It opened to the public on March 4th. I amalways delighted to share the fruits ofOkinawawithmy students in the hope that they can gather and build connections to properly inherit and develop their skills, spirit and to further promote the development ofOkinawan Traditional Karate and Kobudo in Cheltenhamthrough their own self- development and continuous training. Two thousand and three hundred


44 SEPTEMBER /OCTOBER 2018 THECHELTONIAN


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