AJJIF LEGENDS

AJJIF GOJU RYU KARATE LEGEND


HANSHI HOKAMA TETSUHIRO
( born on 1944 ) 

Hanshi Hokama Tetsuhiro is a Great Japanese Martial Arts Master of Goju Ryu Karate. President of the Okinawa Goju Ryu Kenshi-Kai Karate Do Kobudo Association, founder of the first Karate Kobudo Museum in the World and a Calligraphy Master.
Hanshi Tetsuhiro Hokama is truly a master of the "Old Ways".Hanshi Hokama began Karate as a child in 1952. His grandfather Seiken Tokuyama taught him the fundamentals of Shuri-te Karate. In 1961 he began training with the legendary Master Seiko Higa (1898 -1966) a student of Kanryo Higaonna (1853-1915) and Chojun Miyagi (1888-1953). Hokama Tetsuhiro met Master Shinpo Matayoshi (Kobudo teacher) and began learning Kobudo, Hakutsuru ken (White Crane fist) and Kingai Ryu.
Upon the death of Seiko Higa in 1966 Hanshi Hokama continues his training with one of Higa's top student Seiko Fukuchi (1919-1975). It was both of these great masters that taught Hokama the Kakushite (hidden hand) referring to the secret techniques in Kata. Grandmaster Hokama Tetsuhiro appeared in the Learning Channel documentary "Top Ten Martial Arts". Author of many Karate, Kobudo books and videos and has been featured in many foreign magazines. Published a calligraphy book on Okinawan proverbs.
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