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IOGKF had a successful year. We welcomed new members from Norway,
Paraguay and Tajikistan.
Throughout 2013 there were numerous opportunities provided around the world
for our members to learn new techniques and to improve on their Okinawan Goju
-Ryu knowledge and skills, to meet other karateka.
The quality of teaching our masters and senior instructors provide is what makes
IOGKF great and each member should strive to take advantage of this. To help
you make your plans for next year the gasshuku scheduled for both Higaonna
Sensei and Nakamura Sensei are listed under the Events section of the IOGKF
website. There are also many other events being offered around the world with
other senior instructors. The information for these events is added to the site
when the information becomes available; so don’t forget to check the Events site
on a regular basis for updates.
Remember, these events are for you! They are offered to help preserve
traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu. These events are also a great way to forge new
relationships. The fostering of friendships between members of different
countries is major part of what makes IOGKF a great organization.
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Thank you: For everyone who has really supported me on this newsletter and
in particular this magazine! This edition has been like doing two in one; usually
we aim to produce a 26 page magazine, but we’ve had so much support from
around the world I am please to present you with a 42 page Monster Edition! I
especially want to thank Ciara McGrath from England (EGKA) for all her help
on the online newsletter and to Nakamura Sensei for guiding the whole process. Please keep sending you articles and reports through for the newsletter. I
also encourage you to send any ideas you may have for uss this can often
lead to reality. Sensei Jakob Kold from Denmark suggestedd that maybe we
should make a magazine in Higaonna Dojo last 啅ȁ