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of Me.Chris Wilson, to see more of his wonderful

work, including an excellent interview with Dan Sensei:

https://youtu.be/WedzPUxNN0E?si=UehWESlgY8vVJ3w9

Dan Antonsen Sensei,

6th Dan Ryukyu Kobudo with Renshi and Shihan titles under Sensei Tamayose

Hidemi, Hanshi since 1993 and a founding member of the Ryukyu Kobudo Tesshinkan.

Also a P.hD in Asian Arts and philosophies (unrecognized field of study) from the university of Hawaii.

Started karate and kobudo in 1982 originally under O'sensei Richard Kim with the Zen Bien Butokukai.

First came to Okinawa in 1993. 7th Dan Renshi in Meibukan Gojyu-Ryu and long time member of the IMGKA, the

International Meibukan Gojyu-Ryu karate-do association. Studying Gojyu since

1982 and Meibukan since 1989 under 3 generations of the Yagi family.

In this episode Dan Sensei gives his thoughts on what makes Okinawa a special place, and why getting to know the history of the Uchinachu can only deepen the practice of your chosen art.

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