SOKE SAKAMOTO TAMEYOSHI
The founder of the Okinawa Seito Karate-Do Shirenkan Goju-Ryu and one of the great but nearly anonymous teachers of Budo in the American Continent was born in Mongolia (Manchukuo) on Tuesday, March 23, 1937 and died on Friday, December 3, 2010 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
His father was named Sakamoto Kaname and his mother Sanpei Tomoko. Both were living in Manchukuo where Kaname was an accountant with the administration office for the railway of Manchuria, and also a Chinese translator for the Japanese officialdom.
At the age of five, Tameyoshi began to practice Kaiko or Kenyu with his older Chinese friends. One day his father, who, because of his relationship with soldiers (he was a friend of the legendary Yamaguchi Gogen) saw Tameyoshi having an encounter with a bigger and older opponent, and noted the skill and courage with which the little Tameyoshi was fighting. Since then, his parents taught to him some of the techniques of Yawara and Kumiai Jutsu, to be used in real combat (especially against bigger and heavier opponents).
Also on several occasions his father brought him to witness executions in order to show him the consequences that result from breaking the law in those times. According to Sakamoto sensei, the hangmen were so skilled in the use of the sword that they were able to cut the neck of the condemned with a single blow, and the heads of some who were executed became separated from their body while the hangman was shaking the blood off the katana’s blade.
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Hanshi
Takayoshi .S. Alvarez
About Hanshi Takayoshi .S. Alvarez
Takayoshi – Sichiyama – Alvarez, Hanshi, Kudan. Was born in Trujillo city (now Santo Domingo De Guzman) Dominican Republic, on Sunday, January 22nd, 1956.at birth his given name was Raphael Bienvenido; family name was Alvarez Perez. He started martial arts as autodidact in 1968, together with his childhood friend Jose Luis Cohen Suero (Guicho). For this ‘start’ they had bought a book named “karate and self defense” by Carlos Hoffman. Two years later, at 2:06 P.M. of Monday, June 22, 1970, at the age of 14, began his formal training in Okinawa Seito Karate-Do Goju-Ryu Shirenkan, Jujutsu and Kobudo, under the tutelage of Sensei Sakamoto Tameyoshi.
Between 1971 to 1974he travelled to several U.S. cities to expand his knowledge related to martial arts. In New York, he practiced Shoreikan Goju-Ryu under the tutelage of sensei Jose Santos. In December 1974, Sakamoto Sensei promoted him to Shodan, in March 1976 to Nidan; in April 1978 to Sandan (in that year also gave him the Japanese name that holds today). He practiced Judo (1976-1978) and Tae Kwon Do (1978-1980) with Yamashita Masahisa sensei and master Jose Ramon Reyes (cuqui) in Judoyuku dojo and John Rhee Institute. On March 23, 1979, date of birth of Sakamoto sensei Takayoshi won the National Full Contact Middle Weight Championship, beating the WAKO middle weight world sub champion, Nelson Colon. From 1983 to 1987 he practiced Nihon Koden Shindo Ryu Karate under the tutelage of sensei Felton Messica, Soke Hamada Hiroyuki’s student. In December 1984, he was promoted to Yondon; in December 1989 to Godan; in May 1996 to Rokudan; in October of same year he was awarded with the honorary title of Tasshi (one who has complete knowledge and mastery in an art or activity). In March 2001, Sakamoto sensei promoted to Nanadan and in July 2001, in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, gave a document declaring him as a successor and Soke of the Shirenkan. In December 2008 Sakamoto sensei ascended him to Hachidan; range endorsed on January 15, 2009 by the Nippon Karate Do Renga Kai Goju Ryu Taishukai, and in January 2nd, 2018 by the Dominican karate federation. As the will of his sensei, Alvarez become Kudan, Hanshi, in December 9, 2018 when he was inducted as “Inmortal” by the Dominican Martial Arts Hall of Fame board (SAFAMRD).
KYOSHI K.ANBALAGAN
Anbalagan krishnamoorthy was born in mint, Chennai city, India on 10th of May 1964.He started his martial art training at the age of 12 from sensei Jeffrey in Okinawa Gojuryu karate Do.He got his Shodan in the year 1987 and Nidan in 1989 from sensei Nigil Faustin.
He got his sandan in the year 1991 from sensei L. Ravindran and yondan from sensei k. Anandan in the year 1995. In the year 2002 he joined Okinawa Koshiki Gojuryu Karate do Shirenkan. He has been awarded Godan by Hanshi Takayoshi.S. Alvarez in the year 2002. He started participating in many tournaments from 1986 and won many trophies.
From 2002 under the guidance of Hanshi Takayoshi.S. Alvarez he had expanded OKGKS in many states in India. He made OKGKS one of the strongest school in India.
He has been awarded as an outstanding Martial Artist on December 31st 2016 by International Shotokan Karate-do. In year 2017, during December he went to headquarters of Jundokan in OKINAWA.
He has been promoted as an Asian Chief in year 2014. In the year 2020, FEB 2nd he was awarded Nanandan by Sensei Takayoshi .S.Alvarez. He encouraged and made kids achieve in world level competition. He was the vice president in KAI (Karate Association of India), and General Secretary in All Gojuryu Karate Federation.