Non-Okinawan or Japanese Masters of Okinawan Karate Video?

**shoshinkan** · 07-17-2010, 02:44

got the idea from Tonys thread, lets try and list examples of what we feel is very high level Okinawan Karate, but not from Okinawans or Japanese people.

**shoshinkan** · 07-18-2010, 19:58

found these nice examples of kata IMO -

Mariano Melfi Sensei, Argentina - Passai Dai Kata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOtsapj3dY

Indishe Senanayake Sensei, Sri Lanka - Naihanchi Shodan kata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBMrg8Juruo

different to how we do them but very nice im sure in their Ryu.

**shoshinkan** · 07-19-2010, 19:14

Just to get this going a little lets not make to much of a big deal about the title, Masters & High Level karate is very 'personal',

let's just list some Western karateka presenting nice Okinawan Karate.

**JWhiteSensei** · 07-29-2010, 14:13

Hi Jim. I'll see if I can get some. I can't get YouTube here at work on this computer so it may take a while.

**shoshinkan** · 08-02-2010, 16:35

Look forward to it - no one else is playing!

**roninja** · 10-23-2010, 13:23

I know there's a few vid's on youtube of Military who train under Okinawan Teachers. I'll probably be posting in about a year or so just so that the forms/tech's to Shobukan can be found easier.

**swdw** · 02-21-2011, 23:36

Well, you won't find a video of him on the internet. But here's an article on Lee Gray.
MASANOBU SHINJO, LEE GRAY AND THE SHOBUKAN - THE OTHER GOJU RYU