International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation
AbbreviationIOGKF
Formation1979
TypeNGO
PurposeTraditional Martial Art
HeadquartersShudokan
Location
Chief Instructor
Tetsuji Nakamura
Websiteiogkf.com

International Okinawan Gōjū-Ryū Karate-dō Federation (IOGKF), is an international Martial Art organization covering Gōjū-ryū Karate.[1] It was founded by Morio Higaonna (b. 1938) in July 1979.[2][3] The IOGKF was established for the purpose of protecting and preserving the traditional Gōjū-ryū karate style of Okinawan as an intangible cultural treasure in its original form as passed on by Gōjū-ryū founder, Chojun Miyagi. In 2012 Higaonna took up an advisory role within the Federation and appointed Tetsuji Nakamura[4] as his successor and chief instructor of IOGKF International. Ernie Molyneux [5] and Henrik Larsen[6] were also promoted to IOGKF Vice Chief Instructor at the same time and together the three formed the IOGKF International executive committee. In 2022 at the age of 84, Higaonna Sensei stood down from his role of Supreme Master and IOGKF.[7]

Membership

Since its formation, the IOGKF has grown to have more than 55 affiliated countries and over 75,000 members worldwide.[8] [9]

Structure

IOGKF Structure:[10]

  • Founder of the IOGKF: Morio Higaonna
  • World Chief Instructor & Chairman: Tetsuji Nakamura
  • IOGKF Vice Chief Instructors: Ernie Molyneux and Henrik Larsen
  • IOGKF Executive Committee: Tetsuji Nakamura, Ernie Molyneux, Henrik Larsen and Jorge Monteiro.
  • IOGKF Advisors: Katsuya Yamashiro, Joe Roses, Luis Nunes, Pervez Mistry.
  • IOGKF Technical Committee: Sydney Leijenhorst, Torben Svendsen, Paolo Spongia, Linda Merchant, Andy Franz.

References

  1. ↑ International Goju Ryu Karate Federation Retrieved on 16 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Morio Higaonna: History Archived 2009-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 16 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Sajnog, C. L. (2004): Fundamentals of freestyle Goju-Ryu. College Station, TX: VBW Publishing. (ISBN 1-58939-600-6)
  4. ↑ Tetsuji Nakamura: https://iogkf.com/sensei-nakamura-tetsuji/
  5. ↑ Ernie Molyneux: https://www.egka.org.uk/ernie-molyneux.php
  6. ↑ Henrik Larsen: https://www.iogkf.dk/om-iogkf/larsen-sensei/
  7. ↑ History: https://iogkf.com/iogkf-history/
  8. ↑ Sidney, J. (Ed.) (2003): The Warrior's Path: Wisdom from contemporary martial arts masters. Boston, MA: Shambhala Publications. (ISBN 978-1-590-30074-9)
  9. ↑ IOGKF Membership https://iogkf.com/iogkf-history/
  10. ↑ International Goju Ryu Karate Federation: IOGKF structure


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