We had a great time Kokusai Karate Kobudo Tomonokai International Karate Kobudo Friendship Group
Run-Nashie-Run Tomonokai (NJ)
Tokushin Cake NJ
The Tomonokai is a group that was brought together on Okinawa with Tokumura Kensho.
I notice shirts that say Okinawan NEW JERSEY. These shirts were designed by Tokumura.
He has made it clear that OKINAWA KARATE is all that should be on the shirts. This is a
international Friendship group that wants to learn about Okinawan culture through karate
and kobudo. What part of International are we having problems with. It no difference then
Isshin-ryu. It is not American, German, Italian, it is Isshin-ryu from Okinawa.
The Tomonokai exists because it was what Master Shimabuku wanted. To learn about his culture.
Just as people change the Symbol of Isshin-ryu adding stars, without understand Three Stars have a meaning (Heaven, Earth and Human beings); Shorin-ryu, Goju-ryu and Kobudo), Mind, body and spirit), All of Tatsuo's teachers, adding a individual state separates unity.
At first Tokumura made Red shirts for women and blue for men. He changed that reasoning and said all should wear the same color shirts, blue. This is unity. While some dojo and styles have differnt color belts for men and women, that is wrong. All members of the Isshinkai wear one color shirt, and that is unity. Just as I allow any color karate Gi as long as it is solid white, members of the Isshinkai Tomonokai must understand unity. The "1" in Isshin-ryu standds for unity.
Tatsuo Shimabuku wanted American's to learn about his beloved Okinawa. That is what the Isshinkai Tomonokai is all about. AJA
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