Sensei Tetsuji Nakamura - IOGKF World Chief Instructor

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Teacher:
Morio Higaonna

Style:
Okinawan Goju-Ryu

Rank:
Nanadan, IOGKF

Other Ranks Held:
Nidan, Judo

IOGKF Position:
World Chief Instructor

Sensei Nakamura, IOGKF Vice-Chief Instructor & Administrative director, has been training in Goju-Ryu Karate for over 30 years. He was a student in Okinawa, Japan � the birthplace of Karate. He received instructions from the Karate master who is the direct student of the founder of Goju-Ryu Karate � Master Chojun Miyagi. Sensei Nakamura has won 3 World Championships � twice in kumite (sparring), and once in kata (forms).

He was a head-assistant instructor under Master Morio Higaonna (10th degree black belt, Chief Instructor of IOGKF) at the world headquarters in California, USA (1991 � 94) as well as Japanese headquarters in Tokyo (1995 � 1997). He moved to Canada 1997 as a technical advisor for IOGKF Canada. He was soon appointed as a Chief Instructor for IOGKF Canada as well as the Administrative Director for IOGKF International.

In 2012 at the IOGKF World Budosai, he was promoted to IOGKF Chief Instructor by his own instructor, Master Morio Higaonna.

Sensei Nakamura travels internationally regularly to teach Karate seminars. He holds a law degree and teacher�s license for philosophy, politics, and economics from Kagawa University, Japan. He is currently a 7th degree black belt in Goju-Ryu Karate and a 2nd degree black belt in Judo.