On going to Japan on this trip I decided, not having seen the cherry blossom time to make my trip during this period.

December 6-16 I brought my team to Newport Beach, Carifornia USA. It is because Sensei David Crockett organized a friendship match with itos

Between Rugby matches I took the opportunity to train in different dojos around Tokyo. I was delighted to be able to train in the Honbu dojo

As always, the Itosu-Kai in Japan has the friendliness to arrange possibilities to train at different dojos in Tokyo. This time we visited t

From August 26th to September 3rd, five instructors from Bosatsu dojo in Valby, Copenhagen visited Japan to train. For some - Sensei Michael

Soke Sakagami visited Denmark in May, 2019 After the seminar in Sweden, Soke Sakagami came to Denmark. The visit was mainly to inspect the v

Although we can only speak for ourselves, from the time we joined Karate as young children we also learned about Japan. Japan and Karate wer

Our visit started by a warm welcome by Soke Sakagami. After introducing ourselves we were invited to the main room of the dojo, perfectly po

One absolute high-light was the opportunity to train at Itosu-ryu under Soke Sakagami. Wilhelm’s father and grandfather (!) accompanied him

Training at the Itosu-kai headquarters in Tsurumi Yokohama with sensei Sakagami is always a pleasure, so being able to be guided through Mat

Although it was still new year’s holiday, my sensei, Shihan Ara, opened his private dojo and allow us to practice. I really appreciate it. U

My most recent trip to Japan was a mixture of work and fun. Working for the International Olympic Committee has brought me to many cool plac

At the honbu dojo (headquarters,) I practiced “Rohai Shodan” and “Matsumora Rohai” under the instruction of Soke Sakagami. It was such a gre

The highlight of the trip were the days, when we were able to participate in the training at Sakagami Soke´s dojo in Tsurumi. It is of speci

Sensei Ninomiya (USA) had visited Yokohama area Japan for two weeks in the middle of July, and he trained at Itosu-kai International Headqua