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Okinawa 2024

Articles, Articles by Richard Hang Hong, Blog Home, International Events, News23/08/20241View 0Likes 0Comments

I’ve been back for a few days now and have had a chance to decompress and get over most of the jet lag, getting some time to gather my thoughts on my experience in Okinawa. In short, it was amazing and it turned into a trip that I wasn’t completely expecting. After visiting Japan so…

GKC Global Seminar By The Sea 2024

International Events, News, Seminars30/04/20241View 0Likes 0Comments

Sensei Richard & Sensei Martin attended the GKC Global Gasshuku Seminar By-The-Sea in Carlsbad, California on 26-28 April. The event was well attended, with over 70 karateka from across the USA, Canada, England, Scotland and Europe training together for 3 days, and with several members also testing and being awarded Dan grades from Shodan to…

Japan 2017

Articles, Articles by Richard Hang Hong, International Events, News, Seminars30/08/20170Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every summer karate people from around the world gather together for the annual Seiwakai International Training Camp and the JKF Goju Kai Seminar and Championships in Japan. The Seiwakai training camp lasts for 7 days, is held in Omagari, Daisen City (Northern Japan, Akita Prefecture) and is taught by Seiichi Fujiwara Hanshi, 8th Dan and…

Grading Success in Japan for SRK instructors

Gradings, International Events, News06/08/20150Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sensei Richard, Sensei Caroline and Sensei Martin in Omagari SRK Chief instructor Sensei Richard Hang Hong, along with Sensei Caroline Hang Hong and Sensei Martin Lawrence recently returned from Japan where they trained with Hanshi Seiichi Fujiwara (8th Dan) in Omagari at the Goju Ryu Karatedo Seiwakai week long seminar and numerous karate masters in Beppu,…

Sensei Martin passes grading in Japan

Chelmsford Dojo, Gradings, International Events, News28/07/20140Views 0Likes 0Comments

Congratulations to Martin Lawrence Sensei on passing his Seiwakai & JKF Goju Kai Nidan (2nd Dan) grading tests in Omagari & Sendai, Japan! We're all very proud of you and look forward to hearing all about it when you get back in England. OSU! Sensei Martin after his JKF Goju Kai grading in Sendai

My journey to Japan

Articles, Articles by Richard Hang Hong, International Events14/08/20110Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Richard Hang Hong Japan is a very confusing but amazingly beautiful country. From the moment you arrive, you’re immediately thrown into a fast pace world and it’s quite easy to get lost in it all. Once you get over the heat (which averaged at about 35 degrees most days with up to 80% humidity!) it’s actually…

Kampfkünst International: May 2008

Competitions, International Events, National Squad, News, Press Releases01/05/20080Views 0Likes 0Comments

The English translation can be found below Translated using Google Translate Martial Arts Pastor Horst Heinrich in the MUNICH HALL OF HONOR & SPIRITS REVIEW For his decades of activity in the martial arts and his commitment to children with Down syndrome was Taekwondo champion (6th Dan) and Pastor Horst Heinrich on 8th March 2008…