History
(The process of establishing the Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai)
- 1967
- For a better development, the Okinawa Karatedo Renmei (federation established in 1959) is dissolved and reorganized into the “Zen Okinawa Karatedo Renmei” (All Okinawa Karatedo Federation).
- 1981
- A split occurs inside the All Okinawa Karate Do Federation, and the “Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation (Kenkuren)” is established.
- 1982
- The “Okinawa Karate Kobudo Federation” is established.
- 1990
- At the opening ceremony of the 1st World Uchinanchu Tournament, the 3 federations cooperate for a demonstration.
- 1993
- The “Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Rengokai” is established.
- 2005
- The think tank “Jiritsu he no jinzai ikusei senryaku wo kangaeru Konwakai” (Chairman: Chinen Eiji President of the Okinawa Cellular Phone company at that time) propose the unification of the above 4 federations to the Okinawa Prefecture.
- 2008
- As a unified karate-do organization in Okinawa, the “Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai” (Association for the promotion of Okinawa traditional karatedo) is established, with governor of Okinawa Nakaima Hirokazu as chairman.
- 2009
- The 2009 Okinawa Traditional Karatedo World Tournament is held as a commemoration of the establishment of the Shinkokai. 728 participants from 40 countries and some 6,000 participants from Japan and Okinawa participated.