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History

History of various karate organizations in Okinawa until today
（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.