¬ About
We are an international association of Okinawan Goju Ryu and Uechi Ryu Karatedo, also Okinawan Kobudo style. Our project is for the recovery of traditional martial arts. We promote good morals as integral human beings in society. Our programs are aimed at people of all races, genders, and backgrounds, both individuals and businesses. Simple teaching sessions, including Obifitness (Karate with electronic music), are offered to strengthen the body, mind, and health. We offer our programs through group, private, and online classes.
Family, Discipline, and Effort...
¬ Yudanshas
¬ Luis Castro Shihan.
Goju ryu/Uechi ryu Karatedo/Okinawa Kobudo.
Black belt 6th. Dan degree.
Country: Usa Orlando.
CNKI/OBI Directive.
¬ Mayerling Romero Sensei.
Goju ryu/Uechi ryu Karatedo/Okinawa Kobudo.
Black belt 1st. Dan degree.
Country: Usa Orlando.
CNKI/OBI Directive.
¬ Franklin Rosales Sensei
Goju ryu Karatedo/Okinawa Kobudo.
Black belt 2nd. Dan degree.
Country: Honduras Peña blanca.
OBI National director Honduras and
Central American director.
¬ Roberto Laínez Sensei.
Goju ryu Karatedo/Okinawa Kobudo.
Black belt 1st. Dan degree.
Country: Honduras San Pedro Sula.
OBI San Pedro Sula Technical Coordinator.
¬ Gustavo Reyes Sensei.
Goju ryu Karatedo.
Black belt 1st. Dan degree.
Country: Venezuela Zulia.
CNKI/OBI Member.
¬ Andres Villalobos Sensei.
Goju ryu/Uechi ryu Karatedo/Okinawa Kobudo.
Black belt 3rd. Dan degree.
Country: Usa Oklahoma
CNKI/OBI Member.
¬ Directors
¬ Luis Castro Shihan.
He began his studies in Okinawa Goju ryu Karatedo and Matayoshi kobudo in the city of Maracaibo - Venezuela in September 1992 under organizations such as Jinbukai of Venezuela, Iogkf and Tmai. In December 1999 he developed his Bushikan project in Maracaibo Zulia, as well as the Zulia State Karatedo School Project (Pekez) which integrated more than 500 students. In July 2011 he traveled to Argentina Bs Aires and upon his return he became the founder of Uechi ryu karatedo in Venezuela. In June 2017 he traveled to the city of Orlando Florida USA to train and carry out new projects of Okinawa karatedo and kobudo thus creating Okinawan Bushikan International (Obi). One of the programs carried out in Orlando Florida is Project Class Karate (Pck) where he takes karatedo with his work team to daycares, vpks and elementary schools. He likewise private, group and online classes (Obionline).
¬ Mayerling Romero Sensei.
Venezuelan, she began her studies in karatedo and kobudo in September 1999 at the Bushikan school, created and participated in school projects in the Maracaibo municipality through the Zulia karatedo school project (Pekez) and the Bushikan organization of Venezuela (Obkv) in June In 2017, he traveled to the city of Orlando to develop new projects at Okinawan Bushikan International (Obi).
¬ Cnki Usa International Chief instructor
¬ Gustavo Gondra Hanshi.
Our international advisor Gustavo Gondra Kaicho 10th dan Karate and 9th dan Kobudo, President of the world organizations of Karate Do and Kobudo: Wukko (World Uechi ryu Karatedo Kobudo Organization) and Cnki (National Karatedo Interstyle Confederation) one of the best traditional karate referees in the world. He received from Sensei Kanei Uechi the representation of the Uechi ryu style for Argentina, as well as the 4th Dan, and he was a direct student of S. Takamiyagui, 9th Dan, Y. Arakaki, 9th Dan and Sinju Gushi, 9th Dan, all of them. of them great masters of the original association of the Uechi ryu style, whose president was sensei Kanei Uechi until his death. Hanshi Gustavo Gondra obtained the Karatedo 10th Dan in Japan by the International Karate Masters Association Japan in 2024.
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We believe in martial arts as a life project to improve daily and not only aimed at the sporting part, since our philosophy goes beyond the material plane. At OKINAWAN BUSHIKAN INTERNATIONAL we develop several educational programs in martial arts:
¬ What disciplines will you learn ?
¬ Goju ryu is one of the traditional Karatedo styles from the island of Okinawa Japan, founded by the master Chojun Miyagui, it has techniques with characteristics of deep and sound breathing (Ibuki), circular movements with open hands, footsteps, grips and hardening of the body through specific exercises of the style, (Kote Kitae) and his Sanchin kata. The trainings are from 4 years of age, that is, children, youth and adults.
¬ Uechi Ryu is not influenced by traditional Okinawan karate, such as shuri-Te or tomari-te, which gave rise to the Shorin ryu style and half of Goju ryu. Uechi ryu is based on circular movements of a small diameter, with few linear movements that we can find in the development of its forms, which are based on the movements of 3 animals, the dragon, the tiger and the crane. This is because it was taken 100% from Pan gai num (half hard, half soft) a style of Kempo, native to the Fukien province of southern China, from which today there are no traces of descent, it can be say then, that Uechi ryu would be the closest survivor to Pan gai num. Uechi ryu is named in this way, after being transformed by sensei Kanei Uechi, between 1942 and 1945, giving rise to what would be one of the three styles of Karate that Okinawa recognizes today.
¬ Kobudo It is a martial art originating from the Ryūkyū Islands (Okinawa) that studies the use of traditional weapons of wood and metal such as; Bo, Tonfas, Sais, Nunchakus, Kamas and Kai and many more. the term currently used is Kobudo (old or ancient Ko, Bu of weapon or warrior and Dō path or spiritual path) Then, Kobudo is the ancient Path of Okinawan weapons. In our organization we manage 2 styles of kobudo, original and traditional systems from Okinawa: Matayoshi kobudo and Ryu kyu kobujutsu. And 7 weapons are studied: bo, tonfas, sais, nunchakus, kamas, eku, kai and jo.
