Royal City Gojyu Karate

Congratulations sensei! Mark Matthews and Guelph Guelph Budokan Centre of Martial Arts!

沖縄県指定無形文化財「沖縄の空手・古武術」保持者の追加認定について
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令和8年4月10日（金）
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このたび、沖縄県文化財保護審議会より県教育委員会へ、県指定無形文化財「沖縄の空手・古武術」保持者の追加認定について答申されました。保持者候補者は下記の16名です。今後、沖縄県公報への登載をもって正式な認定となり、保持者は合計23名となります。
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詳細は以下のページをご確認ください。
https://www.odks.jp/okinawa-prefecture-intangible-cultural-asset-holder/Okinawa-Prefecture-Intangible-Cultural-Asset-Holder.html

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Additional Designation of Okinawa prefecture intangible cultural asset holder “Okinawan Karate and Kobudo”
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April 10, 2026
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On this occasion, the Okinawa Prefectural Cultural Properties Protection Council submitted a recommendation to the Prefectural Board of Education regarding the additional designation of holders of the Prefecture-designated Intangible Cultural Property “Okinawan Karate and Kobudo” The candidates for designation are the following 16 individuals.The official designation will be finalized upon publication in the Okinawa Prefectural Bulletin, bringing the total number of holders to 23.
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Please check the details on the page below.
https://www.odks.jp/en/okinawa-prefecture-intangible-cultural-asset-holder/okinawa-prefecture-intangible-cultural-asset-holder2026.html

We are excited to offer our woman's self-defence workshop one month program, in the month of April. This is only open to 15 people so please sign up asap. It is open for those 13 and up. No experience necessary! Come learn self-defense in a safe place and meet lots of new friends! See the attached poster for more details.

Athlete: Coach, I feel stuck. I’ve been training for weeks and I don’t see any real improvement. What am I doing wrong?

Coach: Probably nothing. You're just in the middle.

Athlete: The middle?

Coach: The part where progress feels invisible. Where work piles up, but results stay quiet.

Athlete: So what do I do?

Coach: Keep going.

Athlete: That’s it?

Coach: That’s everything. Most people quit in the middle not because it’s hard, but because it’s quiet.

Athlete: But what if I never see progress?

Coach: You will. But not when you expect it. The body adapts slowly. The mind even slower. Think of it like water dripping on stone it looks like nothing, until one day, there's a groove.

Athlete: It just feels like I’m spinning my wheels.

Coach: That’s how every champion feels right before the breakthrough. Every run, every set, every choice it compounds. Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not working.

Athlete: So I just trust the process?

Coach: Trust yourself. Consistency is the real miracle. Anyone can show up once. Few show up daily.

Athlete: What if I don’t have what it takes?

Coach: You don’t have to have it. You build it run by run, day by day.