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       Okinawa Shorin-Ryu ShorinKan Karate & Kobudo (Kobayashi-Ryu)
If your interestis traditional martial arts, then this may be the style of your choice!
This is dedicated to the lineage of karate Masters of Shuri-Te (Shorin-Ryu),
dating prior to 1733 A.D. with Sakugawa "Tode" to the present, under Hanshi JuDan
Shugoro Nakazato and the world wide practitioners of Shorin-Ryu ShorinKan 
Karate & Kobudo.
 

   Nakazato Sensei Receives Award
 

                                      The government of Japan via the Japanese Prime Minister under the hand
 of the Emperor of Japan on November 4, 2007 awarded to Nakazato Sensei
 the "Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Rays" -
 Asahi Soukou sho.

 From all the prefectures in Japan a total of 960 Asahi medals
 were awarded in various fields with Shugoro Nakazato Sensei being the
 ONLY martial artist to be presented
 with this prestigious award.

 On November 2, 2006 it was announced by the Okinawan Prefecture
 Board of Education that Shugoro Nakazato Sensei was awarded
 this honor for the cultural promotion and preservation of Okinawan Karate
 and Kobujitsu. This prestigious award was presented to Nakazato Sensei,
                                       November 8, 2006.

Sensei Jose R. Planas with his Instructor Kyoshi Nabil Noujaim

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Jose Raul Planas, Sensei (in Puerto Rico)                                                                                  
Email: shorinkanpr@yahoo.com                                                                                                 
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