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Sensei José Raúl Planas                   

Sensei José R. Planas first experience in the martial arts was in 1989 in the city of Caguas Puerto Rico. He has become diligently involved in the study of traditional Okinawan Karate & Kobudo, in which he has developed a passionated love for this ancient art original from the Ryukyu Islands. His main goals are to continue learning, studying, teaching, perfecting and promoting the traditional ways, and to pass these traditions to his students and others who might be interested in learning the True Way of the Okinawa Martial Arts.

Education;
Universidad Interamericana Recinto Metro Cupey Puerto Rico
Master in Arts Major: Educational Computer

Universidad del Turabo Gurabo Puerto Rico
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration
Major: Computerized Information Systems


We present you here some of the masters who has been influential in the development of the methods learnt, studied and taught by Sensei José Raúl Planas.

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Sensei José R. Planas la primera experiencia en las artes marciales fue en 1989 en la ciudad de Caguas Puerto Rico. Se ha convertido en un  estudioso de Karate tradicional de Okinawa Kobudo y Pionero del Kobayashi en Puerto Rico , en el que se ha desarrollado un amor apasionado por este arte milenario original de las islas Ryukyu. Sus principales objetivos son seguir aprendiendo, estudiando, enseñando, perfeccionando y promoviendo el camino tradicional, y para pasar estas tradiciones a sus alumnos y otras personas que podrían estar interesados ​​en aprender el verdadero camino de las artes marciales de Okinawa.

Education;
Universidad Interamericana Recinto Metro Cupey Puerto Rico
Master in Arts Major: Educational Computer

Universidad del Turabo Gurabo Puerto Rico
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration
Major: Computerized Information Systems

Te presentamos aquí algunos de los maestros que ha sido influyente en el desarrollo de los sabios métodos, estudiado y enseñado por el Sensei José Raúl Planas.

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Okinawa Shorin Ryu Shorinkan "Kobayashi Ryu"        

                     
     Yonamine Hanshi 9th-Dan                           Kinjo Hanshi 9th-Dan 

                                           
Noujam Nabil Kyoshi 8th-Dan  

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Okinawa ShorinRyu RyuKyukan "Kobayashi Ryu"

Nohara Koei, Hanshi 9Dan 

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Okinawa Shorin Ryu "Matsubayashi Ryu"     

                           
Eihachi Ota, Hanshi 9th-Dan

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Okinawa Shorin Ryu "Matsumura Ryu" 

Hanshi William Bill Solano, 10Dan