Masaji Taira (平良 正次, Taira Masaji, born 1 December 1952) is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, and head of the Okinawa Gojuryu Kenkyu Kai. His teacher was Eiichi Miyazato, a student of Chojun Miyagi and the founder of the Okinawan Jundokan dojo.

Mar 12, 2025 · Taira Sensei, head of Okinawa Gōjū Ryū Kenkyūkai, expressed himself as usual best with the pleasure, generosity and smile of sharing his research with all of us.

The Okinawa Goju Ryu Kenkyukai is a global karate organisation set up to promote research into the practical application of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate kata and technique. It was instituted by Taira Masaji Sensei, to provide a collaborative learning group of like-minded practitioners to collectively advance in karate.

Dec 15, 2024 · Taira Bunkai Seminar Brewster NY , August 30 th – September 1 st, 2024. From Sensei Milada Kurucova. We had 31 participants join us for this seminar with some coming from very far.

Masaji Taira (平良 正次, Taira Masaji, born 1 December 1952) is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, and head of the Okinawa Gojuryu Kenkyu Kai. His teacher was Eiichi Miyazato, a student of Chojun Miyagi and the founder of the Okinawan Jundokan dojo.

Sep 8, 2012 · Masaji Taira (平良 正次) is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do. He heads the Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do Kenkyukai. He is best known as a researcher and practitioner of the bunkai of the Goju Ryu kata.

We practice Okinawa Goju Ryu karate, a traditional Okinawan style and are the Shibu dojo, official representative of Masaji Taira Sensei. Major emphasis is given to learning kata (traditional karate forms), breathing correctly, practicing methods that …

Masaji Taira is a leading teacher of Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do, in the manner of the Jundokan dojo in Okinawa and of his teacher Ei’ichi Miyazato. Taira Sensei is a retired police officer and a 9th Dan in Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do.

The Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Kenkyukai, established by Masaji Taira Sensei (9th dan, Hanshi), is a network of like-minded martial artists dedicated to the research and analysis traditional Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate kata.

Masaji Taira Sensei was a student under Eiichi Miyazato Sensei who continues to lead his education today. North America is fortunate to have multiple skilled high ranking teachers who trained directly under Miyazato Sensei and continue to cultivate and further the education of Okinawa Gojuryu.