2026 Guardians of Ryukyu

The Dragon Returns – Full Force Why We Do This Guardians of Ryukyu is more than an event – it is a mission.Our goal has always been to honor the spirit, culture and traditions of Okinawa, the birthplace of all karate styles, and to share this heritage with the world….

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2025 Guardians of Ryukyu Seminar

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here! Registration for our much-anticipated Martial Arts Seminar is now OPEN! With only 85 spots available, don’t wait to secure your place in this extraordinary event. We are honored to welcome Hanshi Hubert Laenen, a 9th Dan Grandmaster and one of Europe’s most…

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2020 Guardians of Ryukyu

The Okinawa Grandmasters Edition For the first time ever Belgium welcomed 4 Okinawan Grandmasters in a tour for the promotion of Karate in Europe. The 2020 Okinawa Karate Grandmaster Tour in Belgium was a very successful edition from start to finish. It started with a meeting with Flanders Minister of…

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The “GoR Funnel” Guys

An event of this size cannot be organized without the help of many fantastic, good-hearted Sensei, Senpai, family and friends, willing to invest a lot of their personal time to achieve our high-quality standards. But, to ensure a proper funneling for all your questions or references, your two main point-of-contacts…

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We listened to you …

OF COURSE!!! We have listened to your kind constructive feedback! So we made it BIGGER. ABSOLUTELY!!! That we wanted to give you an even better seminar than the previous ones! So, we made it BOLDER. DEFINITELY!!! That the organization took the whole enchilada under the microscope, that the ‘Master Chefs’…

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See you all again on November 2nd, 2019

During an amazing 3 days, 180 subscribed Budoka from all over the world, from white belt to 10e Dan, could experience ancient techniques and secret combinations hidden inside our martial arts styles, thanks to 12 exquisite, internationally acknowledged Grandmasters, Sifu/Sensei and their assistants during this “Guardians of Ryukyu” weekend. From…

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