TOGKF stands for the international organization Traditional Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate Do Federation. This organization is dedicated to teaching and spreading traditional Goju-Ryu Karate Do as it was passed down to our Sensei Morio Higaonna (10th Dan Goju-Ryu Karate).
In 1979, Sensei Morio Higaonna founded the international organization during the first international training camp (gasshuku), called the International Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-Do Federation. In 2022, the name was changed to the Traditional Okinawa Goju Ryu Karate Do Federation. Sensei Higaonna received strong support from Ken Miyagi (the fourth son of the legendary Master Chojun Miyagi) and other of his senior students.
In September 2007, Sensei Higaonna was awarded the 10th Dan and also received a certificate designating him as the next successor in the direct lineage from Sensei Chojun Miyagi. He was also recognized as a living cultural treasure for his efforts in spreading Okinawan Karate worldwide. His goal is to preserve and protect the teachings and philosophy of Miyagi Chojun Sensei, and to spread his teachings worldwide. Thanks to the persistent efforts of Sensei Higaonna and his senior instructors, the organization now has practitioners across the globe. The TOGKF is the guardian of Traditional Okinawa Goju Ryu as it was passed to Higaonna Sensei, and as such, we see it not as a sport, but as a whole way of life. And that is our emphasis: the whole. The goal is to enrich every aspect of who you are.
In January 2023 the Slovak Union of Okinawan Karate and Kobudo became the official member and representative of the TOGKF organization in Slovakia. The name of the Slovak branch of the organization is TOGKF Slovakia and Sensei Igor Vakoš (5th Dan Goju-Ryu Karate) was appointed as its chief instructor.
Higaonna Morio Shuseki Shihan (10. Dan)
Sensei Morio Higaonna was born on December 25, 1938, in Naha, Okinawa. He began his Karate training at the age of 14 under his father, a Shorin-Ryu teacher. When he was 16, he encountered Goju-Ryu Karate-Do and, upon the recommendation of Koshin Iha Shihan, started training under Miyagi An'ichi Shihan. While studying at university in Tokyo, he founded the Yoyogi Dojo.
In 1979, together with senior Senseis, he founded the International Okinawan Gōjū-ryū Karate-dō Federation (IOGKF), which later became the Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-do Federation (TOGKF). He briefly stayed in the USA before returning to his homeland. From there, Higaonna Sensei travels around the world to lead seminars and training camps, spreading Goju-Ryu Karate-Do, as well as the teachings and philosophy of Miyagi Chojun Bushi. In addition to physical training, he is also involved in research activities. He organized and undertook several scientific trips to China and other countries, wrote four books on Karate, and a book of stories about Okinawan Karate. Higaonna currently resides in Naha, Okinawa where he is still working to see Okinawan Karate recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. To this day he still remains the only Okinawan or Japanese karateka to have ever been invited to give a live karate demonstration in front of the Japanese Emperor and his family. He remains actively involved in spreading Okinawan Goju Ryu to any and all at his TOGKF Honbu dojo, in Tsuboya, Naha, Okinawa.
The symbol of TOGKF
At the center of the TOGKF logo is a modified family crest (kamon) from the family of Shihan Chojun Miyagi, the founder of the Goju-Ryu style. The kamon symbolizes the union of the sky and the earth, with the circle representing the sky and the square shape symbolizing the earth. Similar to the Yin-Yang symbol, the kamon expresses the universal harmony of 'hard and soft.' This principle forms the foundation of Goju-Ryu philosophy: 'Go' represents hardness, while 'Ju' symbolizes softness. This balance is essential in both the practice of Karate and the overall approach to life in the Goju-Ryu tradition. The red circle surrounding the crest symbolizes Okinawa, and the outer golden circle represents recognition, loyalty, and respect.
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