RIP Seiki Takushi 1939-2026 Goju-ryu, Kobudo Matayoshi-kei Hanshi 10th Dan who passed away this week. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and students around the world.

On July 27th 2026 he was awarded the title of Preserver of Okinawa Prefecture’s Designated Intangible Cultural Property: “Okinawan Karate and Kobujutsu”

Photographed July 18, 2014 at the Karate Kaikan, Okinawa for the Karate Masters Portrait Project.