Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate   Documentary Series Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate is a crowd-funded documentary series about the amazing martial arts teachers living on Okinawa, the birthplace of karate. It is completely free to watch on YouTube, anywhere in the world! Series One and Series Two has more than 4,000,000 views .  Click to learn more about Series One and Series Two. I’m now starting filming Series Three of Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate. There are many teachers in Okinawa who should have their knowledge archived for posterity. The oldest masters have unique memories of WWII, post-war Okinawa, and talk using a mixture of Japanese and the Okinawan language. Karate and its links with language, dance, festivals, and history are key parts of Okinawa’s cultural heritage. I’m already reaching out to the Okinawan karate community to set up Series Three interviews. Filming began in spring 2025, with the plan to release the first full length interviews on YouTube in late 2025. So far we have conducted interviews with but not completed all filming for: Tatsunori Matsuda – Okinawa … Continue reading Sensei Documentary