Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai
Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai

Established 1984

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Welcome to the official website of the Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai. Our members are among the most senior Karate instructors in Hawaii and have joined together to promote traditional Karate in Hawaii.

Here are some features to check out: lists of our Officers & Members, Minimum Requirements For Dan Ranking and Titles, Awardees Listing, Articles by our Members, and some Photos from training sessions and meetings.


Kodanshakai members, students, and guest at a training on August 20, 2006 at Sensei Paul Ortino's dojo.

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Officers:
Jimmy Miyaji, President
Joseph A. Bunch, Vice-President, Treasurer
Hisae Ishii-Chang, Secretary
Ranking & Titles Committee:
Jimmy Miyaji
Joseph A. Bunch
Lee D. Donohue, Sr.
Alan Lee

Minimum Requirements For Dan Ranking and Titles
Dan Ranking and Titles Awardees Listing

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Members (Titles & Dan Rankings*)
Associate Members
Dojo
Joseph A. Bunch, Kyoshi, 8th dan
tel: (808) 488-6372
e-mail: bunchj001@hawaii.rr.com

Associate Member:
Joey Bunch

Hawaii Okinawa Karate-Do Shudokan
Lee D. Donohue, Sr., Kyoshi, 7th dan
cel: (808) 753-5617
e-mail: donohuel001@hawaii.rr.com

Associate Member:
Lee D. Donohue, Jr.

American Karate Kai
Newsletter
Francis Fong
tel: (808) 839-7864
e-mail: f.fong@hawaiiantel.net

SKIF Hawaii at Salt Lake
Kenneth Funakoshi, Kyoshi, 9th dan
1293 South Park Victoria Drive
Milpitas, California 95035

tel: (408) 263-8544
fax: (408) 532-9286
e-mail: ShihanKFunakoshi@aol.com

Associate Member & Representative:
G. Hisae Ishii-Chang
P. O. Box 88289
Honolulu, Hawaii 96830-8289

cel: (808) 220-1032

Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association








Island Ki
Charles C. Goodin, Renshi, 6th dan
98-211 Pali Momi Street, Suite 640
Aiea, Hawaii 96701

tel: (808) 488-5773
fax: (808) 488-5778
e-mail: goodin@hawaii.rr.com

Associate Member:
Charles T. Goodin

Hikari Dojo
Hawaii Karate Museum
Hawaii Karate Seinenkai
Karate No! Program
Alan Lee, Renshi, 7th dan
e-mail: goju@hawaii.rr.com

Associate Member:
Kyle Nakasone

Hawaii Senbukan Dojo
Jimmy Miyaji, Hanshi, 9th dan

Associate Member:
Dennis Sato

Ken Shu Kan Karate Kobudo Association  
Paul Ortino, Renshi, 6th dan
tel: (702) 448-1654
e-mail: PaulOrtino@yahoo.com

Associate Member & Representative:
Edwin Crisostomo
tel: (808) 216-2928

Okinawa Kenpo Dharma-Ryu Dojo
Earl Padeken, 4th dan
tel: (808) 261-4742

Hawaii Karate Organization
Masakazu Teruya, Renshi, 6th dan
tel: (808) 255-6758

Shorin-Ryu Seibukan Hawaii
Anthony "Tony" Troche, Kyoshi, 7th dan
tel: (808) 697-8479
e-mail: trochea002@hawaii.rr.com

Zen Budo Kai International, Inc.
Richard Young, Kyoshi, 7th dan
1056 12th Avenue, 1st Floor #101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816

tel: (808) 732-0670
e-mail: hyoung96816@yahoo.com

Associate Member:
Janice Craig

Karate Hawaii - Martial Arts School
In Memoriam

Tomu Arakawa, Hanshi, 10th dan
(1925 - 1998)



Hawaii Senbukan Dojo
Note: Titles and dan rankings shown above are issued by the Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai. Members may have additional or different titles and dan rankings in their own styles and/or organizations.


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Tomu Arakawa:

  • Karate Ni Sente Nashi (Karate is for Self Defense, Not Offense), appeared in Of Andagi and Sanshin: Okinawan Culture in Hawaii, Hui O Laulima, 1988.
  • A photograph of Arakawa (with Henry Fujita) demonstrating kobudo appeared in Uchinanchu: A History of Okinawans in Hawaii, Ethnic Studies Oral History Project, University of Hawaii and United Okinawan Association of Hawaii, 1981.
Hisae Ishii-Chang (Representative of Kenneth Funakoshi):

Bobby Lowe:

Pat Nakata:

Paul Ortino:

Charles C. Goodin:

Member Profiles:

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Some Kodanshakai Training Sessions with Members (& Guests)

1985
courtesy of Joseph Bunch

late 1980's
courtesy of Pat Nakata

late 1980's
courtesy of Pat Nakata

late 1980's
courtesy of Pat Nakata

May 11, 1991
courtesy of Anthony "Tony" Troche

2000
courtesy of Richard C. K. Young

2004
courtesy of Joseph Bunch

January 8, 2005
courtesy of Charles C. Goodin

November 19, 2005 Awards Dinner
courtesy of Joseph Bunch

March 5, 2006
courtesy of Charles C. Goodin



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For information about this website, contact Charles C. Goodin at
goodin@hawaii.rr.com.