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THE OKINAWAN KARATE MASTERS OF THE GERMAN BUDO GALA

In 1997 Sensei Dollar traveled to Essen in Northern Germany to join Seiko Toyama, Kiyohide Shinjo and eight other Okinawan Masters participating in the 1997 Budo Gala. Dollar and Haberzettl spent three days acting as "roadies" for the prestigious Okinawan Demonstration Team.

The Amazing Seiko Toyama

The Budo Gala, dedicated to the "Spirit of Budo", is a martial arts exhibition of grand scale. It is sponsored by Budo Magazine, the largest martial arts magazine in Germany. They gathered martial artists from Okinawa, Japan, America, and all over Europe to demonstrate all aspects of karate, wrestling, weapons, sparring, breaking, and showmanship.

 


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