Kokusai Koryu Gojukai Karatedo
President/Founder:
Manny A. Saavedra
 Manny
A. Saavedra is Founder of World Sansei Kokusai
Koryu Goju-Ryu Karatedo; Saavedra Sensei trained
with Peter G. Urban Sensei, receiving his Black
Belt under said Instructor. Inducted into the
Global Martial Arts Federation enabled him to
travel extensively and study with many high
lever senior teachers of the arts. Beginning in
1979, Saavedra Sensei formed the International
Sansei Goju-Ryu Organization aspiring to
continue to develop the Art. Throughout this
transformation, Saavedra Sensei sought to apply
the accurate, traditional aspects of Naha-te.
Although this transformation process was
lengthy, it was nevertheless necessary to ensure
the propagation of the Organizational
philosophy, culminating in the formation of the
Kokusai Koryu Gojukai Karatedo.
Saavedra, Sensei opened his first dojo in
Corona Queens, New York.In the early 1970’s, he moved to South
Florida propagating the ideas that eventually became the
cornerstone of the World Sansei Kokusai Koryu Goju-Ryu Karate do
Organization. Since 1979, his Organization has expanded into
Venezuela, Chile, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil,
Ecuador, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Germany, South Africa, and the
United States, respectively. Saavedra Sensei has also introduced
Karate courses for credit at five major American universities,
both the physical aspects and the Historical. His program at
Florida International University was the largest Karate program
of its kind in the United States with 700 credit hours per
semester for seven years. In addition, he has taught university
credit-classes in both Florida and New York. Saavedra Sensei is
extremely well-versed in multiple manifestations of the Art,
including neo-classical and traditional aspects of Goju-Ryu. He
is a researcher, philosopher, and a life-long student of
Goju-Ryu Karate. He has served as past President and Founder of
the Inter-Collegiate Karate Association, Saavedra Sensei has
developed many innovative teaching ideas for the mentally and
physical challenged student, and has expanded his methodology
and research for the benefit of the average person.
 Also for the last 30 years he has
promoted the International Silver Cup Championships an
international event bringing some of the top athletes from
around the world.
Presently, Saavedra Sensei is a member of
the Global Martial Arts Federation, Canton, China; a member in
good standing of the World Traditional Karatedo Union, and has
written extensively on the Art of Goju-Ryu Karate. His Hombu is
located in the United States, South Florida.
The Kokusai
Koryu Gojukai Karatedo
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Homepage:
http://www.koryugojukai.com
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