Naha City
Reiwa 6th Year Cultural Lecture “Learn Karate and Ryukyu Martial Arts - From a Research Perspective” (3 sessions in total)
3rd “Ryukyu Performing Arts and Martial Arts” Lecturer: SUZUKI Kota (Associate Professor, Institute of Arts and Culture, Okinawa Prefectural University of Art)
- Lecture / Seminar
- Real-life event
Schedule
2025.02.28（金）
Start：15:00 End：18:00
Venue
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Shuri Kinjo Campus 〒903-0815 3-6 Shurikinjo-cho, Naha City, Okinawa
3F small auditorium
Charge
Tuition fee is free
Contents
Cultural Lecture “Learn Karate and Ryukyu Martial Arts - From a Research Perspective”
1st 2/14 (Friday)
“The History of Karate in Modern Times: Meiji Edition (1)”
Speaker: Nakamura Akira (Okinawa Prefectural University of Art Institute of Arts Co-researcher)
2nd 2/21 (Friday)
“The relationship between 'Okinawa Denbubishi' and Ryukyu Karate”
Speaker: Lu Jiangwei (Okinawa Prefectural University of Art Institute of Arts Co-researcher)
3rd 2/28 (Friday)
“Ryukyu Performing Arts and Martial Arts”
Speaker: SUZUKI Kota (Associate Professor, Institute of Arts and Culture, Okinawa Prefectural University of Art)
“Karate (Okinawan traditional karate)” is known as a martial art that originated in Okinawa, and since it was officially adopted as an additional event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, karate has received more attention than ever before. There are over 400 karate dojos in Okinawa Prefecture, and reports from Okinawa Prefecture reveal that there are as many enthusiasts as there are 2 million people in Japan and 130 million in the world. Karate is one of the martial arts rooted in Okinawan culture, and martial arts and techniques are being refined at various dojos, but there is still much to be done about that academic research
Capacity：50 people each time
Advance applications are required
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Contact
Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Institute for Arts and Culture Office
TEL：098-882-5040