Okinawan Traditional Goju Ryu Karate-do Association

The OTGKA was invited to demonstrate at two Japanese events in London last year.  The first event was Okinawa Day, held in Spitalfields in June. The two photos below were taken by Stephen Chung (click here for more photos).

This was followed by a demonstration at Japan Matsuri in September.  This photo was taken by Laura Hilton-Smith, winning 3rd prize in the photography awards.

Matsuri comes from the word that means Festival or Holiday ‘to entertain' or ‘to serve’ it is also used to refer to Shinto Festivals.

The venue was the prestigious County Hall in London which is a landmark of days gone by; it is also close to The Houses of Parliament, The London Eye, The London Aquarium and Matsuri 2010. 35,000 people attended last year.