|
|
30th CNKI METROPOLITAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
第30回伝統空手道選手権大会 / MAY 11TH 2025
|
 
  On May 11, 2025, the 30th CNKI Metropolitan Karate Championship was held! 170 competitors competing in Kata, Kumite, and Kobudo. It was held at the Tierras Altas Sports Center in Malvinas, Argentina, in 4 EVA foam areas and with the participation of 30 Judges and Referees from CNKI Argentina. The main function of this Championship was to showcase the Traditional Karate modality in every sense. Delegations from Berazategui, CABA, Zarate, Trelew, Comodoro Rivadavia, Gral. In 2026, the 31st Metropolitan Championship will be held, with the intention of holding the first CNKI Pan American Karate Championship with the participation of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, and Uruguay. |
  |
|
CNKI COLOMBIA REFEREE SEMINAR
|
 A private organization representing Traditional Karate in Colombia, headquartered in Cali. Its General Director is Sensei Jorge Chamorro Molineros, 8th Dan. The organization currently includes Sensei Miryam Botero, 6th Dan; Linchon Villegas, 7th Dan; Jorge Lemos, 6th Dan; and Fernando Vargas, 5th Dan. |
 
Unifying refereeing standards and practicing the competition rules are essential to ensuring fairness and consistency in tournaments. CNKI Colombia refereeing clinic held on May 17. These clinics allow referees to familiarize themselves with the rules, thoroughly understand them, and practice applying them, all with the goal of avoiding errors and improving their performance in tournaments. |
UECHI RYU / INTER STYLES KARATE
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR IN PERU
|
|
 1st INTERNATIONAL OPEN SEMINAR OF INTERSTYLE KARATE JUNE 26 UNTIL JUNE 30 By Hanshi Gustavo Gondra, 10th Dan of the International Association of Karate Masters https://n9.cl/bt5vx President of WUKKO Uechi Ryu Karate Do https://n9.cl/gbnor He holds the highest level of Uechi Ryu Karate https://n9.cl/jdkia in Argentina and throughout the Americas. Organized by: Peruvian Karate School "Enrique Cueva" /⛩️ https://n9.cl/oej9l / Institutional President Sensei Enrique Cueva Valverde https://n9.cl/cdk61 / Third meeting: Sunday, June 29, 2025 Time: 9:00 am Address: Okinawa Association of Peru Las Asturias Mz 6 Lte 1, Vitarte, Lima 3 OPEN ENROLLMENTS / Cell phone 966 452 342 https://wa.me/966452342 949 152 578 https://wa.me/949152578
REGISTRATION
https://forms.gle/vhWMzee1uRWgyJJK9
|
Council of Martial Arts Masters in Spain
|
 PLEASE SHARE FOR WIDER PROMOTION. The Council of Martial Arts Masters of Spain has the honor of awarding the Grand Medal of the Council of Masters to the Grand Master: Mr. Gustavo Gondra (Argentina), 10th Degree Black Belt in Karate. Gustavo Gondra was born in Buenos Aires on August 16, 1958. Due to his father's work, they moved to the city of San Nicolás, 200 km from Buenos Aires. From there, he moved to Rosario, 350 km from Buenos Aires. Then, he moved to Baradero, 138 km from Buenos Aires. Before moving back to Buenos Aires, his father was the steward of a ranch where he lived for two years. As a child, he learned to ride and tame horses, and learned to work on the ranch as a game. In 1970, they moved to Buenos Aires. He played polo for a year and then rugby for three years. In 1971, he began practicing Uechi Ryu Karate at the Kumazawa Institute in the city of Núñez, one of the oldest and most respected martial arts academies, ultimately being the only activity he continues to this day and to which he dedicates a large part of his life.The story of his beginnings in karate practice is as follows: his mother took him to some activity because Gustavo fought every day with someone for whatever reason; however, due to his poor school averages, his father forbade him from participating in any martial arts activity. As a result, he bought a Kung Fu book and began learning through reading until his father authorized taking him somewhere to practice. Taken to the Kumazawa Academy, they told him about different disciplines, but he stumbled upon the last of them, which was a new activity at the Academy: the Uechi Ryu style, which he decided to start without even seeing it... On September 1, 1979, Gondra was promoted to Shodan (first-degree black belt) by a probationary board composed of four Okinawan masters: Kaoru Miyagui and Chozen Nakama from Argentina, and Kyohide Shinjo and Minoru Miyagui from Okinawa.
Since then, Gondra has become a full-time karate teacher in Argentina and has also introduced and developed the style in Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. He founded the Latin American Uechi Ryu Karate Do Association. He has also taught seminars in Spain, Italy (where he has students), Russia, Germany, and France. He has traveled to Okinawa 37 times since 1986 and practiced with all the style's masters, including Uechi Ryu Sensei Kanei, 10th degree, and the creator of Uechi Ryu. Sensei Gondra is a member of the private Okinawa Karate Museum, owned by Tetsuhiro Hokama, 10th degree Goju Ryu Sensei, and also of the Kaikan Karate Museum, which opened in March 2017. |
FULL CONTACT TV PODCAST
PART ONE OF A MUST-SEE ARTICLE WITH MASTERS |
 A new season of Full Contact TV begins, and more masters, teachers, and fighters share their influence on this program dedicated to spreading the martial arts we love so much. We're also always surrounded by the old friends we made along the way, because they are the ones who give this program its unique touch and sensitivity. And since man doesn't live by punches, throws, holds, and kicks alone, the podcast was born, born from the need to know the inner workings of those of us who live to fight, and fight to live. This year, the podcast continues that quest, and in an attempt to delve deeper into the path of learning and knowledge, it's revamping its format through the creation of the Masters' Roundtables, a space conceived so that the voices of those who have traveled the furthest can intersect in an exquisite counterpoint of both nuances and definitions. And ready to play the first notes of this stave, an essential Master and Friend, Shihan Gondra, along with a stellar multidisciplinary panel, takes us by the hand, helping us unravel this infinite cosmos that is  the martial arts. Gustavo Gondra, Edgardo Villanueva, José Stratico, Andrés Sojnoczki, and Pablo Mercadé join us in an unmissable two-part interview. Five experienced masters were invited to a panel to discuss and discuss each point of view, from yesterday and today, within the world of martial arts: evolution, regression, development, changes, improvements, or perhaps not. All opinions expressed in a two-part program, two unmissable episodes.
Part 1 premieres May 18, 5 PM. We hope you all enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOgDKoSJunI |
| CNKI AND WUKKO CHILE |
  To the members of WUKKO and CNKI around the world, we are pleased to receive the invitation from Hanshi Gustavo Gondra from Argentina to the first CNKI Pan American competition to be held in May 2026. For us, Chile, it is an honor to participate in this Championship with all the sister countries that join this great event, which for us is also a fundamental part of our growth and gaining experience. Supporting this prestigious organization, directed and created by Hanshi Gondra, we consider a gigantic challenge that we are proud to face representing our country. We also want to tell you that  CNKI Chile is already working on everything related to interstyle competitions, alongside Shotokan masters, national competition coaches, and Shito Ryu masters. The idea is to be able to work with people from other styles and thus, in the future, invite them to CNKI Chile events. We also want to promote and publicize the Uechi Ryu style, as it is one of the three primary styles of Okinawa, the birthplace of karate. I would like to reiterate my gratitude for the invitation to the first CNKI Pan American Games in Buenos Aires 2026. Elías Fuentes Figueroa, 3rd Dan, National Representative of WUKKO CNKI Chile. |
EXCLUSIVE MOKUSO INTERVIEW, SPECIAL EDITION
"THE MASTER WHO CHOSE FIRE" |
 Sensei Gustavo Gondra: You can't talk about Karate in Argentina without mentioning Sensei Gustavo Gondra. But you can't mention him without raising dust either. Recognized with the 10th Dan in Japan and recently awarded the Grand Medal of the Council of Martial Arts Masters of Spain, Gondra is a man who has made the martial path a declaration of principles. Uncomfortable, sharp, indomitable. For decades, he cultivated not only a way of practicing karate, but a way of being in the world: without duplicity, without marketing, without asking permission. His name inspires respect in dojos, but also discomfort in the halls where political correctness commands silence. Why? Because, right or wrong, he always remained true to his own voice. In this exclusive Mokuso interview, Gondra talks about everything. About his teachers and his mistakes. About the loneliness of those who remain steadfast. About karate that is taught with the body, but transmitted with the soul. And also about what no one wants to talk about: the betrayals, the concessions, the times he had to choose between being loved or being true to his vision. Entering his world is accepting an unspoken rule: consensus is not sought, truth is sought. Full interview at https://mokuso.ar/ |
INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS JUNE PERU
NATIONAL SEMINAR JULY ARGENTINA |
|
 |
1st PAN AMERICAN CNKI CHAMPIONSHIP ARGENTINA 2026
第1回パンアメリカンCNKI空手道選手権
|
 Since 2006, when the CNKI was created in Argentina as an evolution of other organizations led by Sensei Gustavo Gondra, it has developed in other South American countries, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. It is a private entity and is considered a defender of Traditional Karate. In Argentina, the 30th CNKI Metropolitan Karate Championship was held in 2025, and in other countries, the CNKI has its own events. The idea is to begin organizing the 1st CNKI Pan American Karate Championship today, provided that all countries can attend. The planned date is May 9 and 10, 2026, with competitions in Kata, Kumite, Kobudo, and Kumite by country teams. Seminars prior to the event are also planned. |
WUKKO WORLD UECHI RYU KARATE DO HACHIOKAI KENKYUJO
WORLD HEADQUARTERS / International Classes by Zoom
Representatives in:
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, United States, Spain, Holland, Italy,
Peru, Uruguay, Mexico, Venezuela.
|
VIRTUAL AND PRESENTIAL DOJO
Adults: Tuesday - Thursday (in person and zoom Tortuguitas)
- Wednesday 20 has (zoom)
Adults: Tuesday - Thursday - 13 has (zoom)
Kobudo: Tuesday - 7 pm to Wednesday (zoom)
Inquiries: gustavogondra@yahoo.com.ar / Cell: 1540555724
|
|
Uechi Kan © 2025
