Connection to Okinawa

The link between the Australian association, and it's official representatives is through a direct connection to Okinawa. It's Chief Instructor, Sensei John Carlyle, and Canberra's Head Instructor, Sensei Reece Cummings have both travelled to Okinawa numerous times to train in Matsubayashi-ryu Karate-do, as well as training and hosting Soke Takayoshi Nagamine in Australia on three occasions (2007, 2009, 2011).

Soke - (1st) Founder, (2nd) Inheritor of style
Kaicho - President of the Association (WMKA)
Fuku-Kaicho - Vice-President of the Association (WMKA)
Rijicho - Board Chairman of the Association (WMKA)
Kancho - Branch Director / Dojo owner authorised by the Board (WMKA)

Osensei Shoshin Nagamine 1st Soke, Hanshi 10th Dan Okinawa, Japan (b. 1907, d. 1997)	Sensei Takayoshi Nagamine 2nd Soke, Hanshisei 10th Dan Okinawa, Japan (b. 1945, d. 2012)
Sensei Yoshitaka Taira Kaicho, Hanshi 10th Dan Okinawa, Japan	Sensei Toshimitsu Arakaki Fuku-Kaicho, Hanshi 10th Dan Okinawa, Japan	Sensei Iwao Tome Rijicho, Hanshi 9th Dan Okinawa, Japan