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CNKI AND WIKC EXAMS DECEMBER TIGER 2025
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 CNKI 2025 exams in Argentina. It was held at the headquarters of the Dojo of Sensei Ricardo Silva, official member of CNKI Argentina and WIKC International. Sensei Gustavo Gondra, Horacio Machado, Ricardo Silva and Martín Melo were at the table. They graduated for 1st Dan Sebastián Ramirez, 1st Dan Gerardo Maldonado Oliver and for 5th Dan Sensei Gastón Garcia. Congratulations to all.!! |
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CNKI ARGENTINA AND WITKC PUERTO MADRYN & TORTUGUITAS EXAMS
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 Sensei Gustavo Gondra in the company of Sensei Horacio Machado attended two exams of leaders of schools affiliated with CNKI. Sensei Jorge Navarro by Zoom from Puerto Madryn for the 8th Dan category whom Sensei Gondra has known for more than 30 years and in person to Sensei Marcelo Lomez whom he has known for 20 years. The exam was held from Sensei Gondra's headquarters, Meiyo Dojo with his Zoom class from where Sensei Machado from Berástegui witnessed both exams accompanying Sensei Gondra at the table. Congratulations to both Sensei and Sensei Machado for their company.
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RECOGNITION TO SENSEI GUSTAVO GONDRA
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  December 1, 2025 Sensei Gustavo Gondra was distinguished in the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Municipality of Malvinas Argentinas to his 54-year career within Karate in Argentina and the world recognized as a world icon. Sensei Gondra received a distinction in the Municipality along with others recognized from different areas within the community of the city of Tortuguitas and the Municipality in general. He was accompanied by Sensei Marcelo Lopez on behalf of the Belgrano Club of Tortuguitas and the Latin American Martial Association of Martial Arts. |
| KARATE AND KOBUDO SEMINARS IN MAR DEL PLATA DECEMBER 2025 |
 
Sensei Gustavo Gondra gave Seminars in the city of Mar del Plata of Kobudo and Karate organized by Sensei Walter Ortiz 7th Dan of Goju Ryu Karate and direct student of Sensei Gondra in Okinawan Kobudo Hachiokai. A small group gathered for this first Seminar in the City and they will continue to develop in 2026 to continue the introduction of Kobudo and also Sensei Ortiz will also be a member of CNKI Argentina. |
| WUKKO EXAMS FOR DANES IN MAR DEL PLATA AND CABA 2025 |
 In the city of Mar del Plata, two exams were held for the category of Danes, Sensei Juan Chiaramello, 74 years old, 50 years of practice for 8th Dan and teaching in the city of General Madariaga and Belisario Elisei, 40 years of age and 39 years of practice for 5th Dan, today from the city of Mar del Plata. The two are direct students of Sensei Gustavo Gondra. Congratulations to both...!!! Belisario has been a student of Sensei Gondra since he was 4 years old and Sensei Chiaramello has been a student of Gondra for almost 40 years. |
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 WUKKO EXAMS IN ARGENTINA 2025 MEIYO Hombu Dojo WUKKO December 13, 2025 close of the year and as usual and only once a year exams for Dan categories. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.!!! The table was made up of Sensei Gustavo Gondra, Joaquín Algranti, Néstor Araujo and Horacio Pagliere. EXAMS FOR DAN Barsellini Adrian 5th Dan, Palermo Marcelo 5th Dan, Groselle Anibal 3rd Dan, Gerardo Boggero 3rd Dan , Guillermo Erlich 1st Dan, Matias Szostak 1st Dan KOBUDO EXAMS, Matias Szostak 1st Dan Kobudo KYU KARATE EXAMS, Barbosa Roberto 2nd Kyu , Roman Vasquez 1st Kyu , Roxanna Firpo 3rd Kyu, Marcos Fernando 2nd Kyu. |
 
An exam that was missing from a member of MEIYO DOJO, world headquarters of the Organization led by Sensei Gustavo Gondra with support in Japan. The table was made up of Sensei Gondra and Sensei Baldo Acuña. Ezequiel Sosa performed for 6th Kyu. Congratulations...! Let's keep training...!!! Sensei Gustavo Gondra with Sensei Baldo Acuña at the door of MEIYO DOJO...!!!! After Kyu's exam...! December 18, 2025.
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| CNKI ARGENTINA NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER 2025 |
 Another year for CNKI that came into existence in 2006 being the evolution of WOKSF / IKA Argentina. Party 2025 with almost 80 people at a dinner of friends who do what they like the most together. Today with almost 20 Affiliated Schools in Buenos Aires, Berazategui, General Belgrano, Mar del Plata, Puerto Madryn, Rawson, Trelew, Comodoro Rivadavia, Rosario, Tortuguitas, Baradero, Tigre, Ituzaingó, Zarate, Arrecifes and in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela and Peru through WITKC World Inter Styles Karate Confederation. Thank you all for being here and sharing the same ideas of Dento Karate, Traditional Karate...!!! Thank you for the organization of the Party to Sensei Ricardo Silva and his wife Maka...!!! Merry Christmas and Happy 2026...! |
 
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MOKUSO / NOTES & INTERVIEWS 2025
FIRST CONTACT / END OF YEAR IN OKINAWA |
 FULL ARTICLE IN MOKUSO
https://mokuso.ar/portada/navidad-okinawa-gondra/
There are journeys that transform and there are masters who build bridges between cultures. Sensei Gustavo Gondra, 10th Dan Karate awarded by Japan, belongs to both categories. A pioneer of the Uechi Ryu style in Argentina and South America, Gondra was not only one of the first Westerners to set foot in Okinawa to delve deeper into the roots of his practice, but he spent eight consecutive years — seven of them in absolute solitude — celebrating the end of the year holidays on the birthplace of karate.
This interview explores those intimate moments: the tables shared with legendary masters, the silence of Okinawan nights, the teachings that are not spoken but understood, and the personal price of a search that goes beyond technique. Because, as Gondra himself reminds us, those who do not know that 50% of the experience that only Okinawa can offer, are barely scratching the surface of the road.
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| WINTERFEST UNITED STATES / SPECIAL GUEST |
  We are excited to have Hanshi Gustavo Gondra as a featured presenter for the first time at George E. Mattson's Winter Festival 2026, Florida, March 6-7. Hanshi will be performing on Saturday and we will have a special session on Sunday for attendees who are still in the area. Make your plans today!
Thanks to David Berndt and the South China Martial Arts Alliance for sponsoring and to Women of Uechi for supporting the 2026 Winter Festival.
Special Announcement and Featured Presenter: Gustavo Gondra Hanshi, 10th Dan.
Saturday Presenter and Sunday Morning Special Session. |
WORLD UECHI RYU KARATE FEDERATION
世界上地流空手道連盟 |
 WELCOME TO THE WORLD UECHI RYU KARATE-DO FEDERATION United by the same style, beyond borders. The World Uechi Ryu Karate-Do Federation is a new entity that brings together Uechi Ryu style organizations and dojos from around the world that pursue the mission of preserving the Dento Karate-Do created and taught by Sensei Kanei Uechi. We are united by the study of the same style, upholding the principles of respect and honor, and the desire to meet in seminars, tournaments, and moments of shared practice, regardless of lineage, teacher, or organization. All teachers and practitioners who share this goal are welcome. A new era begins..!
OFFICIAL WEBSITE / https://urkf-uechiryu.com
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1st PAN AMERICAN CNKI CHAMPIONSHIP ARGENTINA 2026
第1回パンアメリカンCNKI空手道選手権
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  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.
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VIRTUAL AND PRESENTIAL DOJO
Adults: Tuesday - Thursday (in person and zoom Tortuguitas)
- Wednesday 8 pm (zoom)
Adults: Tuesday - Thursday - 1 pm (zoom)
Kobudo: Tuesday - 7 pm to Wednesday (zoom)
Inquiries: gustavogondra@yahoo.com.ar / Cell: 1540555724
OFFICIAL WEBSITE / https://wukkodentokarate.com
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