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Photos  2004 - before
Club grading
L-R  Sensei Tim Herlihy.
 Shihan Kevin Plaisted. Sensei Tsuguo Sakumoto,Ryuei Ryu. Shihan Dennis May, Goju Ryu.

Kaipara Collge team
and Sensei Tim
2004
2001
Taira dojo see Past Events Okinawa visit
Tim outside Matsubayashi Ryu Nagamine Hombu Dojo, Kumoji, Naha, Okinawa.
Shihan Kevin, Tim sensei, Dan and Bill at Okinawa Heritage Park cultural show
Kokusai St, Naha, Okinawa by day and by night.
2002
Grading panel L - R
KanchoTaira, Soke Nagamine, Makishi sensei and Higa sensei.

Tim Herlihy sensei
is promoted to Sandan
Tim Herlihy with grading panel
Taira, Soke Nagamine, Higa and Makishi.
Grading participants
Yudansha grading at Nagamine Hombu Dojo, Naha, Okinawa.
Taira dojo, always plenty to eat and drink.
Kokusai St markets, Naha, Okinawa.
The post Nagamine Memorial celebrations function.
Taira dojo demonstration team  at Shurijo castle
The kiwis with Taira dojo demonstration team
On 29 August 2004 Okinawa Shorin Ryu New Zealand (Matsubayashi Ryu) hosted a combined training seminar  with Goju Ryu featuing World kata champion Tsuguo Sakumoto. Sakumoto sensei, of Ryuei Ryu, demonstrated kata and kobudo, as well, there were  demonstrations from Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu and Goju Ryu.
L-R Sensei Dean Pouwhare, Tim Herlihy, Tsuguo Sakumoto and Shihan Kevin Plaisted.
  Isaac                                                                    Matthew
with Sakumoto sensei
Matsubayashi Ryu seminar participants
Shihan Kevin Plaisted is promoted to Godan
Shihan Kevin Plaisted receives his Godan Certificate from Soke Nagamine with Makishi sensei and Kancho Taira.
Okinawa Karate & Kobudo World Tournament.      see Past events page Okinawa visit

0310
Members of Matsubayashi Ryu Taira dojo outside the Budokan.
Matsubayashi Ryu demonstration team on the Budokan steps
Matsubayashi Ryu seminar attendees and teachers
New Zealand participants
The upstairs dojo of the Budokan Okinawa
Training at Taira dojo
Shureido avertise memorial demonstrations
Helensville dojo
Karate kids Helensville
new shodans Darren Reed,
John Limmer and Andrew Barton 
with Sensei Tim
KNZ Council Members
Bob Dalton, Len Monk, Kevin Plaisted & Dennis May
Helensville Christmas parade
1994
Shihan Plaisted, Kancho Taira and Sensei Herlihy at Shurijo castle
1997
1996
Okinawan Karate Masters visit New Zealand
Kancho Taira and Shihan Plaisted
Visit to sensei Kevin's hombu dojo Stanmore Bay by the late John Haplin sensei from Australia.
L-R Tim Herlihy, Wayne Saunders, John Halpin, Dave Dearlove and Kevin Plaisted.
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