Sensei Luis Javier Rodriguez Acuña was born in Chillan, Chile, in August 1961. He is from a family
of dedicated students, and besides himself, all his children have followed their father´s path
into Martial Arts.
Cristian and Luis are both black belts Sandan, and Francisca at nine years of age, has reached
the level of Green belt so far.
Sensei Rodriguez started Karate training at the tender age of 16 and has never looked back since.
With 30 years of practice under his belt, he now boasts a Godan Menjo in Goju Ryu Karate, and
has also tried other forms of martial arts including Kempo, Goju Shorei Ryu, Seido Juku, Shotokan
and Okinawa Goju Ryu.
In the last ten years, Sensei has built some very solid reputation, and today he runs and
manages one of the most successful Karate Dojos in the South of Chile, including a very practical
and dedicated effort to teach disadvantaged kids in the area, especially during Summer vacation,
where he runs Clinics and Seminars open to all and sundry.
Sensei Rodriguez has been fortunate to have been trained by some of the best exponents in
Latin America, and counts among others Sensei Arturo Petit of Kempo Karate, Miguel Soffia of
Goju Shorei, Sensei Carlos Yañez of Shotokan, Patricio Cifra of Okinawa Goju Ryu, Juan Gallardo
of Seiko Juku, Shihan Roque Carrizo of Argentina, Shihan Tanaka in Brazil, T. Nakamura of the USA
and Kaiso Shihan Goshi Yamaguchi of Japan.
In his quest for a better understanding of Karate Do, Sensei has now approached the KKGKK, and
was recently accepted as one of our Shibu-cho in Latin America.
His participation and support, will open another chapter in the development of Goju Ryu Karate,
in a way which will only be known as: "a healthy brotherhood"
of dedicated students, and besides himself, all his children have followed their father´s path
into Martial Arts.
Cristian and Luis are both black belts Sandan, and Francisca at nine years of age, has reached
the level of Green belt so far.
Sensei Rodriguez started Karate training at the tender age of 16 and has never looked back since.
With 30 years of practice under his belt, he now boasts a Godan Menjo in Goju Ryu Karate, and
has also tried other forms of martial arts including Kempo, Goju Shorei Ryu, Seido Juku, Shotokan
and Okinawa Goju Ryu.
In the last ten years, Sensei has built some very solid reputation, and today he runs and
manages one of the most successful Karate Dojos in the South of Chile, including a very practical
and dedicated effort to teach disadvantaged kids in the area, especially during Summer vacation,
where he runs Clinics and Seminars open to all and sundry.
Sensei Rodriguez has been fortunate to have been trained by some of the best exponents in
Latin America, and counts among others Sensei Arturo Petit of Kempo Karate, Miguel Soffia of
Goju Shorei, Sensei Carlos Yañez of Shotokan, Patricio Cifra of Okinawa Goju Ryu, Juan Gallardo
of Seiko Juku, Shihan Roque Carrizo of Argentina, Shihan Tanaka in Brazil, T. Nakamura of the USA
and Kaiso Shihan Goshi Yamaguchi of Japan.
In his quest for a better understanding of Karate Do, Sensei has now approached the KKGKK, and
was recently accepted as one of our Shibu-cho in Latin America.
His participation and support, will open another chapter in the development of Goju Ryu Karate,
in a way which will only be known as: "a healthy brotherhood"
| CHILE |
| GALERIA (clik para agrandar) |
| HONBU DOJO O'HIGGINS 540 CHILLAN REPÚBLICA DE CHILE FONO: 8-3866041 URL:Kenyukan Chile Goju Ryu Email: ikgchillan@gmail.com |
| SEMINARIO DE JIU-JITSU DE BRASIL |
| YUDANSHA Luis J Rodriguez A 5º Dan Honbu-cho Cristian J Rodriguez V 3° Dan Luis A Rodriguez V 3° Dan Marcelo W Carrasco P 2° Dan Juan Luengo Navarrete 1° Dan |
| Ganadores! |
| Sensei Luis J. Rodriguez 5th dan Goju Ryu Karate KKGKK Chile |
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