Emanuel Giordano sensei, 5th dan Renshi

  • 5th dan Renshi Shidokan Shorin-ryu OSKK;
  • Master and national representative of Shorin-ryu and Karate Tradizionale di Okinawa CSEN;
  • Direct student of Maeshiro Morinobu sensei 10th dan from 2013 (Shidokan Shorin-ryu);
  • Student at Musei Juku dojo of Maeshiro Sensei (Naha, Okinawa);
  • Over twenty years of karate experience;
  • 15 training trips to Okinawa at the dojo of Maeshiro Morinobu, 10th Dan, and the school's honbu dojo (Shidokan Shorin-ryu);
  • November 11, 2025: Awarded by the mayor and municipal council of the municipality of Settimo Torinese for winning the 41st Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Tournament, held in Okinawa in September 2025;
  • September 21, 2025: 1st place in kata and 3rd place in kumite at the 41st Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo Kyokai Tournament, held in Okinawa;
  • April 14, 2024: Awarded by the mayor and sports councilor of the municipality of Settimo Torinese for local sporting excellence, for achieving the title of 5th dan Renshi, obtained after an exam held in Okinawa, Japan, on October 22, 2023;
  • October 22, 2023: 5th dan Renshi Shidokan Shorin-ryu awarded by the historic OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATE-DO KYOKAI, founded in 1948 by Choshin Chibana sensei;
  • October 14, 2019: 4th dan Shidokan Shorin-ryu awarded by the historic OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATE-DO KYOKAI, founded in 1948 by Choshin Chibana sensei;
  • March 3, 2017: 4th Dan Shorin-ryu Master awarded by the OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATE KOBUDO FEDERATION, founded by Santiago Sacaba Sensei;
  • First Italian Master to be invited to a meeting and to have participated in several meetings with the Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai (the world's leading karate institution, based in Okinawa, Japan), in particular with President Kyuna Choku Sensei; and with the Okinawa Karate Information Center, in particular with Office Manager Uehara Kunio Sensei;
  • First Italian karateka to have participated in and passed an OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATE-DO KYOKAI examination;
  • First Italian karateka to have participated in and won an OKINAWA SHORIN-RYU KARATE-DO KYOKAI tournament;
  • First Italian karateka author with works catalogued by the Naha Library (Okinawa);
  • Founder and Director of the Okinawa Karate Kenkyukai (Italy and Europe);
  • National Representative for Karate Tradizionale di Okinawa at CSEN;
  • Technical Director of the Kamikazekan Dojo a.s.d.;
  • Previously a 2nd Dan Shotokan athlete and coach recognized by FESIK;
  • Author of "The Legend of the Masters of Okinawan Karate";
  • Author of "Shorin-Ryu Karate: The Legacy of the Bodyguards of the King of Okinawa";
  • Author of "Shorin-ryu Karate: Kata";
  • Author of "Shorin-ryu Karate: Kata 2";
  • Author of "Karate no Buyuden – La storia eroica del Karate";
  • Author of "Karate no Buyuden 2 - La storia eroica del Karate, Part Two";
  • Author of "Storie di Okinawa: Spiriti, magia e leggende dell’isola giapponese";
  • Italian translator of the "Uchinaaguchi Terms Manual," written by Dr. Samantha K. May;
  • Author of several articles, videos, and interviews for: Samurai, Budoka, Hakutsuru magazine, Bujin.tv, Karateka.it;
  • Instructor at the FIRST NATIONAL SEMINAR OF OKINAWA TRADITIONAL KARATE - INTENSIVE SEMINAR (Turin, 2017);
  • Instructor at the SECOND NATIONAL SEMINAR OF OKINAWA TRADITIONAL KARATE - with Akamine Hiroshi sensei (Milan, 2018);
  • Instructor at the THIRD NATIONAL SEMINAR OF OKINAWA TRADITIONAL KARATE - with Akamine Hiroshi sensei (Padua, 2019);
  • Instructor at the FOURTH NATIONAL SEMINAR OF TRADITIONAL OKINAWA KARATE & KOBUDO (Turin, 2022);
  • Instructor at the FIFTH NATIONAL SEMINAR OF TRADITIONAL OKINAWA KARATE & KOBUDO (Turin, 2023);
  • Instructor at the SIXTH NATIONAL SEMINAR OF TRADITIONAL OKINAWA KARATE & KOBUDO (Milan, 2024);
  • Instructor at the FIRST EUROPEAN SEMINAR OF TRADITIONAL OKINAWA KARATE AND KOBUDO (webinar, 2021);
  • Instructor at the SECOND EUROPEAN SEMINAR OF TRADITIONAL OKINAWA KARATE AND KOBUDO (webinar, 2022);
  • Instructor at the seminar "Shuri-te - the Hand of Shuri," with Maeshiro Morinobu Sensei (Turin, 2016);
  • Instructor at the 2nd seminar "Shuri-te - the Hand of Shuri," with Maeshiro Morinobu Sensei (Turin, 2017);
  • Instructor at the 3rd seminar "Shuri-te - the Hand of Shuri," with Maeshiro Morinobu Sensei (Turin, 2018);
  • Instructor, together with Kubo Takahide Sensei, at the International Shidokan Shorin-ryu Seminar (Turin, 2026);