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Sixth Grader Shimabukuro From Chatan Achieves Remarkable Feat of Winning Three Consecutive World Karate Championships; Trains with His Father, Says, "I Want to Get Even Better at kata."
Kanasa Shimabukuro (11), a sixth-grader at Kitatama Elementary School in Chatan Town, won the kata competition in the elementary school 5th-6th grade division (boys and girls 3) at the "Okinawa Karate World Championships 2026" held in Okinawa Prefecture from July to August, achieving her third consecutive victory in the tournament, following her wins in 2022 and 2024. According to the tournament secretariat, Kanasa Shimabukuro is the only one to…
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Kanasa Shimabukuro (11), a sixth-grader at Kitatama Elementary School in Chatan Town, won the kata competition in the elementary school 5th-6th grade division (boys and girls 3) at the "Okinawa Karate World Championships 2026" held in Okinawa Prefecture from July to August, achieving her third consecutive victory in the tournament, following her wins in 2022 and 2024. According to the tournament secretariat, Kanasa Shimabukuro is the only one to…