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Nantambu Camara Bomani Shihan
 

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            Mr. Bomani began his martial arts training in the 1960s. By 1968, Mr. Bomani, had traveled to Okinawa and began training with Eiichi Miyazato Sensei at the Jundokan. Mr. Bomani was a student of Miyazato Sensei’s, until Miyazato Sensei passed away in 1999. Since that time he had trained under Koshin Iha Sensei.

 

            In the early 1970s, Mr. Bomani opened his first Jundokan dojo in Ithica, New York. Mr. Bomani was responsible for introducing Jundokan Gojuryu to Tanzania and Africa.  He established the first ever Goju Ryu karate school in Dar es Salaam in 1973 and he founded the Tanzania Okinawa Gojuryu Karate Association. Mr. Bomani was also instrumental in spreading Jundokan Gojuryu through out the United States. He founded many dojos in New York, Washington, Kentucky and Ohio. He has left several yudansha spread across the United States and Africa. He also spearheaded the formation of the Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do Kyokai Jundokan USA and served as it's first president, later he also founded the West Africa Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do Kyokai. Several of these branch dojo are still in operation.

 

            Mr. Bomani continued his affiliation with the Okinawa Gojuryu Karate-do Kyokai, he continued to visit and train in Okinawa and he spent a great deal of time traveling between his various branch dojo. All of his Gojuryu grades were issued by Eiichi Miyazato Sensei. His Senior student in the USA was Lloyd C. Johnson Sensei.

 

          In August of 2009, Mr. Bomani passed away from a massive heart attack, he was burried in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Bomani Shihan was a true pioneer of gojuryu, through his efforts he spread gojuryu jundokan and the OGKK to various dojo on two continents.  He was a great teacher, friend, role model and inspiration.