Jun Caballero

Jun started Shorin Ryu Karate training under an old friend at the age of 14 in 1967 and formal training in 1968 at the Manila YMCA. He graded Shorin Ryu Karate Shodan in 1971. From 1973 to 1983 he practiced Ta't Kon Tou (Art of Chinese Boxing) at the Manila YMCA. 1975 saw Jun joining the Arnis Philippines movement as a committee member. The creation of the Philippine Arnis Tournament Rules & Regulations was introduced during this time.

Jun visited Okinawa for the first time in 1997, and participated in Karate Kata in the first Okinawa Karate do & Kobudo World Tournament held at the new Prefecture Hall of Martial Arts, Naha City, Okinawa. He met Minoru Yamagawa who was practicing Kobudo at the Hombu Dojo of Akamine Sensei. Yamagawa san taught Jun Chikinshitahaku no Sai and introduced him to the Hombu Dojo’s Ryukyu Kobudo Family.

Jun, with the help of Danielo Guia and Jojo Delos Santos, was instrumental in forming the Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai, Philippine Dokokai and he served as Chairman for this association between 1999 and 2003.

Since 1999 Jun has had the opportunity to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Karate Instructor where he is at present still teaching.

August of 1999 saw Jun awarded the rank of Nanadan in Shorin Ryu Karate Shidokan by Hanshi Katsuya Miyahira in Okinawa.

He was also awarded Shodan in Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai at the Hombu Dojo, Okinawa in 1999.

Sandan was awarded to Jun in 2003 by Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai, Hombu Dojo, Okinawa. With this came the prestigious Instructor's Licence and Branch Dojo Certificate.

Tournament Participation.

August 1997 - Karate Kata in "World Karate do & Kobudo Okinawa Tournament" held in the Prefecture Hall of Martial Arts, Okinawa, Japan;
August 1999 - Coaching in Karate do / Kobudo Kata (senior). Category in "1st Traditional Okinawa Karate do & Kobudo World Tournament" in Okinawa, Japan.
August 2003 – Participating in the senior Category in Kobudo Kata in "Okinawa Karate do & Kobudo World Tournament", Okinawa.

Jun’s personal mission is to propagate Shorin Ryu Karate Shidokan and Ryukyu Kobudo Hozon Shinko Kai in the Middle East.