Career of Mr Oura
Name : Mr. Keibun OURA
Date of birth : 8th october 1949
Mr Keibun Oura is the president of karatepassport. Relying on more than 40 years of experience in the area of martial arts, he created this website with the purpose of giving the means to foreign karatekas to study martial arts in Okinawa and at the same time promoting the exchanges with other countries.
Personal:
| Tomari Elementary School |
| Mawashi Junior High School |
| Shuri Senior High School |
| Toyo University |
| Karate Shito-ryu 4th dan |
| The Outstanding Young Person Special Prize of Japan Junior Chamber |
| Japanese, Spanish, English |
KARATE:
| Karate Club, Factory of Engineering, Toyo University |
Captain | 1972-1973 |
| Tokyo Karatedo College | Teacher | 1973-1974 |
| Mexican Federation of Karatedo | Technical adviser | 1974-1987 |
| Mexican Army Officers School | Instructor | 1975-1982 |
| National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico | Martial arts instructor | 1975-1982 |
| Mexican National Team | Coach | 1975･1980･1985 |
| Mexican Shito-kai Metropolitan Area | Chief instructor | 1974-1987 |
| Naha City Sport Association | Councilor, karate section head | 1994-1996 |
| Naha City Karatedo Association | Chairman, board of directors | 1994-1996 |
| Okinawa Karate Kobudo Federation | Chairman, board of directors | 2005-2007 |
| Okinawa Karatedo Kobudo Support Center | Technical adviser | 2004-present day |
| Okinawa Prefecture Kobudo Federation | Adviser | 2004-present day |
| Naha City "Uchina-di" Association | Chairman, board of directors | 2005-present day |
| Mexican Karate Federation | Representative in Okinawa | 2008-present day |
BUSINESS:
| Okinawa Prefecture Oil Association | Vice-chairman, board of directories | 1995-1998 |
| Japan L.P.Gas Agents' Association | Okinawa area president | 1996-1998 |
| Japan Community Gas Association | Okinawa vice-branch manager | 1997-1998 |
| Kita Naha Corporate Association | 2nd branch, branch manager | 1995-1998 |
| Marui Sangyo Co., Ltd. | President | 1995-1998 |
| Oura Co., Ltd. | President | 1998-present day |
| Oura Clinic | Advisor | 2003-present day |
| Oura Taro & Co | Representative | 2004-present day |
| WUB Investiment Co., Ltd. | Director | 2004-present day |
| NPO Kudaka-jima Promotion Association | Director | 2007-present day |
OTHERS:
| Okinawa Prefecture Volunteer Interpreters Association | Vice-president | 1990-1997 |
| Okinawa Pan-American Federation | Secretary general | 1995-2003 |
| World Wide Uchinan-chu Business Association | Executive director | 1997-2006 |
| Okinawa Mexico Association | Vice-president | 1987-present day |
| Yoshu Alumni Association | Secretary general | 2000-present day |
| Tomari Alumni Association | President | 2006-present day |
| Naha City Cultural Association | Vice-chairman | 2007-present day |
Other members
| Chen Lin - China | Owner of Chinese restaurant | |
| Chung Kwang Nam - Korea | Web designer | |
| Juliet Aboagye - Australia | Owner of english academy | |
| Judy Wanjiru Harun - Kenya | English teacher | |
| Vincent Heiniger - Switzerland | Goju Ryu 2nd dan | |
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