sentences:  In 1964 he was awarded a 10th dan red belt, which is the highest rank available within the Okinawan Karate-do United Association.In 1967, the Okinawan Karate-do United Association became the All-Okinawan Karate-do Federation, with Shimabukuro continuing to serve as the organization's vice president.On October 14, 1969, while in Osaka on his way back from the 1st All Japan Karate Championship, organized by the Zen Nihon Karate-dō Renmei and held at the Nippon Budōkan, where he performed kata Seisan.