Okinawa’s first female karate grandmaster

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When Nobuko Oshiro decided to take up karate lessons in her late 20s, no one in her dojo would have thought they were looking at a future karate legend. But that’s exactly what she’s become — the highest ranking woman practicing karate on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Rebecca Rosman has this profile.

This story originally aired on Oct. 28, 2024.

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