The Hong Kong connection was established by a group of British colonial stalwarts. They had previously trained in another eminent karate style and school also based in Tokyo. After relinquishing their membership there, they opted for the Shotokan school and joined the J.K.A. family, setting up the dojo at the then all-European Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC) in Happy Valley race course area. The local J.K.A. pioneers were joined by a number of their Hong Kong Chinese senior karateka colleagues most of whom remain associated with our dojo to this day.