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KANAZAWA Hirokasu Kancho

SKIF under KANAZAWA Hirokasu, 10th Dan, is the world's largest karate-do organization in the world. It has branch associations in more than 70 countries attracting more than 2 million students.

The Shotokan style is the earliest practised in mainland Japan. Shotokan was created by Master Funagoshi who moved from Okinawa to Tokyo in 1923 to teach karate-do. Our HK Dojo was started over 30 years ago.

Biography

  • 1931 Hirokaza Kanazawa was born in Iwate, Japan
  • 1956 Graduated from Takushoku University and joined Japan Karate Association
  • 1957 Kumite Champion at the 1st JKA all Japan Championship Tournament
  • 1958 Kumite and Kata Champion
  • 1961 Chief Instructor in Hawaii, USA Go-dan(5th-dan), JKA
  • 1966 Chief Instructor of Karate Union of Great Britain Roku-dan(6th-dan), JKA
  • 1967 Chief Instructor of JKA Europe & German Karate Fedeartion
  • 1968 General Manager of the Euroean team at the World Championship in Mexico
  • 1971 Shichi-dan(7th-dan), JKA Chief Instructor of JKA International Section Shihan at Musashikogyo, Kantogakuin and Kitasato Universities
  • 1972 General Manager of the Japanese Team at the 2nd WUKO Championship in Paris, France
  • 1976 Referee 1st IAKF World Championship in Los Angeles Referee JKA Asia-Oceania Championship in Hong Kong
  • 1977 He left JKA to form Shotokan Karate International
  • 1978 Hachi-dan(8th-dan), International Martial Arts Federation
  • 1980 Referee 5th WUKO World Championship in Madrid
  • 1981 Referee 1st World games in Santa Clara, California USA
  • 1983 Chairman, 1st SKIF World Championship in Tokyo, Japan
  • 1985 Chairman, 2nd SKIF World Championship in Düsseldorf, West Germany
  • 1988 Kyu-dan(9th-dan), International Martial Arts Federation Chairman, 3rd SKIF World Championship in Utsunomiya, Japan
  • 1991 Chairman, 4th SKIF World Championship in Mexico-City, Mexico
  • 1994 Chairman, 5th SKIF World Championship in Yokohama, Japan
  • 1997 Chairman, 6th SKIF World Championship in Milan, Italy
  • 2000 Chairman, 7th SKIF World Championship in Bali, Indonesia
  • Presently, Kancho and Saiko-Shihan, Shotokan Karate-Do
  • International Federation International Referee, Japan Karate-Do Federation
  • Coach, Japan association of Physical Education