is head of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate. He is a descendant of Seiwa and son of the founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate,

Kōri Hisataka was the founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate. Biography Born in Shuri ( Naha City in Okinawa), he was a descendant of Seiwa, the 56th Emperor of Japan. He studied karate, kobudo and jujutsu, most notably karate from Chotoku Kyan and weap ...

. He started his training in

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and

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at the age of three and obtained a

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in both disciplines by the time he was 13. He won the All-Japan Open Karatedo Championship in 1961 and 1962 and the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Championship from 1958 to 1962. He graduated from

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, holding a 4th

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and a 5th dan in karate. Hisataka represented Japan at the World's Fairs in

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(1964) and

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(1967). He taught karate at

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, Loyola College, The National Theatre School of Canada, & St-Jerome college. In the 1980s Masayuki Hisataka created the World Koshiki Karatedo Federation (WKKF), which is an organization for 'safe contact' fighting competition with protective chest and headgear using Koshiki rules with the intention of Karate being accepted into the Olympics.World Koshiki Karatedo Federation
/ref> Koshiki black belt certification and Koshiki referee certification is offered in the WKKF. Currently, Hisataka is ranked Hanshi 10th Dan, Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate-Do, and Koshiki Karate-Do. He has also written two books about Shorinjiryu Karate: "Scientific Karatedo" (published in 1976) and "Essential Shorinjiryu Karatedo" (published in 1994). "Le Karate Koshiki", published only in French, focuses on training for Koshiki style competition fighting and other technical aspects.

Shorinjiryu Kenkokan International Branches

Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate Do is represented around the world by its international branches directly affiliated to the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karate Hombu Dojo in Japan. Some of the major international Chief Instructors include: *Japan: Masayuki Hisataka 10th Dan, Hiroshi Hisataka 7th Dan, Masamitsu Kudaka 7th Dan, Masaki Enomoto 6th Dan *Australia: Scott Brown 6th Dan *USA: Mega Martinez 6th Dan *Canada: Philippe Nadeau 7th Dan *Germany: Olaf Lotze 6th Dan *New Zealand: Shaun O'Leary 5th Dan,Masaki Enomoto 6th Dan *Switzerland: Mamadou Diallo 6th Dan *Venezuela: Kunio Tanabe 6th Dan *Spain: Luis Peres Santiago 5th Dan Other branches include Hong Kong, India, Spain, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France & Russia. There are no descendant schools of the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan recorded at the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo Headquarters in Japan, or the official website.

References

*Scientific Karatedo, Japan Publications, Inc. Living people 1940 births Japanese male karateka Nihon University alumni {{Japan-karate-bio-stub