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Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo was founded over 70 years
ago, in the early stages of the Showa era (1926 to 1985)
in Japan, by Kaiso Masayoshi Kori Hisataka, Kensei 10th
dan.Kaiso Hisataka based Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo
on his training in okinawan Karatedo, Shorinji Kempo and
various other traditional martial arts, incorporating the
combative instincts of certain animals and considering
the natural elements of "water, fire, earth, wind,
and void".Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo is based on
Kaiso Hisataka’s thoroughly scientific approach to the
study of armed and unarmed combat, and continues to evolve
based on the ongoing study by Kaiso Hisataka’s son, Masayuki
Kukan Hisataka, the current headmaster of the Shorinjiryu
Kenkokan Karatedo Hombu Dojo.
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In early stages of the Showa era, Kaiso Hisataka established
the first Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo Dojo, in the Okinawan
city of Naha, and following his transfer to China during
World War II he established a dojo in Zhangjiakou, Dalian
in China. |
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After the Second World War, seeing the destruction and
demoralization wrought by the war, Kaiso Hisataka sought
a way to strengthen and help the Japanese people.As a result,
in June 1947 he opened his dojo at the Oshima park of Hamada-mura
on Kumamoto Prefecture of Kyushu, with the goal of guiding
the physical and spiritual development of Japan’s youth. |
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Shortly thereafter the Dojo moved to Shimokitazawa in the
Setagaya ward of Tokyo, and then in 1955 moved to Waseda
in the Shinjuku ward, where it continues to the present day
as the worldwide headquarters of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo. |
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In the opening ceremony of the headquarters Dojo in Waseda,
many important Shihans (masters) were present, including
Gima Shingi Kensei 10th dan,(Who have demonstrated Karatedo
with Gijin Hunakoshi at Kodokan.) Ushijima Tatsukuma Shihan,(Who
is a teacher of most famous Judoka Masahiko Kimura) and many
others. |
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The current headquarters Dojo in Waseda stands as one of
the oldest continually operating Dojos in Tokyo, and is proud
to continue 50 years of history. |
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