Happy New Year 2013

International Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Union.

Director:  Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa.

www.shorinindia.com

Our new site was launched on October 25, 2012.  This coincides with the World Karate Day.

Our site name is www.shorinindia.com

We thank Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa for his unconditional support.

We thank all our students, parents, and well wishers.  We request your prayers and continued support.

We welcome you all to visit our site  www.shorinindia.com

Sensei Johnson KP
Chief Instructor,
Okinawa Shorinryu Karate Shinkokai and Kobudo Association, India

Kyoshi Mike with Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa

Shinkokai India, Monday and Tuesday Morning Batch

A tribute to Hanshi Gibu

It is very sad to know that Hanshi Gibu passed away.  He will be remembered as a person who dedicated his entire life for Okinawa Shorinryu Karate-do and founded the Butokukan and his legacy will be carried over by all his students and passed onto other generations to come; especially by Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa, one of his dearest students, the founder of Shinkokai.

Aleena During Bo Training...

Sensei Johnson

A good split....a daily practice of Aleena

Hanshi Kikukawa and Kyoshi Soysa

Okinawa Shorinryu Karate Shinkokai and Kobudo Association, India

Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa with Hanshi Gibu and Hanshi Gibo

Hanshi Masanobu Kikukawa, 9th Dan Red Belt.
6th Degree Black Belt in Ryukyu Kobudo; 3rd Degree Black Belt in Judo;  3rd Degree Black Belt in Aikijutsu

Hanshi is an Okinawan martial artist and chairman of the Shorin-ryu Shinkokai style of Okinawan Karate. Hanshi Kikukawa was a longtime student of Sokuichi Gibu Hanshi and Seiki Toma Hanshi before co-founding Shinkokai along with colleague Hanshi Tatsunori Azuma in 1985. In the early 1990s, Hanshi Kikukawa emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia where he founded the Canadian division of Shinkokai while Hanshi Tatunori Azuma（東辰徳） continued representing the organization in Okinawa. Currently Hanshi Kikukawa is the only native Okinawan Karate master residing and teaching traditional Shorin-ryu Karate in Canada.