The World All Kyokushin Karate Union
International Karate-Do Organization KyokushinKaiKan - Kanamura Group.
The New IKO WAKKU is under construction
Kancho Seiji Kanamura
Kancho Seiji Kanamura 9th Dan (Japan) is one of the founders of The World All Kyokushin Karate Union and acting President. He was born in Tokyo. His father and Mas Oyama knew each other for a long time. In early 1960’s, he became Mas Oyama's student. While training hard, he successfully finished food chemistry at Meiji University in Tokyo. Between 1968 and 1971, he was the chief instructor in the Honbu Dojo. He became the Sosai Masutatsu Oyama's personal driver and bodyguard. In 1970, he received Best Technique and Best Spirit Awards as well as Best Attendance in special black belt training. Along side Masutatsu Oyama, he was in many movies and books.
In 1971, Sosai Masutatsu Oyama sent him to the United States to teach for two years. After the two years, Sosai Oyama asked him to stay for another year. Kancho Kanamura answered with an OSU! Each year, Mas Oyama asked him to stay for another year and the answer was always the same. Since then, he has been living and teaching Kyokushin in New York. He took over the dojo in downtown Brooklyn, which has been a legend in US since.
Since early 1980's, he has been a professor at the Long Island University teaching sport science and karate. He has taught in many places around the world including Hawaii in 1974, Venezuela and Brazil in 1977, Canada in 1979, Haiti in 1980, and Italy in 1983. Kancho Kanamura puts together the famous sword demonstration which was shown at many competitions.
Kancho Kanamura was the national team coach many times since 1975. At Sosai Oyama's request, he did unforgettable demonstrations at many championships worldwide. Each year since 2001, Kaicho Kanamura has been frequently visiting many countries teaching Kyokushin Karate and leading trainings. He is guiding and supervising the standards of The World All Kyokushin Karate Union.
Highest ranking Shihan
Shihan Kanamura was the highest ranking and most senior students before Sosai passed.
Greater
Impact
Kancho Kanamura has been devoted to teaching Kyokushin around the world and promoting well deserving Kyokushin Karateka.
Well respected
Shihan Kanamura is a very well respected leader in every dojo around the world.
Kyokushin
Focus
The goal of WAKKU is to maintain the Kyokushin Standard and promote Budo Karate globally.
国際空手道連盟 極真会館 世界全極真空手連盟
International Karate Organization Kyokushin KaiKan - World All Kyokushin Karate Union
Purpose of Establishment
The purpose of the International Karate Organization KyokushinKaiKan, World All Kyokushin Karate Union is to spread Sosai Masutatsu Oyama Kyokushin Karate in a proper and professional manner.
After the death of our founder Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, the original IKO Kyokushin KaiKan Karate started dividing to many karate groups moving forward in time. Our Purpose is to ensure that the correct syllabus taught by Sosai Masutatsu Oyama is presented and delivered correctly in a professional manner.
The World All Kyokushin Karate Union respects all legally registered Kyokushin Organizations around the world, and recognizes all the Kyokushin Karateka and their ranks affiliated with these established Organizations.
We are here to help Kyokushin Karateka who would like to work with IKOK World All Kyokushin Karate Union. It is not our goal to establish a Kyokushin Union with the largest number of dojos or branches, but our goal is to preserve the Kyokushin way.
The Union
After decades of continuous training, many received awards and achievements, loyalty to the International Karate Organization Kyokushin Kai Kan, and Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, Kancho Kanamura 9th Dan (Japan) continued promoting Kyokushin Karate and Full Contact Budo Karate worldwide. After the death of Sosai Oyama in 1994, Kancho Kanamura continued holding his International Leadership roles and being loyal to The International Karate Organizationa KyokushinKaiKan IKO 1 Matsui Group, training, teaching, and working with Kyokushin world leaders.
In 2003, Kancho Kanamura felt it is best to join his Japanese Kyokushin Karate friends that they grew up and trained with for decades in the All Japan Kyokushin Union. When the All Japan Kyokushin Union most senior officers Kaicho Kanamura 9th Dan, Saiko Shihan Hasegawa 9th Dan and Saiko Shihan Ohishi 9th Dan decided to leave the All Japan Kyokushin Unoin in 2012, Saiko Shihan Hasegawa and Saiko Shihan Oishi started a new Kyokushin Organization - World Sokyokushin. Kaicho Kanamura first started the International Kyokushin Budoken Organization inside Japan, and in January 2014, Kaicho Kanamura with his Kyokushin Karate students worldwide decided to activate The World All Kyokushin Karate Union under his leadership, guidance, direction and supervision, and work on Karate activities with the highest ranking Kyokushin Grandmasters in the world inside Japan and internationally. Today, The World All Kyokushin Karate Union (Kyokushin Union) stands strong, working with authentic, well known, well reputed Kyokushin leaders who were direct students of Sosai Oyama.
We respect all Kyokushin Karate Organizations, karate practitioners, professional martial artists, and we are happy to work with everyone teaching, training and promoting Kyokushin Karate without any discrimination, one world, one Kyokushin, OSU!
Meet our Officers
Dedicated Kyokushin Karate Professionals
Hanshi André Coulombe 8th Dan
Honorary Advisor
Hanshi is a directed student of Sosai and was promoted to the rank of RokuDan and title Shihan by Sosai.
Shihan Jozsef Borza 7th Dan
Technical Director
Shihan Borza is a well respected direct student of Sosai that promoted Kyokushin Karate in Europe and his country of hungary.
Shihan Chad Newhide 6th Dan
Technical Advisor and licensed Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu in Japan
Shihan Newhide trained with some of Sosai's most senior students, and he was under So-Honbu when he was growing up.
Shihan Vladimir Kholkin 6th Dan
Technical Advisor
Shihan worked for many years on promoting Kyokushin Karate in the Russian Federation and Europe.
Shihan S. Alves 6th Dan
Brazil Kyokushin Federation
Shihan is well respected in South America promoting Kyokushin Karate and maintaining the standard.
Senpai Cathy Burg
Secretary General
Senpai maintains communication and handles the record and book kepping for the Union.