KOKUSAI BUTOKUKAI  | International Martial Arts Federation 
|   SHORINJI RYU KARATE DO  |   OKINAWA KOBUDO   |   TAI CHI   |   Founded 1976 by O´Sensei Richard Kim, Hanshi, 10. Dan

Grandmasters | KOKUSAI BUTOKUKAI

For generations it has been our duty to traditionally preserve the arts of Shorinjiryu Karate Do, Kobudo and Tai Chi and pass them on to the next generations.





Richard Kim (1917-2001), founder of Shorinji Ryu, and his most importend teacher Yoshida Kotaro (1886-1964)

Richard Kim
Hanshi
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
01. December 1969

Richard Kim
9. Dan
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
15. July 1976