Shotokan Karate Do was founded by Gichin Funakoski. Funakoshi was originally a student of two other styles of Karate, Shorei-ryu and Shorin-ryu. He studied both of these styles for a number of years …

Takayuki Mikami 1933 –“ Black Belt’s 1990 Instructor Of The Year”Takayuki Mikami is a Japanese master of Shotokankarate based in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. He holds the rank of 9th danblack belt …