Kori Hisataka

Kudaka Seiki / Kaiso

Okinawan-Japanese grandmaster and founder of Shorinji-ryu Kenkokan Karate-do (1945).

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1/14/1907

Date of Death8/14/1988

Era20th century

Country of OriginOkinawa / Japan

Rank / TitleFounder of Shorinji-ryu Kenkokan

Active Years1930–1988

Biography

Kori Hisataka (Seiki Kudaka) founded Shorinji-ryu Kenkokan Karate-do in 1945. He pioneered full-contact protective gear (bogu) sparring and combined karate with Okinawan Kobudo.

Associated Martial Arts

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Kori Hisataka's Japanese karate from 1945: the vertical fist, a heel kick and full-contact sparring in protective armor.