World Chief Instructor Haruyoshi Yamada, 9th Dan Hanshi

Chief Instructor for Europe Tsutomu Kamohara, 8th Dan

Chief Instructor for USA Eric Tomlinson, 6th Dan

After the death of Chojiro Tani 10th Dan Soke, the founder of 'Shukokai' Karate, his most senior student, Haruyoshi Yamada 9th Dan Hanshi was voted the new President of 'Shukokai' and formed the Shito-RYU Shukokai School of Karate Do.

"If You Leave The Main Stream Your River Of Knowledge Dries Up"

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Haruyoshi Yamada, Hanshi Shito-Ryu Shukokai World Karate-do Union Chief Instructor 9th Dan, Tani-ha Shito-Ryu Shukokai President of Shukokai Gishinkan 8th Dan, Japan Karate Federation (JKF) 4th Dan Kodokan Judo President, West Japan Workers' Karate Federation Supreme Judge, JKF Director Class A, JKF Referee of Kumite & Kata, JKF Games Director, Japan Society for Physical Culture

Haruyoshi Yamada was born in 1938 in Akita Prefecture, Japan. In 1956, he became a disciple of Chojiro Tani, the founder of Shukokai, in Kobe. After years of study and training under Tani Sensei, Yamada became one of the highest ranking pupils within the organization. Yamada is the founder and president of Gishinkan, a faction of Shukokai based in Amagasaki City. With approximately 3,000 members nationwide, Gishinkan is especially strong in the Kansai area (Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto districts). Each year the Gishinkan Cup attracts over 1,500 competitors throughout Japan.