SHOTOKAN

Gichin Funakoshi went to Japan and settled with 19 Kata, which were from Shorin school of Okinawa Karate.
Funakoshi wrote poetry and signed his name "shoto" meaning "Pine wave". During World War II, Funakoshi's dojo
was bombed by Allied forces. Upon re-building the students fixed a sign over the entrance which read
"SHOTOKAN"  or the "House of Shoto". The name stuck and has become the named used by practitioners
of "Funakoshi's" teachings.

Gichin Funakoshi, Founder

Isao Obata

Hironori Otsuka, Wado Ryu Founder

JAPAN KARATE ASSOCIATION

Masatoshi Nakayama, 9th Dan - JKA

Hideteka Nishiyama, 9th Dan - JKA

HiroKazu Kanazawa, 9th Dan - JKA

Osuma Ozawa, 8th Dan - JKA

Teriyuki Mikami, 8th Dan - JKA

Ohshima Tsutomu, 8th Dan

Enoeda Keinosuke

Shirai Hiroshi

INTERNATIONAL SHOTOKAN KARATE FEDERATION

Teriyuki Okazaki, 8th Dan - ISKF

AMERICAN JAPAN KARATE  ASSOCIATION

Ray Dalke, 6th Dan

Joe Mirza

Mark Pinner