Shorinjiryu Kudaka Karatedo - Lancaster Ken Sei Kai Martial Arts Academy

	Kaiso Masayoshi Kori Hisataka (Seiki Kudaka) was born April 22, 1907 in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan of lesser nobility. His family was awarded an island off Okinawa. As a youth he studied with Ankoh Asato, Ufuchiku Kanegushiku but his main instructor was Chotoku Kyan, one of the greatest Okinawan masters. In 1929 he toured Taiwan with Master Kyan. Afterwards he returned to Japan to study Judo and Kendo under Master Sampo Toku in Tokyo at the Kodokan. During the 1930's he traveled extensively through Asia. When news came that his instructor Master Kyan had passed away, he formed the Kenkokan School of Shorinjiryu Karatedo. Shortly after the introduction of Shorinjiryu at the New York World's Fair, in 1964, schools opened on the U.S. east coast and in Canada. Dr. Kori Hisataka passed away on August 13, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan.
Kaiso Kori Hisataka Kensei 10th Dan Founder of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo

Masayuki Kukan Hisataka Kenmei (9th Dan) Karatedo, Ken Go (5th Dan) Judo, Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo President and Founder of the World Koshiki Karatedo Federation	Hanshi Masayuki Kukan Hisataka was born on November 13, 1940. The first son of our founder Kaiso Kori Hisataka (see above). He began his training at age 3, and attained black belts in karatedo and judo by age 13. He won the All Japan Open Karatedo Championships in 1961 and 1962, and the Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo Championships from 1958 to 1962. In 1964, Hanshi Hisataka introduced Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo at the New York World Fair, and again in 1967 to the Montreal World Exposition. He stayed in the Montreal area afterwards to open several schools teaching karate and judo. In 1974, he returned to Japan to assume the position of Chief Instructor of Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo following his father's retirement from full time teaching. Hanshi Hisataka is the author of "Scientific Karatedo" (1976). It is still regarded as one of the leading karatedo texts and is referenced worldwide. Hanshi Hisataka now holds the rank of 9th Dan in Karatedo, and is regarded as one of the world's foremost exponents of the art. Today he presides over an organization with schools (dojo) throughout the world.