Genealogy

Chief Instructor – Shihan Y. Sumi (8th Dan ISKDA, SKIF)

Master Sumi is internationally recognised as a contributor to Shotokan Karate on all levels and is Chief Instructor of many organisations World Wide.

Yoshikazu Sumi Shihan was born in Shiritori Japan on the 23rd June 1936. He started his practice of karate at the age of 18 years (1954) at Keai college and his first teacher was Sensei Takaura. He graded to Shodan (1st Dan) in 1957.

Sensei Sumi taught karate on a US air force base in Japan and in 1962 joined the Japan Karate Association under Masters Nakayama, Mikami and Yaguchi.

Sensei Sumi is privilaged to be one among a select few who participated in the first Instructors course run by the Japan Karate Association in Japan. One of many of his colleagues included his life long friend and senior instructor Hirokazu Kanazawa.

Sensei Sumi’s grade of 8th Dan was awarded to him in October 2002 in conjunction with member international organisations. On this date, the Late Soke Hirokazu Kanazawa, 10th Dan. President and Chief Instructor of Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation endorsed Sensei Sumi’s grade in writing. SEE BELOW

Today, Master Sumi is honoured and respected as one of the most senior instructors alive today who is still actively supporting Karate-Do practitioners around the globe.

ISKDA – Yoshikazu Sumi

WORLD JKA KARATE ASSOCIATION (WJKA) – Jan Knobel