JIKC
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Japanese International Karate Center is a Martial Arts Organization with roots in Wado-ryu karate-do. Its precepts are centered on self improvement, and the promotion of harmonious relationships. It is a traditional Japanese Martial Art that has nothing to do with street fighting.
The founder of JIKC is Soke Kiyohisa Hirano. He has over 50 years of experience in Karate and martial arts. Born in Yokohama Japan, he studied martial arts when many of the original Japanese Masters and their immediate successors were still alive. He studied with Master Hiranori Otsuka, the founder of Wado-ryu. He was the 1960 winner of the All Japan Karate Championship. This event was the only national All Japan Intercollegiate Kumite Championship which featured different karate-do styles.
In 1962 Soke Hirano moved to Hawaii and shortly thereafter established JIKC. It spread throughout the United States and is taught internationally. Currently Soke Hirano heads the organization from the JIKC Honolulu Dojo, located at the Chinese Cultural Plaza, Honolulu, Hawaii.
The method of practice is through physical repetition and the establishment of values through karate-do. The lessons are organized by basic individual forms (kihon waza), prearranged combination (kata), and sparring (kumite). Training groups are grouped by age and experience, or for purposes of competition. Individuals interested in specific application such as self-defense may arrange this with their instructor. Advancement is acknowledged by examination, competition and the instructor’s observations. Subject to location, training is available every day of the week.
The official name of the JIKC style of karate is heiwa-do. Taken from the kanji for Hirano and Wado-ryu initially, it also serendipitously means "The Way of Peace".
External link
- JIKC homepage (http://www.jikc.org/)
- Hawaii Karate Association homepage (http://www.hkadojo.com/)