Family Tree

Peichin Takahara

Father of Okinawan Karate

(1683 - 1762)

Shang Kushanku

(1700's)

Satunuku Sakugawa

"Tode" (Bushi)

First Teacher of Okinawa Karate

(1733 - 1815)

Sokon (Bushi) Matsumura

(1796 - 1893)

Seisho Arakaki

(1840 - 1918)

Yasutsune (Anko) Azato

(1828 - 1906)

Yasutune (Anko) Itosu

(1830 - 1915)

Gichin Funakoshi

Father of Modern Day Karate

Shotokan Karate

(1868 - 1957)

Masatoshi Nakayama

Founder of JKA

(1913 - 1987)

Hidetaka Nishiyama

Founder of ITKF

(1928 - 2008)

Vincent Cruz

Founder of ISKA

(1937 - 2015)

Ricardo Llewelyn

Current President of ISKA

Shotokan Karate Academy