Masanobu Kikukawa
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| Masanobu Kikukawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan |
| Residence | B.C canada |
| Style | Shorin-ryu Shinkokai |
| Teacher(s) | Sokuichi Gibu, Seiki Toma, Ikehara |
| Rank | Hanshi, 9th Dan |
| Website | http://www.kiku.ca |
Masanobu Kikukawa（喜久川政信） Hanshi is an Okinawan martial artist and chairman of the Shorin-ryu Shinkokai style of Okinawan Karate.[1] Kikukawa was a longtime student of Sokuichi Gibu Hanshi and Seiki Toma Hanshi before co-founding Shinkokai along with colleague Tatsunori Azuma in 1985. In the early 1990s, Kikukawa emigrated to Victoria, British Columbia where he founded the Canadian division of Shinkokai while Tatunori Azuma（東辰徳） continued representing the organization in Okinawa. Currently Kikukawa is the only native Okinawan Karate master residing and teaching traditional Shorin-ryu Karate in Canada.[2][3]
