International Karate Organization
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| Type | Sports association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder(s) | Ōyama Masutatsu |
| Headquarters |
The International Karate Organization (IKO) was founded by Mas Oyama in Japan. Its purpose is to promote and teach the Kyokushin Way (Ultimate Truth) around the globe. The IKO has over 12 million members in 125 countries. After the death of the founder in 1994, The IKO organization fractured into several factions -many of which conflictingly claim (in several ongoing legal copyright cases) to be the original IKO organization.
IKO factions
- IKO Kyokushinkaikan[1] Led by Shokei Matsui
- World Karate Organization, Shinkyokushinkai Midori group[2] Led by Kenji Midori.
- IKO Kyokushin-kan[3] Led by Hatsuo Royama.
- IKO Sosai[4]
- IKO Kyokushinkaikan Matsushima [5]
- IKO Kyokushinkaikan Tezuka Group[6]
- All Japan Kyokushin Union[7]
- World All Kyokushin Karate Union[8]
- World All Kyokushin Karate Union[9]
- IKO Kyokushinkaikan ShinBudo Lamoureux Group (http://ikokyokushinkaikanshinbudo.webs.com/)
Non-Japanese Organizations
- International Federation of Karate[10]
- World All Kyokushin Karate Union[11]
- Kyokushin World Union[12]
Independent Kyokushin Groups
References
- ↑ IKO Kyokushinkaikan Matsui
- ↑ WKO Shinkyokushin
- ↑ Kyokushin-kan International Honbu official website
- ↑ IKO Sosai official webpage
- ↑ IKO Matsushima
- ↑ IKO Tezuka Group
- ↑ All Japan Kyokushin Union
- ↑ http://www.wakku.org/
- ↑ http://www.wakku.org/
- ↑ http://www.ifk-kyokushin.com/
- ↑ http://www.wakku.org/
- ↑ http://www.kwunion.com/
- ↑ http://ikudojo.org/
- ↑ http://www.worldkyokushin.org/
http://ikokyokushinkaikanshinbudo.webs.com/
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