International Karate
Organization
Kyokushinkaikan

The International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan is committed to serve humanity through Karate and so be a connection of peace for all.

The I.K.O. Kyokushinkaikan is free of prejudice based on race, politics, nationality, gender, age, ethnicity, philosophy and religion.

The INTERNATIONAL KARATE ORGANIZATION KYOKUSHINKAIKAN  under the leadership of Shihan Yoshikazu Matsushima, is an organization devoted to the heritage of the late Sosai Masutatsu Oyama founder of the Kyokushin style and works with open mind.  It has a fully democratic constitution, which consists of a General Assembly for constitutional matters and an International Committee for the daily management of the organization.  Every member is free to participate on events organized by any other organization. Every member can ask anybody to participate at events organized by himself.  No prejudices are made for race, religion, affiliation or whatever reason.  The IKO consists today of over 20 Japanese and many overseas branches. Shihan John Taylor is in Charge of the overseas branches.