The October 13, 1947 Life magazine article featuring the Waseda University Karate Club represents more than an early English-language introduction of karate to a mass audience, it also documents the exact institutional environment that shaped Sensei Kiyoshi Aihara and, through…
This remarkable photograph, taken during Kanki Izumikawa’s first trip to Hawaii in 1961, marks a pivotal moment in karate history. The visit coincided with the opening of his first Goju-Ryu Senbukan Dojo on U.S. soil, a milestone that helped establish…
Early Training in Japan Kiyoshi Aihara (1932–2017) was born in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, and developed an early passion for karate. He attended Waseda University, where he joined the prestigious Waseda University Karate Club. Training under the direct tutelage of…
For the First Time in Modern History see Kiyoshi Aihara’s Taikyoku 7-10 Kata. Originally taught to Soke Ruiz in the 50’s from Aihara Sensei in Hawaii see the expanded Taikyoku Series that was heavily influenced by Egami Sensei and Gichin…
It is with great remorse that the IKKU, International Karate Kobudo Union reports that Sensei Kiyoshi Aihara has passed. Aihara Sensei, 85, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed on July 1, 2017. He was born in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan on May 27, 1932.…
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