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Officers

President & Vice-President

As of February 1, 2026

President

NIKAIDO Shizuo

Biography

Affiliation: Eifukuji Dojo (Japan)

October 2025 – Present: President of the Interantional Shorei-kai

Vice-President

IIJIMA Toshio

Biography

Affiliation: Ichikawa Dojo (Japan)
Rank: 8th Dan (Black Belt)

Born December 8, 1950, in Tokyo.
Having served as Standing Director of the Nakano City Karate Federation and as Chairman and President of the Okinawa Karatedo Goju-ryu Shorei-kan (formerly Shorei-kai), he has dedicated himself to the research and preservation of traditional Okinawan karate. In October 2025, he assumed the position of Vice President of the International Shorei-kai.

Vice-President

HONDA Yoshiyuki

Biography

Affiliation: Ichikawa Dojo (Japan)

October 2025 – Present: Vice-President of the Interantional Shorei-kai

Vice-President

Vic Harggit

Biography

Affiliation: Shuswap Dojo (Canada)

October 2025 – Present: Vice-President of the International Shorei-kai

Board of Directors

Chairperson of the board

YAMADA Azuma

Biography

Affiliation: Ichikawa Dojo (Japan)
Rank: 5th Dan

Born October 5, 1972, in Chiba Prefecture.
In 2010, he entered the Ichikawa Dojo of the Shorei-kai and studied under Shihan NOSE Masaru. Having served as a Director of the Okinawa Karatedo Goju-ryu Shorei-kan (formerly Shorei-kai), he assumed the position of Chairperson of the Board and Executive Secretary of the International Shorei-kai in October 2025.