is a prominent Japanese
master of
Shotokan karate who founded the
Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) organization. He is the
Shihan (Chief Instructor) of the SKA, and to this day holds the rank of 5th
dan in karate, which was awarded to him by
Gichin Funakoshi. In 1957, he established the Caltech Karate Club—the first university karate club in the United States of America.