Hideyuki Ashihara

Hideyuki Ashihara, was born in December 05, 1944, in the Perfectura of Hiroshima, Japan. He founded his First School of Karate on Yawatahama, a small town located in the borders of the sea in the Perfectura de Ehime, in 1965.
As a devotee of the Martial Arts he looked for a rational and logical form for his techniques of karate.
Like Shihan in Kyokushin Karate, the ability to evade and to attack his opponents by their blind point allows him to be to the vanguard of the other Instructors. This combination of defense and attacks was called Sabaki, wich demonstration is part of the film " Strongest Karate" , in the year of 1976.
In 1977, his student Takao Nakayama won the second place in the tournament All Japan Championships. The following year, another of his students, Joko Ninomiya (Director and founder of Enshin Karate) won the third place in The 1st World Open Championships, and besides won The All Japan Championships. This established Ashihara Karate in better position and gave him the strong to develop and improve his Sabaki.
In 1979, previous the 2nd World Championship, he left the Kyokushinkai (According to Kyokushin he was expelled).
On 1980, Ashihara created the New International Karate Organization Ashihara School (NIKO), which was like the Kancho (Master leader) until the day of his death (April 24, 1995).
This school has been developed in Japan and all over the world.

Hoosain Narker

¨ In 1963, he was born in the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
¨ In 1974, at age of 11 years joined the Shotokan Karate Dojo Instructor's Ismail Behardien in Retreat - South Africa.
¨ In 1976 he joined the Shokokai Karate under the guidance of instructors Eric Smith, Jonathan Neville and Tommy Williams.
¨ In 1978 was entered into the Kyokushin Dojo of Shihan Neville Paulsen.
¨ In the same year he met the Shihan William Quantoi.
¨ In 1980 he began to train in Kyokushin Karate Honbu in Sea Point, on the instructions of then Hanshi Len Barnes (Today the 8th Dan), Shihan Trevor Tock (today the 6th Dan) and others.
¨ That same year, in search of further expanding its horizons in this Martial Arts participated in courses and seminars taught by instructors from other styles such as: - Bakkies Laubscher (the 7th Dan in the style of Goju Ryu), AKIsmail (the 6th Dan in Kyokusninkai system), Sunny Pillay (the 5th Dan in Shotokan), Max Grunau (in the 6th Dan Ishinada Ryu), Nigel Jackson (the 7th Dan in Shotokan), to name a few.
" In September 1980, decided to open his own Dojo in Retreat (Kyokushin Karate Dojo then).
In 1981 I had the pleasure of train pleased with the great legend of karate, the great master Masutatsu oyama Sosai, who congratulated him for the execution of the Tensho-Kata.
"At 17 years of age in an exhibition in front of hundreds of spectators missed a car on his stomach.
" In the year 1984, trained at the branch from the Okinawan Goju Ryu Instructors of Frebruary Vincent and Bakkies Lubscher.
" Also participated in the Okinawa Goju Ryu Internetional Gassuku, held this year with the Masters Intructors Morio Higaonna TERV and China.
¨ In the same year (1984), joined the Ashihara Karate.
"He trained with Kanchan (embassy style) Tenshinkan Karate Mamoru Miwa (10th Dan), based in Saitama-Ken, Japan.
¨ In 1985 he was appointed regional representative for Nike (New International Karate Organisation) by Kanchan Hideyuki Ashihara.
"Under his leadership Ashihara Karate is Expandi through its entire territory and with branches in all different in established provinces.
In 1986 he participated in a series of seminars given by the American Martial Artist considered today - Bill (Big Foot) and Billy Wallace (Kick Boxing) Blanks.
" In 1988 I participated as Uchi Dechi (karateka training full-time - from sunrise until that hides the sun), for months.
¨ Trained in the Honbu of Ashihara Karate in the U.S. with Sshihan Joko Ninomiya (Today Kanchan System Enshin Karate).
" During these time participated in the U.S. Open Championships - the Sabaki Challenge, considered one of the strongest tournaments Karate Full Contact..
"With the formation of an International Organization, now has Branches (branches) around the world with the support of many countries.