ASHIHARA KAIKAN

New International Karate Association

Hideyuki Ashihara was born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1944. Since opening his first karate school in Yawatahama, a small seaside village in Ehime Prefecture, some 20 years ago, he has devoted himself to the pursuit of the most rational, logical karate techniques.

In 1980 he founded a new international karate organization - Ashihara School, affiliated to which are some 220 member Dojo's spread cross the world.

His karate has been acclaimed as the most practical; he has taught at a Japanese police academy and brought on several Japanese karate champions.

Kancho Hideyuki Ashihara (1944 - 1995)

Hideyuki Ashihara (Ashiwara), the founder of Ashihara Fighting Karate, was born on December 5, 1944, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He opened his first karate school in 1965 and since then, he has devoted himself to the pursuit of the most rational, logical karate techniques. 

Learning the techniques and forms of this "risk free" karate is pure pleasure. Punch without being punched! Fell your opponent without going down yourself!

In striving to achieve the maximum performance of the human body, the chances of being injured are reduced and the probability of victory correspondingly increases. This is the philosophy of Ashihara Fighting Karate.

Ashihara Karate can be described as moving in circles. The symbol illustrates the principles of the most efficient movements of the human body. The human body has a natural inclination to move in circles and in three dimensions, this transposes to the movement of a sphere. Circular movements mean that, rather than meeting an opponent head-on, you move around him, staying at his side or back, deflecting attacks and making yourself a difficult target.

"The need today is for a more practical karate, one which allows us to punch without being punched, to knock the opponent down without being knocked down ourselves. Most importantly, we need a form of karate which will enable us to enjoy practicing and to go on to improve our techniques without getting hurt.  Ashihara Karate fills the need."