Sensei Nobuaki Kanaza

Sensei Nobuaki Kanazawa, 6th Dan was born in 1972. He is the eldest son of Hirokazu Kanazawa, 10th Dan, Kancho (President) of the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation. He took up karate seriously when he became a student at Taisho University, Tokyo, under the tuition of Sensei Iida, a famous instructor of the Japan Karate Association. Sensei Kanazawa was the SKI World Champion in 2000, SKI All Japan Champion from 1996-02000, Japan National Champion in 2004, Metropolitan Champion three times, and JFK Champion 6 times. He is the Kancho (President) Designate of the Shotokan Karate-do International Federation. He visits our dojo regularly to instruct and to grade students, sometimes on his own, sometimes in company with his father.