Hirokazu Kanazawa

Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931–2019) was a renowned Japanese master of Shotokan karate who held the rank of 10th dan. He founded the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) in 1977 after leaving the Japan Karate Association and served as its Chief Instructor and President. Kanazawa also authored several instructional books on karate and Kobudō, including his 2003 autobiography Karate: My Life.