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After the founder Sosai Masutatsu Oyama passed away, the WKO has taken on the mission to spread Kyokushin Karate throughout the world. The WKO (in Japan and many other countries, known as Shinkyokushinkai) with its headquarters (So-Honbu) in Tokyo, has over 100,000 members in 70 countries all over the world, and it is one of the largest full-contact karate organizations in the world. Our members are of many different nationalities, cultures, religions and races, but in an organization like this that doesn't matter, and even at this moment somewhere people are training in their dojos with a strong spirit and a big "Kiai".

World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai
Message from Mr Kenji Midori, President

Kyokushin Karate is a great cultural and spiritual heritage established by late Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, utmost efforts which our country can be proud of the world. The words by Sosai saying, "With our head low and our eyes high, with moderate words and generous heart, we will benefit others, on the basis of piety" are the essence of Kyokushin. Now we have taken over the will of sosai by starting our renewed organization, "Shinkyokushinkai" with its three valuable missions, youth education, international communication, and social contribution to step forward and spread Bushido Spirits and Budo(martial arts) Karate worldwide. For that purpose, we will daily continue our efforts in training to succeed the pride and the spirit of Kyokushin karate, and will also continue our contribution to the world peace through promoting our positive activities as non-profit Organization. Kenji Midori, NPO World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai

In this way, our organization will continue to pursue Budo-Karate and build up both strength and kindness, and through our official status as a NPO the WKO Shinkyokushinkai will continue to pass on karate to the world from it's mother-country, Japan. 
                                                              

     

This mark expresses the formation of "mind" . The original idea of Kyokushin comes from the innermost secret ; "You learn the basics after one thousand days of training.You master your mind after ten thousand days of training" This mark also expresses the unification of mind,skill and body, which is essential for fostering the spirit of Budo.