DOTO SHORINJIRYU YUSHINMON
Championship Match

32th
Tokyo Karate-do Invitational Tournament

September 21, 2025 (Sunday) – Opening at 9:30 a.m.
Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
The 32nd Tokyo Karate-do Invitational Tournament was held.

Shorinji-ryu Naming Commemoration
Sensei Tamotsu Isamu(Center)
Sensei Shimabukuro Zenryo(Left)　Sensei Nakazato Joen(Right)

In the past, Sensei Tamotsu Isamu, founder of Shorinji-ryu Karate-do, together with Sensei Shimabukuro Zenryo and Sensei Nakazato Joen of Okinawa, named the system they had inherited from Kyan Chotoku as Shorinji-ryu and spread this style of Karate-do throughout both Okinawa and mainland Japan.
At that time, Sensei Tamotsu Isamu, at the request of Chairman Sai Choko—then president of the former JKF and head of the Naigai Times—traveled to Okinawa. There, he persuaded around thirty shihans from various Okinawan Karate schools and organizations to cooperate, contributing to the establishment of the first JKF. He worked tirelessly as a bridge between Okinawa and the Japanese mainland.
In January 1960, the Okinawa Headquarters of JKF was established, and Sensei Tamotsu Isamu served as its Director of Technical Affairs, becoming one of the Federation’s leading figures. We have continued to carry on the lineage of Shorinji-ryu Karate-do with faithful dedication.

This year marks the 60th year in the Karate-do life of SOKE NAKAZAKI, and according to the sixty-year cycle of the Eto (Chinese zodiac), it corresponds to a particularly auspicious year known as Kinotomi (乙巳).
In the zodiac, “Kinoto (乙)” represents growth, as seen in the sprouting of new life in spring, while “Mi (巳)”, symbolized by the snake shedding its skin, represents transformation. Thus, as the 32nd edition of this tournament, it is being held as a culmination of both growth and change.