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The Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF) is the international Shotokan karate organization founded by Hirokazu Kanazawa in 1978 after he left the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Headquartered in Tokyo, SKIF grew into one of the largest Shotokan organizations, with branches across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Note: SKIF's own materials date its founding to 1978, while some secondary sources state 1977.

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Founded

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  Hirokazu Kanazawa

Origins (1)

• account_balanceDerived fromJapan Karate Association 3

  Confirmed

  Directly quoted in a Japanese-language secondary source ("独立し" - "became independent from"), consistent with SKIF's own English-language materials and founding date; a single well-documented departure, not a contested multi-claimant schism.

  1978

  Kanazawa left the Japan Karate Association in 1978 to found SKIF.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Directly quoted in a Japanese-language secondary source ("独立し" - "became independent from"), consistent with SKIF's own English-language materials and founding date; a single well-documented departure, not a contested multi-claimant schism.

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "1978年（昭和53年）、日本空手協会から独立し、國際松濤館空手道連盟を設立。"

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). 金澤弘和 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese)linkinfo

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