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The application of Kimura Shukokai Karate is based on the study of body mechanics and natural movement and is known as one of the hardest hitting karate styles. It is an accessible style for all ages, skill levels, and body types.
Karate training builds confidence, athleticism, and focus. It equips you to defend yourself and carry yourself with confidence. When you train Kimura Shukokai Karate you don't just improve yourself - you also gain a karate family that trains and competes together, both in Canada and worldwide, with members in over 20 countries.
Instructor:

Sensei Krista Chase

Krista started training Kimura Shukokai Karate (KSI) with the Canada West Chief Instructor, Sensei David Bentley in 2015. She was awarded Sandan (3rd Dan) in May 2023 by Shihan Lionel Marinus, 9th Dan & World Chief Instructor from South Africa.

Krista has competed successfully within BC and internationally. She is part of the Canada West Squad, a group of elite competitors that compete internationally, as both an athlete and a coach.  She has represented Canada at two World Championships and two European championships where she has won both silver and bronze in kata.  She has also been an active participant in local Karate BC tournaments on Vancouver Island as well as competing at the BC Provincial Championships where she has won gold in both kata and kumite.  

Krista is a National Coaching Certification Program Coach (NCCP) for both instruction and competition as well as being First Aid certified.  She has trained and coached athletes that have competed at the National and World level, including gold and bronze medalists at the 2025 KSI World Championships.

She is a provincial level referee under Karate BC and has her Level B referee certification for Kimura Shukokai International.
Assistant Instructor:

Senpai Kalli Chase

Kalli started training at 5 years old.  She was awarded the rank of  Nidan (2nd Dan) in May 2023 from Shihan Lionel Marinus, 9th Dan & World Chief Instructor.

She is the current KSI World Champion in her age category, having won gold in both Kata and Kumite at the 2025 KSI World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.  She and her teammates also came home with a bronze medal in Team Kata.  She's been a successful competitor for several years having previously won bronze in kata at the 2024 European Championship,  and bronze in kumite at the 2022 European Championships.  She was also part of the BC Team in 2024/25, competing at Nationals in 2025.

She has trained at three international KSI World Chief Instructor Courses and has attended multiple Shihan trainings both in Canada and worldwide.  She is also a National Coaching Certification Program Coach (NCCP).

She has her Class C certification as a tournament referee for Kimura Shukokai International.

History

Kimura Shukokai Karate is a traditional style of karate based on Tani-ha Shito-ryu, a branch of Shito-ryu karate developed by Chojiro Tan in the late 1940's. The first dojo where Tani taught his style was in Kobe, Japan. It opened in 1946 and was named ShukoKai, meaning the "Way for All".
Soke Shigeru Kimura was born in Kobe, Japan in 1941. At the age of 16 he started training with Sensei Tani. In 1965 he left Japan and started teaching around the world. First in Africa, then Europe and England, and then eventually the United States. During this time he continued to develop the Tani-Shukokai style, always looking to increase the effectiveness of his karate. The manner of Shukokai continued to evolve and eventually looked quite different which is why the term Kimura's Shukokai is used today. By 1991, Kimura's Shukokai was being practiced by 20,000 students in 14 countries.

Kimura Shukokai Lineage

Anko Itosu
1832 – 1916
(Shuri-te)

Kenwa Mabuni
1889 – 1952
(Shito -Ryu)

Chojiro Tani
1921 – 1998
(Tani Ha Shito-ryu and Shukokai Karate)

Shigeru Kimura
1941 – 1995
(Kimura Shukokai Karate)

Kimura Shukokai Karate World Chief Instructors
Shihan Bill Bressaw (USA)
Shihan Lionel Marinus (South Africa)
Shihan Chris Thompson (South Africa)
Shihan Eddie Daniels (UK) – 1950 – 2020