It was February of 2020, when Sensei Raja Mookherjee, 3rd Dan Kyokushin Karate and Sensei Capt. Kaustav Nath, 2nd Dan Kyokushin Karate got together and discussed about the future of Kyokushin in India. Seeing the dilution of the training system and deviation from Sosai’s eleven mottos or inscriptions of Kyokushin, known as the Zayūnomei jū ichi-kajō, which are central to the teachings of Kyokushin Karate. Both have known each other for over 36 years since 1984 as young students of Kyokushin Karate in Calcutta. Together they came out with a resolution of building an organization with the vision of implementing Sosai’s version of Kyokushin. They got in touch with Sensei Dipankar Bhattacharya, 2nd Dan Kyokushin Karate and a Fellow practitioner along with 4 more like minded people, not only for revival of Kyokushin but also for running the day-to-day affairs of the organization.
Kyokushin India United, KIU, as it is fondly called, is structured around the 11 mottos of sosai and wishes to include all member dojos who are willing to undertake these hard values and implement them.
From Left to Right:
Sensei Raja Mookherjee, 3rd Dan – Vice President KIU , Sensei Capt. Kaustav Nath, 2nd Dan – Board Member -KIU, Sensei Dipankar Bhattacharya, 2nd Dan – Member Secretary – KIU
Karate-Do is not all about winning, it is about the life of dedication, passion and love for this sacred martial art which is considered as the strongest in the world.
Core Values of KIU
KIU will aim to operate as a high-quality association for Kyokushin Karate in India.
KIU promotes the philosophy of Kyokushin Budo Karate and aims to unite the member dojos and turn it into A Pan India Organization and then will strive to associate with international organization of repute.
The people who practice Kyokushin Karate are our focus and should be able to develop and feel comfortable within the KIU Budo culture.