Masami Tsuruoka Its foundation is in Chito-Ryu and Shotokan and it blends in effective techniques from many martial arts. Masami Tsuruoka , was a Japanese Canadian karate instructor and practitioner recognized as "The Father of Canadian Karate" by Black Belt Magazine. Although mainly responsible for establishing the Chito-ryu style in Canada, Tsuruoka is also known as founder of his own karate style known as Tsuruoka Ryu. Masami Tsuruoka kept Chito-ryu karate before the Canadian public from 1958 to 1968 through newspaper articles, magazine articles, and frequent public appearances, demonstrations and exhibitions across Canada. He formed the National Karate Association of Canada (presently
Ryu clan of Munhwa and service King Taejo rewarded Ryoo with estates and the title "helper in great victory" (대승공; 大丞公). Until recently, it was thought that the Cha clan (차; 車) shared the same lineage as the Munhwa Ryoo clan. However, historians have proven that this was in fact an error. There are around 300,000 individuals in the clan.The clan is further divided into many smaller branches that were founded by people of Korean historical significance. The progenitor of Munwha Ryu clan Ryu Cha Dal on the sport light in North Korea Historical Novel on Ryu Cha Dal Published, (North) Korean Central News