Kenkojuku student of Gichin Funakoshi. He was a member of Funakoshi's karate association the Dai Nihon Karate-do Shotokai. In 1942, Okano was given permission to start a karate research club named Kenkokai Karate-bu in his hometown of Hachiōji, Tokyo. The club was started with the help of Suzuki Shinjo, Kaneko Isamu and Takagi Yoshitomo. He renamed the dojo Kenkojuku Budokan in 1948. Okano's karate was influenced by both Gichin and Gigo Funakoshi, and eventually this branch of Shotokan became known as Kenkojuku Shotokan. He retained the Shotokai lineage as well as the name Shotokan. Okano was on the panel of Masters
Ryu (Street Fighter) - this time available in the initial release - along with every other returning fighter in the series' history. He appears as a party member for a limited time event in the smartphone RPG, "Granblue Fantasy", in a collaboration event titled "Ultra Granblue Fighter". Ryu is also a guest character in "". Ryu is played by Byron Mann in the 1994 film version of "Street Fighter", where he serves as a supporting protagonist, as Guile is the main character. The film depicts Ryu (given the surname "Hoshi") as a United States citizen of Japanese ancestry. While still master martial artists,