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
Paul K. Ryu of the judiciary. Ryu graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1943 and received his P.h.D. from Yale Law School in 1958. On January 3, 1959 Ryu married Helen Silving at the home of New York University’s chancellor, George D. Stoddard. Silving and Ryu met while at Harvard University. Paul K. Ryu Paul K. Ryu (also known as Ryu Kichyun and Ki-chʻŏn Yu) was the ninth president of Seoul National University and the sixth dean of Seoul National University School of Law. Prior to his appointment as Seoul National University president, Ryu was Dean of the Office of Academic Affairs.