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
Paul K. Ryu 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. As a founder of Seoul National University Law School, Ryu served as Acting Dean and director of the Law Research Institute. During his tenure as Dean, the Judicial Graduate School was established to directly connect the legal education at SNU School of Law and the education for the members