KOKUSAI BUTOKUKAI  | International Martial Arts Federation 
|   SHORINJI RYU KARATE DO  |   OKINAWA KOBUDO   |   TAI CHI   |   Founded 1976 by O´Sensei Richard Kim, Hanshi, 10. Dan

Renshi Tapio Korhonen | 6. Dan |


1976
Born in Kaskinen, Finland.

1988
Began training karate, kobujutsu and taichi with Kyoshi Andre Lafond.

 



1991
Shito Ryu Kofukan camp in Seinäjoki Finland.

1994
Sho-Dan Shito Ryu Kempo Karate-Jutsu granted by Kyoshi Andre Lafond, Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland.

1995
Butokukai Europe camp in Kaskinen Finland. O’Sensei Jean Chalamon and his group as guests.

1996-1997
Military service in the Finnish Navy.

1998
Ni-Dan Shito Ryu Kempo Karate-Jutsu granted by Kyoshi Andre Lafond, Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland.

1998-2001
Teaching in Seinäjoki Karate Do-club.

2000
Exchance student in Karlstad Sweden. Training Hayashi Ha Shito Ryu (Inoue Ha after Master Hayashi passed away in 2004) under Lennart Larsson.
Shitoryu Shukokai Union Europe camp in Scotland.

2001
San-Dan Shito Ryu Kempo Karate-Jutsu granted by Kyoshi Andre Lafond, Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland.
Foundation of dojo Kobukan Helsinki Shitoryu Shukokai Union Europe camp in Jersey. Shihan Yamada and Sensei Kamohara.

2003
Sensei Kamohara of Shito Ryu Shukokai Union Europe visits Kaskinen Finland.

2004
Yon-Dan Shito Ryu Kempo Karate-Jutsu granted by Kyoshi Andre Lafond, Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland.

2006
Sensei Katherine Loukopoukos of Matsubayashi Ryu and Goju Ryu visits Kaskinen Finland

2007
Go-Dan Shito Ryu Kempo Karate-Jutsu granted by Kyoshi Andre Lafond, Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland.
Nomination for Renshi by O’Sensei Jean Chalamon of Kokusai Butokukai.

2015
Roku-Dan Shorinji Ryu granted by O’Sensei Jean Chalamon of Kokusai Butokukai.
Menkyo kaiden Finland granted by O’Sensei Jean Chalamon of Kokusai Butokukai.
Registration of Kokusai Butokukai Finland (KBF) with Mika Tepponen Renshi (President of KBF). With the permission and wish of Kyoshi Andre Lafond the Karate-Jutsu Renmei Finland (Founded by Kyoshi Lafond in 1969) was re-organized into Kokusai Butokukai Finland.
Kyoshi Andre Lafond is the honorary president of Kokusai Butokukai Finland and its technical advisor.

2016
Visit to Soquel dojo in California and training under Hanshi Jemison.