▁Se iken ▁Sh uk um ine ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁created ▁G ense iry ū ' s ▁original ▁kat as ▁in ▁those ▁days . ▁Need less ▁to ▁say , ▁that ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁particip ating ▁members ." ▁- K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Se iken ▁Sh uk um ine , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁G ense iry ū ▁accepted ▁his ▁first ▁student , ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁Se iken ▁Sh uk um ine ▁and ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁among ▁others ▁worked ▁together ▁on ▁establish ing ▁the ▁G ense iry ū ▁organization . ▁Se iken ▁Sh uk um ine ▁switched ▁to ▁Ta id ō ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁but ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁continued ▁prom oting ▁G ense iry ū ▁in ▁Japan ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁intern ation ally . ▁ ▁The ▁ Ō iz umi ▁G ak uen , ▁Tokyo ▁hon bu ▁do jo ▁( sup reme ▁headquarters ) ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa . ▁This ▁do jo ▁was ▁named ▁But oku ka i ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁hon bu ▁do jo ▁of ▁the ▁G ense iry ū ▁Kar ate - do ▁International ▁Federation ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁an ▁additional ▁do jo ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁As aka , ▁S ait ama ▁Pref ect ure . ▁Although ▁the ▁ Ō iz umi ▁G