Sensei Hiro Hayashi

Hirokazu Hayashi was born in Okayama City in Japan, 1966. At age 9 he watched a Bruce Lee movie (The Way of the Dragon) and immediately showed an interest in the martial arts. He was fascinated by the strength and capabilities of what a human body could do. At age 10, he used to watch a popular TV show called Karate Baka Ichi Dai. He soon after found a comic book of the same name. Reading the comic book, the name Mas Oyama was mentioned describing his vigorous training and as a result, his capabilities.

At 13 yrs. of age Hiro became involved in the martial arts. His first study of Martial Arts was Kenpo which was strictly chosen by the close location of the dojo to his home. His interest became so involved with this art that between attending full time school and working a job after school and evenings, he dedicated every spare time he had in reading literature about the Grand Master Mas Oyama.

He wanted so much to imitate his idol Bruce Lee that he also started to study Karate. After searching for a dojo who offered Jeet Kun Do (Bruce Lee's style) he failed. Since the availability on his desired first choice didn't work out, and at the time Bruce Lee had already passed away, he fell back on his next available choice of Mas Oyama's style, Kyokushin.

At age 16, he became a pupil of Shihan Makoto Nakamura who was once a pupil of the great founder Mas Oyama himself. At the time Hiro joined, Makoto had already held a first place title in the All Japan Tournament (May 1979), first place title at the World Karate Tournament (Nov.1979), and the next World Karate Tournament (offered once every 4 years) held onto the first place position in Jan.1984.

Hiro was impressed by his teacher Makoto who proved to have the physical, mental, and spiritual strength, but more important to a student, Makoto had the ability to teach all that he knew. Hiro studied the Kyokushin Way with several students, with one in particular who was Makoto's nephew. The irony was that once Hiro immigrated to Canada, he reunited, 20 years later, with Makoto's nephew Tatsuji Nakamura who presently runs the Kyokushin Karate in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hiro has dedicated 26 yrs. (2005) to the Martial Arts. When he immigrated to Vancouver Island, a Kyokushin dojo was not available. Against his desire, he left the Kyokushin Organization and concentrated on putting his mind frame similar to Mas Oyama's. Keeping an open mind, if he was not able to grow with Kyokushin at the present time, then allow the opportunity to study other styles. He successfully achieved black belts in 5 other Martial Art styles outside Kyokushin including different Karates, Kenpos, and Tae Kwon Do.

After comparing the other styles, and with his heart and soul remaining in the Kyokushin Way, he realized that no other style was as powerful and complete as his Grand Master Mas Oyama's. His mentor Mas Oyama had the perfect combination of physical strength, mental strength, spiritual strength, and that the Kyokushin Way was in fact what Hiro desired to attain and achieve in his life.

Sensei Hiro Hayashi now wants to pass onto his students Mas Oyama's Kyokushin style as he truly believes each student is capable of learning and reaching the maximum of what a human body is capable of.