Our Instructors Team
Certified Black Belt Senseis and Kyoshis dedicated to character cultivation, technical rigor, and athlete excellence across Tamil Nadu and throughout India.
Spiritual Masters & Supreme Lineage
The revered masters whose direct technical standards and philosophical guidance govern JSKFI India.
1868 – 1957
Master Gichin Funakoshi
Gichin Funakoshi is the founder of Shotokan Karate-Do, perhaps the most widely known style of karate, and is attributed as being the "father of modern karate". Following the teachings of Anko Itosu, he introduced karate to the Japanese mainland in 1922 and became honorary head of the Japan Karate Association in 1949.
Shotokan is named after Funakoshi's pen name, Shoto ("waving pines"). An avid poet and philosopher who meditated in the forest, he codified the Dojo Kun and Niju Kun.
8th Dan Black Belt
Sensei Toshiaki Namiki
Grand Master of Sensei S. Prabhakar (6th Dan Black Belt) and World Chief Instructor of JSKF. Born in Japan (Dec 9, 1949). Nippon University All-Japan Champion, USC Professor (1979), and Redmond Dojo Founder (1992). Carrying on the spiritual tradition of Master Gichin Funakoshi worldwide.
Board Members & Advisory Council
The governing board, executive leadership, legal trustees, and institutional patrons providing strategic direction, civic stewardship, and administrative excellence to JSKFI India.
National Instructors Faculty
Accredited by Japan Shotokan Karate-Do Federation India technical board.
Sensei S. Prabhakar (6th Dan Kyoshi)
Dedicated to the lifelong instruction of Shotokan Karate-Do for more than three decades. Directly trained and certified under World Chief Instructor Sensei Toshiaki Namiki (8th Dan Black Belt Chief Instructor JSKF — Grand Master of Sensei S. Prabhakar 6th Dan Black Belt), Sensei Prabhakar leads national championships, referee clinics, and Black Belt Dan convocations across India.
Board Nominations & Institutional Inquiries
Official appointments to the JSKFI Advisory Council, legal petitions, or inquiries regarding state dojo accreditation are overseen directly by Chief Sensei S. Prabhakar and the Governing Board.