International Hon-Do-Ryu Karate Organisation

In 1967 Shihan Nicolau started studying karate (Shotokan and Kyokushinkai) with a small group of judokas. At that time we practised in the underground due to a karate-prohibition of the communist regime. We practised without having any sportive ambitions but we were solely orientated on efficiency. We had studied (on books and movies) and analysed (method, stamina, technique) some karate-methods (ryu). The final idea was ... to create a simple (our own) style/method!

In 1972 Hon-Do-Ryu-Karate was born.

We had chosen some criteria to provide a base for Hon-Do-Ryu-Karate:

• simple-,less- and strong techniques.
• less katas (at the time we ‘ve got only 2 katas … sanchin and tensho).
• kumite with- and without contact.
• good stamina.
• sandbag- and makiwara-practise.
• balance between ghi, tai and shin.
• a straight line for Do and the connection between Do and Kyu-Dan.
• standard practise for Kyu and Dan (week-timetable).
• a system based on sport-sciences.
• it is optional to give sport-karate (as a Do-stage) a try (with- and without contact).
• Hon-Do-Ryu-Karate is based on Shotokan- an Kyokushinkai-techniques.

At that time there were fights as an acknowledgement for our system (mainly outside and without any special rules). Within a short period of time our people were accepted and feared. By and by Hon-Do-Ryu became better and better.

In 1982 Shihan Nicolau moved to Germany. He stayed in contact with his best students and Hon-Do-Ryu was more and more perfected and systematised.

In 1990 the F.R.A.M.( Romanian. Martial. Art. Federation)was founded.

Shihan Nicolau is an honorary member and highly graduated by the F.R.A.M..

Hon-Do-Ryu is acknowledged as a karate-style by the O.R.A.K. (contact karate).

Many HDR students have studied other karate-styles and they are highly graduated e.g.:

Leonardo Voinescu Shihan owns the 7^th Dan Kyokushin Budo Kai (Shihandai for Germany),

Mircea Boldea Shihan owns the 6^th Dan Kickboxing and he is the president of the O.R.A.K. (contact karate) in Romania,

Manea Vasile Shihan owns the 7^th Dan Shito Ryu and he is the president of Shito ryu Romania ... and so on.

In 1998 Hon-Do-Ryu was patented in Germany.

In 2002 the International Hon-Do-Ryu-Karate Organisation was founded in Munich.

The IHDR-KO is a small organisation. We do not have a policy for expansion but we are open to everything.

Welcome!