Grandmaster Hirokazu Kanazawa was born in Iwate, Japan 1931. In his early years he was already interested in different martial arts. As a student at Takushoku University, he became the disciple of Masatoshi Nakayama and the founder of Shotokan Karate, Gichin Funakoshi. Since then he has been performing Shotokan Karate and holds Karate-Do seminars all over the world.

In 1978 Kancho Kanazawa founded the world association SKIF (Shotokan Karate International Federation). In 2002, he received the 10th Dan of Shotokan Karate.

In this film, Kancho Kanazawa presents the basic techniques of Shotokan Karate. The Grandmaster begins with a foreword and the etiquette of Karate-Do. Positions, defense techniques, fist punching techniques, leg techniques and combinations are also part of this fantastic Film.

The Partner techniques are performed by Hirokazu Kanazawa and Kawasoe Shihan 7th Dan, and different members of Kanazawa Shotokan Kokusai Karate-Do Austria.