It is with great sadness that we have to advise members that Shihan Hiroshi Okubo, 8th Dan, passed away this morning at the age of 71, following a short illness.
Shihan Okubo was a direct student of Master Chojiro Tani at the Shukokai Honbu Dojo in Kobe. A guiding light of Shito-ryu Karate-do Kofukan in Paris since moving to France in the mid-seventies, he was a popular instructor who worked with passion to promote the art of karate-do and kobudo that he loved.
We send our deepest condolences to his family on their loss.
