8th Dan – President
Naoyuki Sonoda was born in 1965. Kaicho Sonoda started training Kyokushin karate at the age of 13 years old and was actively competing for 10 years between age 10 to 28 years old.
Kaicho Sonoda was a Uchi-deshi (live-in student) of Sosai Oyama
In 1991, Kaicho Sonoda won the All-Japan Kumite Championship in the Middle- Weight category.
He was also specially selected to represent Japan in the 5th World Open Tournament Kunite Championship, where he won all preliminary matches until the finals.
Kaicho Sonoda is the chief instructor of Sonoda Dojo, located in the Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. With 40 years of experience, Kaicho Sonoda established the IKOK SONODA Group in August 2019 as of today, SONODA Group has branches across 90 countries, making it one of the fastest-growing Kyokushin Organizations in history.
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