9th Dan Hanshi from Osaka, Japan. In 1939, he joined the karate club at Ritsumeikan University together with Uchiage Kenzo and Katano Kenkichi, where he studied Gōjū-Ryū under and with Chōjun Miyagi, Yamaguchi Gōgen and others. Ritsumeikan University was not only a stronghold of Japanese Gōjū-Ryū, but also represented a tough faction in kumite matters, which was described as ‘last man standing’ mode (a witness to these fights was Ōyama Masutatsu). In 1954, he founded the Yuishinkan-Dōjō in Osaka, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004. Alongside Kenzo Uchiage, Kinkichi Katano, Yamaguchi Gōgen, Shozo Ujita and Mitsuyasu Okamura, Kisaki Tomoharu was one of the six most important representatives of early Gōjū-Ryū in Japan.

Specification: Yuishinkan, founded in 1954. Sensei Kisaki is a descendant of a family with samurai roots and traditions. His father was mayor of the Morigushi district in Osaka for many years. Even today, a large stone bust of his father, who was a highly respected member of the tradition-conscious nomenclature, stands in front of the Keihan building. Tomoharu also felt committed to these traditions and pursued a military career that took him to China, where he was able to devote himself to the roots of karate for several years. He was also closely associated with judo. He brought all these experiences to Yuishinkan.