Ever heard of this world-famous martial art which originated in Ehime-ken?

Hey - for all you fellow martial arts fans and history geeks out there...check out these links below to learn about Ashihara karate, a Japanese martial art that has roots in traditional Korean budo (well, I think so anyway).

This school of budo was founded by sensei Hideyuki Ashihara in our very own Yawatahama City (15 minutes by car from Ikata Town)! Its now an internationally taught martial art with branches in America, Europe, and Africa. Cool, huh?

If anyone has more information about this, please get in touch with me! Thanks!

http://www.ashiharacanada.s5.com/Hideyuki.htm
http://www.ashihara.com/website/history.htm
http://ashiharakarate.org/