Master Toyotaro Miyazaki
The man who carried Shotokan Karate from Tokyo to America — and whose legacy flows directly into every class at PA Shotojuku.
In the 1960s, Master Toyotaro Miyazaki left Tokyo, Japan and came to the United States to do something that had rarely been done before: transplant the full tradition of Shotokan Karate — its techniques, its philosophy, its culture — into Western soil.
Together with his senior student Shihan Kai Leung, Master Miyazaki co-founded the International Shotokai Federation, headquartered in New York. The federation's headquarter dojo — The Shotojuku — became the living center of this lineage in the United States.
Over the decades, the International Shotokai has branched into associated dojos throughout the U.S. and the world, each one carrying the same unbroken chain of instruction back to Miyazaki's original teaching.
“PA Shotojuku is the only authorized representative of the International Shotokai Federation in Northeast Pennsylvania.”
Organization
International Shotokai Federation
Headquartered in New York, USA
Origin
Tokyo, Japan
Arrived in the United States: 1960s
A champion of his era
Through the 1970s and 80s, Master Miyazaki appeared on the covers and pages of the era's leading martial-arts magazines — several signed and passed down to Sensei Janet.
From Tokyo to the Poconos
Master Toyotaro Miyazaki
Founder — International Shotokai Federation
Arrived in the United States in the 1960s from Tokyo, Japan with a singular mission: to spread the authentic art of Shotokan Karate to the West. His arrival marked the beginning of a lineage that continues to this day.
Shihan Kai Leung
Co-Founder & Chief Instructor — Shotojuku HQ, New York
Master Miyazaki's senior student and co-founder of the International Shotokai Federation. Shihan Leung leads the headquarter dojo — The Shotojuku — in New York, and continues to certify instructors across the federation.
Sensei Janet Troche-Molerio
Head Instructor — PA Shotojuku
Direct student of Shihan Kai Leung. Leads PA Shotojuku in Northeast Pennsylvania, preserving Miyazaki's original vision in the Pocono Mountains for over 15 years.
Train in an Authentic Lineage
Every class at PA Shotojuku carries the same tradition Master Miyazaki brought from Tokyo over sixty years ago.