Kōburyū is a modern style of traditional Okinawan karate and kobudō. How can a karate style be both modern and traditional at the same time? Kōburyū is karate as the old masters intended it: powerful, practical and effective. Most karate masters of today have become content to simply pass on exactly what was taught to them in exactly the way that it was taught to them. Sōke Kaichō Kinjō, founder of Kōburyū, believes that karate should continue to be an evolving art. He has continued to analyze and incorporate new ways to generate power and effectiveness while remaining true to the roots of karate and kobudō .