Hanshi Cyrus Madani, 8th Dan

Pan American Shotokan Karate Union founded under the World Shotokan Karate Union (W.S.K.U.) body by Mr. Madani (8th Dan)  is the Founder and Chief Instructor of the International Martialarts Association (IMA), which he established in 1991. Mr. Madani began his Shotokan karate training in 1966 and continued his training in several countries, including in the United States, with the Japan Karate Association (JKA), with which he was affiliated until 1987. Mr. Madani came to Colorado in 1979 with many years of experience and professional instruction in karate training and dojo management. 

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