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Honbu Dojo CDMX
Main dojo of the Mexican Association of Kyokushin Karate
The Honbu Dojo in Mexico City is the main dojo of the Mexican Association of Kyokushin Karate and the historical heart of the organization in the country. Its identity is deeply tied to the legacy of Shihan Gessi Krame, who formally introduced Kyokushin in Mexico in 1976 after training as a direct student of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama in Japan.
Through his teaching, Shihan Gessi Krame planted in Mexico a martial tradition based on discipline, respect, spiritual strength and a constant search for self-improvement. After his death in 2010, the responsibility of continuing that path passed to his student and successor, Sensei Jacobo Ramírez, who assumed leadership of the organization with the mission of preserving the essence of budo transmitted by his teacher.
Today, the Honbu Dojo continues that work as a central space for training, practice and transmission of Kyokushin in Mexico.
Head instructor
Sensei Jacobo Ramirez
- Current grade: Fourth Dan
- Awarded Yondan: 2022
- Practiced Judo from a young age
- Began Kyokushin: 1980s
- Direct student of Shihan Gessi Krame
- Successor of Shihan Gessi Krame at the head of Kyokushinkaikan Karate-Do of Mexico
Sensei Jacobo Ramírez has a broad and solid martial career. Before settling on the Kyokushin path, he practiced judo from a young age. He later began Kyokushin Karate in the 1980s, joining a direct teaching line led by Shihan Gessi Krame.
As a direct student of Shihan Krame, Sensei Jacobo received not only the technical teaching of the style, but also the responsibility of preserving its spirit. After his teacher’s death in 2010, he assumed leadership of the organization in Mexico and has worked for the continuity, strengthening and growth of the school, keeping it connected to the international IKO Matsushima organization.
In 2022 he obtained Fourth Dan, consolidating decades of practice within Kyokushin.
Dojo location
Avenida Popocatépetl 148 at Eje Central, Portales Nte, 03300 Mexico City, CDMX.
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