1981(S.56)

Karatedo-Daidouku founded in Sendai. Promoted the '81 Hokutoki Karate Championship (weight divisions and open category) Hereon Hokutoki Karate Championship is known as "Hokutoki."

1982(S.57)

Takashi Azuma's "Hamidashi Karate" is published. '82 Hokutoki with both weight divisions and open category held.

1983(S.58)

Takashi Azuma's manual "Kakuto Karate" is published. '83 Hokutoki with both weight divisions and open category held.

1984(S.59)

The editorial series "Kakuto Karatedo Seminar" is started in the monthly martial arts magazine "Karatedo." "The Way towards Kakuto-Karate" (Kakuto Karate e no Michi) is published. '84 Hokutoki with both weight divisions and open category held.

1985(S.60)

'85 Hokutoki with weight divisions. From hereon the open category tournament is held separately in the Fall in Tokyo. The '85 open category took place as scheduled in the autumn. Kansai regional headquarters opened in Osaka.

1986(S.61)

Takashi Azuma's manual "Kakuto Karate II" is published. Daidojuku main Headquarters moved to Nerima-ward in Tokyo. '86 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1987(S.62)

Headmaster or Jukucho Takashi Azuma and his assistant instructor Osada travel to Thailand to see Muay Thai or Thai boxing. '87 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1988(S.63)

Instructors and branch chiefs travel to Thailand to see Muay Thai. '88 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1989(H.1)

'89 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately. Books and video tapes of Jukucho Azuma's "The Way towards Kakuto Karate" are produced.

1990(H.2)

'90 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately. Ten year anniversary parties are celebrated in Sendai and Tokyo.

1991(H.3)

Jukucho Azuma's "Daido Mumon" is published. Emerging emphasis on training using boxing gloves. '91 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1992(H.4)

Daidojuku fighters compete in kick boxing style matches. Some win by KO. Daidojuku hosts the first "Glove Karate" tournament: WARS-I. '92 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1993(H.5)

Seminars in Vladivostok and Chile, after which both areas open branches. These are, respectively, the first and second overseas branches to be opened. Daidojuku hosts another WARS-II "Glove Karate" tournament. Chubu regional headquarters opened in Nagoya. Daidojuku members travel to New York. "93 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1994(H.6)

Branch school opens in Brazil. Seminar in Moscow, after which it opens an overseas branch school. Seminar in Melbourne, after which it petitions to open an overseas branch school. '94 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1995(H.7)

Seminar in Saint Petersburg, after which it opens an overseas branch school. Branch school opens in Iran. Seminar in Los Angeles, after which it becomes an overseas branch school. The formal name is changed from Karatedo Daidojuku to Kakuto Karate International Federation Daidojuku
(KKIF). Hokkaido regional headquarters open in Sapporo. Fifteen year anniversary parties celebrated in Sendai and Tokyo. Branch school
opens in Sri Lanka. Daidojuku office worker members appear on Japan National Television. Jukucho Azuma awarded 8th degree black belt by Jon
Bluming, 10th degree black belt, headmaster of Kyokushin Budokai. '95 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1996(H.8)

Daidojuku hosts WARS-III incorporating "No Holds Barred" fighting style. Branches open in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, and in Australia. Chugoku and Shikoku regional headquarters opened in Hiroshima. India and Pakistan petition to open branch schools. '96 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1997(H.9)

Panama, Canada, Belgium, Italy, and Holland petition to open branch schools. Daidojuku hosts WARS-IV with expanded emphasis on ground techniques. Daidojuku's Kakuto Karate ideal thus further evolves. Branches open in Voronezh and Yaroslavl Russia as well as in Pakistan. Seminar in California. Also in California, members research ground fighting techniques of jujutsu. '97 Hokutoki weight division and open category tournaments held separately.

1998(H.10)

Branch school opens in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Ukraine Republic petitions to open an overseas branch school. Daidojuku members tour and train in Moscow, Tatarstan, Vladivostok. Seminar in Iran. Japan National Television features Daidojuku as a leader in the NHB trend. In 1998 the
Hokutoki tournament becomes the All Japan Hokutoki, thus in '98 the All Japan Hokutoki and the World Hokutoki Tournaments held separately.

1999(H.11)

The United Arab Umirates and Portugal petition to open branch schools. Daidojuku establishes the WARS tournament as a regular event. It also hosts WARS-V.