Shidokan

The Federation is established in 1998 in Stuttgart, Germany by the representatives of seven countries. The president of the Federation is Mr. Gilles Richard and has 7th Dan of qualification. Gilles Richard has done a great deal of work for the development of Shidokan. In 2007 he decided to found an International League which was called "Shindokai-Kan International League" and became its President. Shidokan Karate National Federation of the Republic of Armenia & ?-1 Amateur National Federation in Armenia/2012/ The Federation is registered in 2003, but its history goes back to 1995. Mr. Baghdasar (Husik) Mirzikyan is the president and the founder of the Federation and has been re-elected several times. Mr. Mirzikyan was born in 1965 and has Black Belt qualification European style. Meanwhile is the appointed representative of the European Federation in the Republic of Armenia. He is fond of martial arts when he was 14 only and since then he was able to learn and achieve successes in different styles of martial arts. He started to experience Shidokan since 2003. Since the date of its establishment the Federation in cooperation with the European Federation has organized and participated in different tournament, trainings and events in Armenia as well as in other foreign countries of Europe and Eurasia. The Federation has branches, sports schools and sports clubs.