Byakuren Kaikan
| Focus | Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Hardness | Full-contact |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Creator | Sugihara Masayasu |
| Famous practitioners | Takehiro Minami, Takatugu Naito, Shoto Yamaguchi, Masato Fukuchi, Yuto Fukuchi, Chisato Yamaguchi, Yuyu Kitajima, Reza Goodary, Pouya Salehi Chakousari, Akbar Abbasi, Asghar Jabari, Mehrdad Ramezani, Judd Reid |
| Parenthood | Shorinji Kempo |
The Byakuren Kaikan (Japanese: 白蓮会館 - literally translated: "White Lotus Association") or Byakuren Karate is a full contact karate style founded in 1984 by Sugihara Masayasu (Japanese: 杉原 正康).
The Byakuren Kaikan is a member of the Japan Fullcontact Karate Organization (JFKO)
The Byakuren Kaikan is registered in Japan as a nonprofit organization (NPO).