Shōrinji-ryū Karate[1] Tai chi,[2] Judo Baguazhang Daito-ryu Aiki jujitsu Chao Hsu Lie Chen Chin Wuan Kaneko-sensei Toyama Kanken Yabu Kentsu Yoshida Kotaro Mizuho Mutsu[3] Kenichi Sawai[citation needed] Tachibana Sensei Leroy M. Rodrigues[4] Don Warrener Raymond Moore[5] Peter Urban Richard Kim (November 17, 1917 – November 8, 2001) was an American martial artist.
Kim was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and began studying judo as a child in the early 1920s, under Kaneko.
[citation needed] While in Japan, Kim studied Daito-ryu under Kotaro Yoshida and lived with him for seven years.
[citation needed] At his memorial service, Hidetaka Nishiyama of the ITKF presented Kim with the rank of Judan (10th degree black belt) posthumously.
The Zen Bei Butokukai International was also founded by two of Richard Kim's senior students, Brian Ricci and Frank Gaviola.