Established 1991: VKK (Vancouver Kyokushin Karate) was first established in June 1991 when the head instructor, Tats Nakamura, moved to Vancouver from his home country, Japan. The first location was found at Vancouver College on 41st Avenue. The dojo was started with three students.

1991-1999: During the first nine years after the opening, the size of the club stayed rather small. This is because Tats was actively competing in many different tournaments and had to spend a lot of time for training himself. Teaching two classes a week was the best he could do for his own students at that time.

2000: Tats retired as a competitor after he fought in the 7th World Tournament. His focus was shifted to expanding the club. In 2000, three new locations were found: Downtown, Killarney and Richmond East. The nine years of teaching experience at Vancouver College was fully used to kick off these new clubs.

VANCOUVER CUP: The annual tournament was first held in 2000, hosted by VKK. By the time the fifth one in 2004 was successfully held, the event established its reputation as one of the best-organized events in Canada. The bigger crowd every year proves that the tournament will only grow as each year passes by.

2002: One of our instructors, Katrina Mitchell, was appointed as a Head Instructor of the Vancouver West (College) Dojo. In 2003, the dojo was moved to a better location, Shaughnessy Heights United Church on 33rd Avenue.

Present: The very modest start to the club fifteen years ago has grown to be one of the largest martial art clubs in the Lower Mainland region. As of Jan 2005, the number of VKK students exceeds two hundred and is expanding. We are determined to keep working hard to give more people an opportunity to study this wonderful martial art, "Kyokushin Karate". Osu.