Lineage and Mentors

Foundational Lineage

Buck's School of the Tiger traces its line directly from Sosai Mas Oyama through Hanshi Donald I. Buck, who established Oyama's Karate in San Francisco in 1957 — one of the earliest Kyokushin schools in the United States. His son, Hanshi Frederick S. Buck, carries that tradition forward today through the American Kyokushin Karate Organization and the Peoria dojo.

• Matsutatsu Oyama — Founder of Kyokushin
• Donald I. Buck — Founder of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization and Buck's School of the Tiger
• Raymond "Duke" Moore — 7th Dan
• Frederick S. Buck — President of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization, 9th Dan

Sosai Mas Oyama

Founder of Kyokushin Karate and the root of the School of the Tiger line.

Hanshi Donald I. Buck

10th Dan. Founder of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization. He brought Oyama's Karate to San Francisco in 1957 and established Buck's School of the Tiger.

Hanshi Frederick S. Buck

9th Dan. President of the American Kyokushin Karate Organization. He carries forward his father's School of the Tiger line at the Peoria dojo.

Dedication

Buck's School of the Tiger honors Sosai Mas Oyama, Hanshi Donald I. Buck, and Raymond "Duke" Moore for establishing the foundation on which every student in this tradition has trained.