Tags: Martial Artist.
Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛 Shirai Hiroshi born 31 July 1937) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is the founder of the Instituto Shotokan Italia a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute formerly WSI – World Shotokan Institute). Shirai holds the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and together with Carlo Fugazza for those within the FIKTA.
