Richard Murat

Richard Murat, a recipient of 10 dan — the highest masterly degree in martial arts of Karate, is the president of Polish Martial Arts Federation and Sports. Fully conversant with judo and shotokan, he is the founder of the new karate style — tsunami which received tremendous success not only in Poland but also in several countries of Europe, Africa and America. He is also the president of Tsunami Renmei — International Tsunami Federation and an organizer of many of national and international tsunami groups. He imparts training to both advanced learners and beginners at Tsunami Honbu Dojo (Tsunami Central School) in Warsaw.

Academically, he has specialised in law and obtained his degree from Faculty of Law and Administration under Warsaw University as well as from Academy of Inner Affers MSW. As an author he has several books to his credit, of which few deserve mention: Karate Tsunami 10 kyu (1980) (the first book in Poland on the subject karate), Karate Tsunami 10 kyu (1981), Karate Tsunami 9 kyu (1981), Kyukyu — First Aid in Tsunami Karate-do (1984), Shugyo — The Practice of Karate-do (1990), Japanese Language (1990) (with co-author M. Melanowicz), Zen–meditation (1991), Bruce Lee (1992) (with co-author J. Szymankiewicz), Far East (1992), Sex in Chinese Paintings (1993) (with co-authors: M.J. Kunstler and Z. Lew-Starowicz), History of Karate-do (1994), Dankai — The Requirement for Degrees 20-1 kyu and 1-10 dan (1996).

The author has also been the publisher and chief editor of the Polish periodical The Black Belt.