Established decades ago, the Shito-ryu Karate Association of Nigeria (SKAN) is home to a large and growing family of practitioners of the Shito-ryu style of Karate in Nigeria. Shito-ryu is a fast, artistic and very powerful style of Karate founded by Kenwa Mabuni in 1931. SKAN follows in the great tradition of a magnificent art that is now one of the better known styles of Karate in the world. SKAN is the umbrella body for all practitioners of the art of Shito-ryu in Nigeria and is responsible for organizing training courses, workshops, seminars, competitions and representing the general body of Nigerian Shito-ryu practitioners at home and abroad. SKAN is proud to be affiliated with the World Shito-ryu Karatedo Federation and the Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN).