Soke Nahid Farzinzad is one of a handful of women that passed a 30-man fight as part of her 3rd Dan test, at the IKO Honbu under Sosai Mas Oyama on May 22nd, 1993. 

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Of significance to her career in the Kyokushin world, is her role as the co-founder of IKU and her duties as Chief Instructor of the IKU Honbu. 

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Her expertise and exemplary discipline in the Kyokushin Way, have served to attract many women to practice and teach traditional Kyokushin Karate.