In the nineteen sixties Yoshimichi Sato was one of the senior Kyokushin instructors in Mas Oyama´s Honbu dojo in Tokyo.
It was in the Honbu where he was introduced to Taikiken by master Kenichi Sawai who instructed the seniors in his Tai ki kenpo training and the qualities of Chinese wushu and the Chinese Yi-chuan nei-chia concept.
He joined later Sawai sensei first Meiji jingu group and in the early nineteen seventies he did spend one year in Europe, teaching Taikiken on invitation of Jan Kallenbach.
Later he participated in Sawai sensei’s book: “Taikiken the essence of Kung Fu” the first English publication in 1976.
Sato sensei became one of Sawai sensei´s top students and later married his daughter. Sato sensei who in his daily life works as a English teacher dedicated his life to Taikiken and  wrote the book: “Master Kenichi Sawai: The divine fist.”
After Sawai sensei passed away in 1989, Yoshimichi Sato became the chief representative of Taiki-ken.