Nidaime means ‘Sucessor’ or ‘Second in charge/Vice Chairman’. Nidaime Akira Nakamura is Kaicho’s son and completed his college degree in architecture before deciding to fully join the family business. He has grown up immersed in the world of Seido Karate and now, after many years of training and teaching, is one of Honbu’s (New York Headquarter) Chief Instructors.

He brings a unique sensibility to the Seido organization, not the least of which is the contribution of combined understanding of the American culture and his traditional Japanese heritage. In his words, ‘I see my role and my life in the World Seido Karate Organization as one of not only bridging the nuances of the east and west, but to also connect the past with the future .... all the while staying in the present.’