Hanshi was born in Budapest in 1954. Graduated as an engineer in 1975 and soon after began working with the Hungarian Airlines MALEV. Here while he worked as an engineer of turbo jet planes for more than 7 years he developed and advanced his study of Kyokushin Karate. He left the airlines to become professional teacher in his club and develop the art through the region. From 1990 he has been a director of several security bussiness and also led and coordinated large groups of people in direct marketing. He has 3 children, Daniella, Gergely and Mate.
About his karate career:
During School years he was very active in different kinds of sports through Gimnastics, Football, Handball, Shooting, Fencing, Skating and Skiing. Turning 16 he started Judo at the University of Phisical Education. Paralell to this he also started to train in karate. In 1972 he met Sensei Attila Meszaros who was the Branch Chief of Swedish Kyokushin. This was a determining moment which led to his life long commitment to Kyokushin Karate. He opened the first dojo in Hungary in 1976 and got his Sho dan in 1977. At the same time he became the Branch Chief of Hungary and was given the title of Country Representative from Sosai Oyama IKO. These were blood, sweat and tears years spent dedicated to developing Kyokushin around that European region. Since this time more than 80 students of his have opened their own dojos in Hungary in the last 25 years. From 1978 he became a student of Shihan Howard Collins. Got his 2nd dan in 1980, 3rd dan in 1983. Sosai Oyama gave him 4th dan in 1984 and 5th dan in 1989 as a recognition of his efforts for Kyokushin. Sosai treated him as his own son. He was examined successfuly for his 6th dan in Mitsumine in 1996 even if he never got his certificate from IKO 1. He was ranked to 7th dan by Kaicho Bluming in 2001 and 8th dan as Hanshi in 2005. He was appointed to become technical director of IBK. Through Sosai?s stimulation he established and re-organised Kyokushin Karate in 10 Middle- and East European countries and has taught more than 170 times abroad. He also organised four Ibusz-Oyama Cups and one European Championship in Budapest. Sosai visited these events four times and he was very satisfied with the level of the European and Hungarian Kyokushin in those days. Hanshi Adamy was in Japan 9 times to take part in World Tournaments, the Japanese Open, and to study Kyokushin in Honbu and in different camps. His first Kyokushin book was published in 1985 and 1989. 60 thousand copies were sold, becoming the best seller on karate in Hungary ever. His second Kyokushin book was published in 2000, the first was refreshed in 2002 and his last in 2003 as 'The big kata book'. Hanshi Adamy is a follows the way of Sosai. He believes that the structure and the common interest are the base for developing and spreading Kyokushin. Sosai discovered this essential truth, so we just have to follow his example. A clear system is the way forward for Kyokushin. The family srtucture is the oldest and most powerful bastion of nature and through following this example we instill respect and order for future generations. ?Why do people want to turn it around??- he used to ask.Hanshi Adamy teaches this way in his daily sessions and builds a strong and large organisation in Hungary again — beside other Kyokushin organisations - with kancho Gerard Gordeau?s IBK Kyokushin Budo Kai. He also put his efforts into the reunion of Kyokushin all around Hungary and the world. 15th of March 2005 the President of the Hungarian Republic Mr Ferenc Madl gave the award the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic Kight Cross to Istvan Adamy Hanshi for his life-work and effort in education and teaching the youth and spreading karate knowledge in Hungary.