1 A GENERAL EXAMINATION OF KARATE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. A Comparative Analysis of a Japanese Feudal Organization (THE OKUDAIRA SAMURAI CLAN) and a Modern Bujutsu Organization Through the Lens of Elliot Jacques’ Corporate Organizational Structure 3. The Genesis of Karate 4. How Karate Came to the West and Particularly to Canada 5. The Development of Karate in Canada. 6. The National Karate Association (NKA) 7. A Critical Analysis of the NKA Through the Ideas of the Following Organizational Theory Schools and Selected Theorists: 8. Modern Structural Organization Theory: Henry Mintzberg: Five Parts of the Organization 9. Organizational Culture and Sense Making: Edgar Schein: Organizational Artifacts 10. Power and Politics: John R.P. French/Bertram Raven: The Five Bases of Power (Reward, Coercive, Legitimate, Referent, Expert) 11. Max Weber: types of Authority 12. Conclusion 13. References