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With the systematic and scientific method of karatedo he had developed over the years, and by the disciplining of mind and body, he assumed this undertaking. He founded the Kenkokan School of Karatedo in Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, naming his art Shorinjiryu Kenkokan Karatedo after his two main sources of inspiration: Shorinryu karate, and Shorinjiryu kempo, placing the suffix “do” on karate to emphasize that it is a "way" of reaching the highest mental state.

In addition to this greater emphasis on the spiritual development of the individual, Shinan Kori Hisataka has introduced into karatedo a number of other innovations:

a) In basic techniques, he has placed a greater emphasis on the use of the feet, and in particular the heel, which is more solid than the toes. The whole body is put into action when executing a technique in a follow-through fashion.

b) This also led to the use of the vertical fist (tate ken) which is stronger, natural and also safer for the wrist.

c) Also, stress is placed on the practice of yakusoku kumite, where two or more karatedo practitioners execute a sequence of prearranged offensive and defensive techniques. This type of kumite is one of the best forms of training in karatedo, as it teaches the most effective techniques of attack and defense against actual opponents.