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Masatoshi Nakayama
was an internationally famous Japanese master of Shotokan karate.DF_56_of_80">("S_...,_who_were_known_as_kenjutsu_instructors,_from_the_Nagano_Prefecture.html" ;"title="kenjutsu.html" ;"title="DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("S ..., who were known as kenjutsu">DF 56 of 80/nowiki>">DF 56 of 80">("S ..., who were known as kenjutsu instructors, from the Nagano Prefecture">Nagano region. Nakayama's grandfather was Naomichi Nakayama, a surgeon in Tokyo, who had also been the last of the family to teach kenjutsu.Washington DC Shotokan Karate Club: Masatoshi Nakayama Retrieved on February 13, 2010. Nakayama's father was Naomichi Nakayama, an army physician and a '' |
Yamaguchi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Yamaguchi Prefecture has a population of 1,377,631 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 6,112 Square kilometre, km2 (2,359 Square mile, sq mi). Yamaguchi Prefecture borders Shimane Prefecture to the north and Hiroshima Prefecture to the northeast. Yamaguchi (city), Yamaguchi is the capital and Shimonoseki is the largest city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, with other major cities including Ube, Yamaguchi, Ube, Shūnan, and Iwakuni. Yamaguchi Prefecture is located at the western tip of Honshu with coastlines on the Sea of Japan and Seto Inland Sea, and separated from the island of Kyushu by the Kanmon Straits. History Yamaguchi Prefecture was created by the merger of the provinces of Suō Province, Suō and Nagato Province, Nagato. During the rise of the samurai class during the Heian period, Heian and Kamakura period, Kamakura Periods (794–1333), the Ouchi family of Suō Province a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiji Kase
was a Korean -Japanese master of Shotokan karate who was one of the earliest masters responsible for introducing this martial art into Europe.Fernandez, M. (2001)Master Taiji Kase, 9th Dan Shotokan Ryu Karate-Do ''Shotokan Karate Magazine'', Issue 69 (November 2001):4–8. Retrieved on 1 April 2010. He taught his style of karate, Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha, in France from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. (c. 2008). Retrieved on 1 April 2010. In his later years, he travelled across the world teaching karate, but Paris remained his home. (c. 2000). Retrieved on 1 April 2011. Kase held the rank of 9th '' |
Yasunori Ogura
is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Yasunori Ogura 8th Dan Retrieved on November 25th 2019. He has won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite. He is currently the Acting Executive Director of the .JKA Organizational Structure Retrieved on November 25th 2019. Biography Yasunori Ogura was born in |
Yoshiharu Osaka
is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Yoshiharu Osaka8th Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on four occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on six occasions and for kumite on two occasions. Biography Yoshiharu Osaka was born in , Japan on 8 September 1947. He studied atTakushoku University
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Hideo Yamamoto
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series ''Ichi the Killer'', which was adapted into a live-action film by Takashi Miike in 2001, and ''Homunculus''. Recurring themes in his manga are crime, sexual deviations, and the human mind. Biography Hideo Yamamoto received the "Tetsuya Chiba Award", given to promising young manga creators in 1988. After resigning from the post of assistant of a popular seinen manga artist, Kenshi Hirokane, he made his professional debut by drawing ''SHEEP'' (written by Masahiko Takasho) for Weekly Young Sunday in 1989. Works * ''Sheep'', 1989 * ''Okama Report'', 1989–1991 * ''Voyeur'' (''Nozokiya''), 1992 * ''Another One Bites The Dust'' (illustrated by Koshiba Tetsuya) * '' Voyeurs, Inc.'' (''Shin Nozokiya''), 1993–1997 * ''Ichi the Killer'', 1998–2001 * ''Homunculus'', 2003–2011 * ''Yume Onna'', 2013 (illustrated by Hiroya Oku) * ''Hikari-Man'', 2014–2020 * ''Adam and Eve'', 2015–2016 (illustrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Kawawada
Minoru Kawawada (born 16 January 1952) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Minoru Kawawada 7th Dan Retrieved on 20 January 2017. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for both kata and kumite, and has also won the JKA All-Japan Championships for kata on 2 occasions. He is currently the Vice General Manager of the Technical Division, and an instructor at their headquarters dojo, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takenori Imura
is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Takenori Imura7th Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on 2 occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 5 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the . Biography Takenori Imura was born inShizuoka Prefecture
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Toshihiro Mori
is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Toshihiro Mori7th Dan Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kumite. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kumite on 2 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the . Biography Toshihiro Mori was born in , Japan on . He studied at |
Stan Schmidt
Stan Schmidt was a South African master of Shotokan karate. Along with others, such as Norman Robinson, he was an early practitioner of Shotokan karate in South Africa and his establishment of the South African branch of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1965 after training in Japan, along with his subsequent promotion of the art in South Africa, earned him the appellation of 'The Father of South African Karate'. In 1963, he was one of the first westerners to be invited into the JKA's famous Instructor Class in the Tokyo Honbu dojo and he was later one of four non-Japanese karateka to sit on the JKA's international Shihankai. He was also the first non-Japanese karateka to attain 7th dan from the JKA and also the first to attain 8th dan. Today, he is the highest ranking non-Japanese karate master of that organization. He is also known for his acting roles in several martial arts films of the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Schmidt was born on 6 October 1936 in Kokstad, Transkei, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Takashina
Shigeru Takashina (September 28, 1943 – September 3, 2013) was the founder and Chief Instructor of the South Atlantic Karate Association, an organization of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). In 1966 he graduated from Ryukoku University in Kyoto and entered the Instructor School of the Japan Karate Association, graduating in 1968. Takashina was the Captain of the Japan team in the 1st World Karate Championships held in Tokyo in 1970 and scored a perfect win. He moved to the United States in 1972. ISKF Under Teruyuki Okazaki, Takashina was a founding member of the International Shotokan Karate Federation along with Takayuki Mikami, Yutaka Yaguchi Yutaka Yaguchi (born November 14, 1932) is the Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Mountain States Region. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1932 and began karate training in 1952. He later tes ... and Shojiro Koyama. In June 2007, the ISKF made the decision to leave the JKA. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yutaka Yaguchi
Yutaka Yaguchi (born November 14, 1932) is the Chief Instructor and Chairman of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Mountain States Region. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1932 and began karate training in 1952. He later tested under masters Gichin Funakoshi for his 1st ''dan'' black belt and Masatoshi Nakayama for his 2nd through 8th ''dan'' black belts. As one of the first graduates of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) Instructors' Training Program in 1959, he has played an important role in the growth of JKA karate and the internationalization of Shotokan karate. Yaguchi first arrived in the United States on June 5, 1965, and continues to reside in the US to the present day. In 1974, Yaguchi founded the ISKF of Colorado, the regional headquarters for the Mountain States Region. Early life Yaguchi was born on November 14, 1932, in Kure, a suburb of Hiroshima, Japan, on November 14, 1932 into a farming family. The youngest of five children, he had a carefree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiko Tanaka
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is known for voicing Gauron from ''Full Metal Panic!'', Ryo Mashiba from ''Hajime no Ippo'', and Kyoichi Sudo from '' Initial D''. Filmography TV animation *'' Initial D'' (1998) (Kyoichi Sudo) *''The Candidate for Goddess'' (2000) (Headmaster) *''Hajime no Ippo'' (2000) (Ryo Mashiba) *''Digimon Tamers'' (2001) ( Mihiramon) *''Shaman King'' (2001) ( Ryu and Mohamed "Turbine" Tabarsi) *''Full Metal Panic!'' (2002) (Gauron) *''GetBackers'' (2002) (Fudou Takuma) *''Naruto'' (2003) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage) *''Stellvia'' (2003) (Carl Hutter) *'' Monster'' (2004) (Dr. Boyer) *''Fafner in the Azure'' (2004) (Fumihiko Makabe) *''Black Lagoon'' (2006) (The Captain) *'' Rin~Daughters of Mnemosyne'' (2008) (Tajimamori) *''Future Diary'' (2011) (Keigo Kurusu) *'' Tiger & Bunny'' (2011) (Muramasa Kaburagi) *''Naruto Shippuden'' (2012) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage) *''Attack on Titan'' (2013) (Dot Pixis) *'' Hajime no Ippo: Rising'' (2013) (Ryo Mashiba) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
