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Seiji Isobe
is Japanese Karate instructor residing in Brazil. He is a member of the IKO1 (Kyokushin Matsui Group)'s international committee and is the General Manager of the South American Regional Federation. He holds a rank of 8th Dan Black in Kyokushin Karate. Seiji Isobe, although unsuccessful in Full-Contact Karate competitions himself, became renowned as one of the best Kyokushin and/or Full-Contact Karate coaches. He is known for training various highly prestigious Brazilian Karateka, including Francisco Filho, Glaube Feitosa, Ewerton Teixeira, Andrews Nakahara and Ademir da Costa. Biography Seiji Isobe was born March 1, 1948, at Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. He began traditional karate with Shōtōkan in 1961. He would quit Shotokan in 1963, losing confidence in the style after the head teacher of the dojo got beaten in a physical altercation. One day, Isobe became interested in Kyokushin Karate, after reading the book "100 Man-ri no karate" written by Kyokushin Karate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC as an alpha global city, São Paulo is the most populous city proper in the Americas, the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's 4th largest city proper by population. Additionally, São Paulo is the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world. It exerts strong international influences in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment. The city's name honors the Apostle, Saint Paul of Tarsus. The city's metropolitan area, the Greater São Paulo, ranks as the most populous in Brazil and the 12th most populous on Earth. The process of conurbation between the metropolitan areas around the Greater São Paulo (Campinas, Santos, Jundiaí, Sorocaba and São José dos Campos) created the São Paulo Macrometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full-Contact Karate
Full contact karate is any format of karate where competitors spar (also called Kumite) full-contact and allow a knockout as winning criterion. History Full contact karate competition comes in several different formats developed for the art of karate at different times in different places. Some developed independently, others developed out of other full contact rule systems or from light contact rule systems. There are no major unifying organizations in any of the different formats, and the rule details may change drastically between the many rival sport/style organizations and different promoters. Some organizations stick rigidly to one set of rules. Other use several rule formats harmoniously side by side. Some even have tournaments that switch rule formats between rounds of the same bout. Sometimes the differences between the different rules are large, and sometimes the only significant differences between different sport rules are the organizational structures that use them. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sao Paulo
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * ''Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zainichi Korean
comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South Korean nationals who have emigrated to Japan after the end of World War II and the division of Korea. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan after Chinese immigrants, due to many Koreans assimilating into the general Japanese population. The majority of Koreans in Japan are , often known simply as , who are ethnic Korean permanent residents of Japan. The term Zainichi Korean refers only to long-term Korean residents of Japan who trace their roots to Korea under Japanese rule, distinguishing them from the later wave of Korean migrants who came mostly in the 1980s, and from pre-modern immigrants dating back to antiquity who may themselves be the ancestors of the Japanese people. The Japanese word "Zainic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyokushin World Tournament Open
World Open Karate Championship is the largest competition in Kyokushin Karate. This tournament is arranged every fourth year in Tokyo. Rules All world open tournaments operate under knockdown karate rules which involve standup bareknuckle fighting with basically no protection. The more characteristical rules in knockdown karate compared to other styles are that you are not allowed to punch in the face and a point system that only counts hits that actually "hurt" the opponent. This makes knockdown fighting very physical but at the same time quite safe considering that there are very few hits to the head. There can be slight variances in the rules between the different organizations responsible for a tournaments although the basics are the same. The rules have also been modified over the years. Normally knockdown rules include: * No protectors or guards are used, with the exception of groin guards and protection of the teeth. * 3 minutes match time * The fighter that achieves an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shokei Matsui
,Habersetzer, G., & Habersetzer, R. (2004): ''Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient'' (p. 455). Paris: Amphora. ()Singapore Oyama Karate-Do Kyokushinkaikan: Kancho Shokei Matsui Retrieved on 21 December 2009. also known by his Korean name of Moon Jang-gyu (: 문장규; : 文章圭),Futoshi, K. (2005): ''一撃の拳 松井章圭'' (p. 10). Tokyo: Kodansha. () is a South Korean martial artist in Japan. He is the master of |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one internal territory: French Guiana. In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory), Bouvet Island ( dependency of Norway), Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuaki Sato
Katsuaki (written: 勝晙, 勝昭, 勝明, 捷昭) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Katsuaki Asai Katsuaki Asai (born 1942 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese aikido teacher, the founder of the Aikikai in Germany, and the highest-ranked teacher in that country. Asai started training under aikido's founder Morihei Ueshiba aged 13, at the Hombu dojo ... (born 1942), Japanese aikidoka * (1784–1804), Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese modern pentathlete *, Japanese chief executive {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyuki Miura
is a prominent Japanese master of karate, first practising Shotokan, then Kyokushin, then World Ōyama, and now operating independently.Yussof, S. (''c.'' 2005)Miyuki MiuraRetrieved on March 22, 2010. Early life Miura was born on October 3, 1949, in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, the son of a ship's engineer. He has one younger brother and one younger sister.Waite, D. (1974): "When in Elmhurst, pull your punches: All-Japan karate champion Miyuki Miura faces his stiffest challenge in Americanizing his hard-contact style." ''Black Belt'', 12(9):48–53. Miura began training in Shotokan karate at the age of 13 years, and had been promoted to the rank of 2nd ''dan'' black belt by his 18th birthday. He also studied judo in his youth, achieving the rank of 1st ''dan'' in that art by the time he was 17. In 1967, aged 18, he began studying Kyokushin karate in a club at Josai International University.''Fullcontact KARATE'' (フルコンタクトKARATE), page40-45, fukushodo (福昌堂), Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuhiko Oyama
Yasuhiko is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Possible writings Yasuhiko can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *康彦, "healthy, elegant boy" *康比古, "healthy, young man (archaic)" *靖彦, "peaceful, elegant boy" *安彦, "tranquil, elegant boy" *保彦, "preserve, elegant boy" *泰彦, "peaceful, elegant boy" *易彦, "divination, elegant boy" *恭彦, "respectful, elegant boy" The name can also be written in hiragana やすひこ or katakana ヤスヒコ. Notable people with the given name Yasuhiko * , Japanese physicist * Prince Asaka Yasuhiko (朝香宮 鳩彦王, 1906–1981), officer in the Imperial Japanese ArmyYasuhiko Kawamura(河村 保彦, 1940–2012), Japanese baseball player * Yasuhiko Kawazu (川津 泰彦, born 1966), Japanese voice actor * Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田 安彦, born 1973), Japanese baseball pitcher * Yasuhiko Imai (今井 靖彦, born 1965), Japanese stunt man * Yasuhik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terutomo Yamazaki
is a Japanese karateka from the Kyokushin Kaikan (極真会館) and professional lightweight kickboxer. He is the founder of Gyakushin-Kai (逆真会館) and a Director of Karate in Japan. He presides over the International Budo Karate Organization Gyakushin-Kai from the headquarters of the organization (honbu) in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. His title as head of the Gyakushin-Kai organization is “Kancho” ( Grandmaster - 7th Dan). Yamazaki is a first champion of the All-Japan Full Contact Karate Open Championships in 1969, and has promoted Kyokushin famous through his accomplishments. Because he fought and defeated Muay Thai boxers, he created a reputation for Kyokushin before the First All-Japan Open Full Contact Karate Championships was held.''Fullcontact KARATE'' (フルコンタクトKARATE), page3-6, page8-11, pp. 14−28, pp. 30–31, fukushodo (福昌堂), October, 1995.''Fullcontact KARATE'', pp. 23–24, pp. 35−36, pp. 40−41, fukushodo, December 1997. Yamazaki is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mas Oyama
, more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate. A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1968. Early life Mas Oyama was born as Choi Yeong-Eui () in Kintei, Chōsen. At a young age he was sent to Manchukuo to live on his sister's farm. Oyama began studying Chinese martial arts at age 9 from a Chinese farmer who was working on the farm. His family name was Lee and Oyama said he was his very first teacher. The story of the young Oyama's life is written in his earlier books. His family was of the landed-gentry class, and his father, Choi Seung Hyun, writing under the pen name of "Hakheon," was a noted composer of classical Chinese poetry. In March 1938, Oyama left for Japan following his brother who enrolled in the Imperial Japanese Army’s Yamanashi Aviation School.Oyama, 1963, What is Karate, Japan Publications ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
