is a Japanese master of Shotokan

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Katsutoshi Shiina7th Dan
Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on 2 occasions and for kumite on 3 occasions. He is currently an instructor of the

Japan Karate Association Japan Karate Association (日本空手協会; ''Nihon Karate Kyokai''; JKA; sometimes referred to simply as ''Kyokai'' 協会 in Japan) is one of the oldest global Shotokan karate organization in the world. Origins Gichin Funakoshi played a ma ...

Biography

Katsutoshi Shiina was born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan on 21 November 1961. He studied at

Takushoku University Takushoku University (拓殖大学; ''Takushoku Daigaku'', abbreviated as 拓大 ''Takudai'') is a private university in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded in 1900 by Duke Taro Katsura (1848–1913).

. His karate training began during his 5th year of elementary school.

Competition

Katsutoshi Shiina has had considerable success in karate competition.

Major Tournament Success

*9th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 2004) - 1st Place Kata *47th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2004) - 1st Place Kata *45th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2002) - 2nd Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite *44th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2001) - 1st Place Kata *8th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 2000) - 3rd Place Kata *43rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2000) - 2nd Place Kumite; 3rd Place Kata *39th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1996) - 3rd Place Kumite *38th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1995) - 3rd Place Kumite *37th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1994) - 1st Place Kumite *5th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament - 3rd Place Kumite *36th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1993) - 1st Place Kumite *34th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1991) - 1st Place Kumite *33rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1990) - 3rd Place Kumite *30th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1987) - 2nd Place Kumite

References

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