is a Japanese instructor of

Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" throug ...

karate.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Kazuaki Kurihara3rd 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 7 occasions and once for kumite. 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 ...

Biography

Kazuaki Kurihara was born in

Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture ...

, Japan on 20 August 1979. He studied at

Komazawa University , abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist tra ...

. His karate training began during his Age 5.

Competition

Kazuaki Kurihara has had considerable success in karate competition.

Major Tournament Success

*56th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2013) - 1st Place Kata *55th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2012) - 1st Place Kata *12th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-do Championship Tournament (Pattaya, 2011) - 1st Place Kata *54th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2011) - 1st Place Kumite *54th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2011) - 1st Place Kata *53rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2010) - 1st Place Kata *52nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2009) - 1st Place Kata *50th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2007) - 1st Place Kata, 3rd Place Kumite *10th Funakoshi Gichin Cup World Karate-do Championship Tournament (Sydney, 2006) - 1st Place Kata *49th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2006) - 1st Place Kata *48th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2005) - 2nd Place Kata

References

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