(born February 23, 1988) is a Japanese instructor 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 ...
.
She is currently an instructor at 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 ...
honbu (headquarters) dojo.
Biography
Mai Shiina was born in
Tokyo Prefecture
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan on . She 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). .
Competition
Mai Shiina has had considerable success in karate competition.
Major Tournament Success
*54th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2011) - 1st Place Women's Kumite
References
Japanese female karateka
Karate coaches
Shotokan practitioners
Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
Takushoku University alumni
Living people
1988 births
21st-century Japanese women
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