Mikio Yahara (; born April 4, 1947 in
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
) is a Japanese karate expert of the
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" throu ...
style. He holds the rank of 10th dan.
Biography
Yahara was born in 1947 in
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Toku ...
, the fourth son of a prominent family with ancient samurai roots. He started his martial art training in
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
. After studying at
Kokushikan University
is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007. This is the ...
, he became a
kenshusei (or junior instructor) with 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 ...
and began his career as a competitive ''karateka''. In the period 1974-1984, he achieved substantial success both in kumite and kata.
In 2000, after a battle for leadership at the JKA, which lasted from 1987 to 1999, Yahara decided to establish his own organization, the Karatenomichi World Federation that promotes Yahara's core concept of "one killing blow".
Tournament achievements
JKA All-Japan Championships
*1984 - 3rd (kumite), 1st (kata), Grand Champion
*1983 - 2nd (kata)
*1982 - 3rd (kumite), 2nd (kata)
*1981 - 2nd (kata)
*1980 - 2nd (kata)
*1979 - 3rd (kumite)
*1978 - 2nd (kumite), 2nd (kata)
*1976 - 3rd (kumite)
*1975 - 2nd (kumite)
JKA World Championships
*1983 - 2nd (kata)
*1980 - 2nd (kata)
*1977 - 2nd (kata)
See also
*
List of Shotokan organizations
This is a list of some of the larger Shotokan karate organizations and associations in order by year of establishment. International Japan Karate-Do Association lead by Shihan Sadasige Kato. Its headquarters is situated in Tokyo, Japan, though i ...
References
External links
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1947 births
Japanese male karateka
Living people
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