is a Japanese instructor of

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.JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Satoshi Takahashi6th Dan
Retrieved on 15 February 2014. He is currently an instructor of the

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Biography

Satoshi Takahashi was born in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

, Japan on 9 February 1968. 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

Satoshi Takahashi has had considerable success in karate competition.

Major Tournament Success

*50th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2007) - 3rd Place Kata *44th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2001) - 3rd Place Kumite; 3rd Place Kata *42nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1999) - 3rd Place Kata *38th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1995) - 3rd Place Kumite

References

1968 births Japanese male karateka Japanese karate coaches Shotokan practitioners Martial artists from Osaka Prefecture Takushoku University alumni Living people 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-karate-bio-stub