was a Japanese
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 ...
ka from
Hyōgo Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...
.
Yamada was one of the karateka representing the
Shōwa period
Shōwa may refer to:
* Hirohito (1901–1989), the 124th Emperor of Japan, known posthumously as Emperor Shōwa
* Showa Corporation, a Japanese suspension and shock manufacturer, affiliated with the Honda keiretsu
Japanese eras
* Jōwa (Heian ...
, the founder of the Japanese Kenpo Karate-do.
He was the first person wearing a glove in Japan, a direct batting game with no armor, was also known to leave a result that will lead to the birth of full contact karate and
kickboxing
Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...
later.
Bibliography
*小沼保『本部朝基正伝 琉球拳法空手術達人(増補 )』壮神社 2000年
*巨椋修『実戦！ケンカ空手家列伝』福昌堂 1996年
*金城裕編『月刊空手道』（合本復刻版）榕樹書林 1997年
References
External links
The Birth of competition karate and national organizations
1905 births
1967 deaths
Japanese male karateka
People from Hyōgo Prefecture
20th-century philanthropists
Deaths from liver cancer
Martial arts school founders
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