(born May 29, 1964 in Tokyo) is a Japanese

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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 ...

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 ...

. He is a full-time 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 ma ...

. He holds a 7th dan from JKA. He has also starred in films such as '' Kuro Obi'', '' High Kick Girl!'' and ''

Karate Girl is a 2011 Japanese martial arts film directed by Yoshikatsu Kimura starring Rina Takeda. Plot Rina Takeda and Hina Tobimatsu co-star as sisters Ayaka and Natsuki Kurenai, the youngest descendants of a legendary Okinawan karate master named Sho ...

''.

Education

Naka started karate in his first year of

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. He attended

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).

Major tournament wins

*35th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1992) :1st place kumite *4th Shoto World Cup Karate Championship Tournament (Tokyo, 1992) :3rd place kumite *43rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (2000) :3rd place kumite

References

1964 births Living people Japanese male actors Japanese male karateka Karate coaches Sportspeople from Tokyo Shotokan practitioners Takushoku University alumni {{Japan-karate-bio-stub