Chief Shihan
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| The essence of Karate is to
improve Wasa, or techniques. Through trainings, enhancing our ability of
self-control is Karate-do. In Kumite matches, by using a proper technique, competitors are required to fight over victory by demonstrating their intensive concentrations for the maximum impact in a moment by setting a mark at just in front of an opponentīs vital point. Also, Kata matches are required to demonstrate "Kyoku", or the highest level. Originally, each Kata movement has a meaning of the measures to deal with an opponent. Each Kata movement has a solid rule of speed, strenght and flexibility., and any movement must follow the basic rule of "Kyoku". The compound of our blood and Kata that makes "Kyoku" is our own Kata. It has been more than 40 years since the 1st National Cup took place in 1957. It is a great development that Karate becomes a sport irrespective of age and sex, thanks to the movment of the competitive Karate. Our associationīs mission and aim is to dedicate Karate that is understood properly and accepted by people to our society. |
| Oct.4th 1924 | Born in Aichi prefecture |
| Apr. 1942 | Entered Koa Junior College (Now Asia Univ.) and Karate club. Yosiaki Hayashi Sensei was dispatched from Shotokan. |
| 1943 | Became a student of Shotokan. Studied under Gichin Funakoshi Sensei and his second son, Yoshitaka Funakoshi Sensei. |
| Mar. 1944 | Received the 1st Dan. |
| Sept. 1944 | Graduated from Koa Junior College. |
| Oct. 1944 | Entered Tuchiura Navy Flying Corps as the 15th Naval Flying Corps Preliminary Student. |
| Aug. 1945 | Demobilized. |
| Nov. 1946 | Got a job at Nihon Keizei vocational school. |
| From 1949 through 1954 | Studied Karate under Mr. Masatoshi Nakayama , an alumnus of Takushoku Univ., Mr. Isao Kohata and Mr. Shuntaro Ito, alumni of Keio Univ. |
| June, 1951 | Received the 2nd Dan. |
| Nov. 1953 | Received the 3rd Dan. |
| 1955 | Became a Director of Japan Karate Association and was entitled to managing the instructors. |
| Dec. 1955 | Retired from Nihon Keizai Junior College. |
| Apr. 1956 | Entered
Japan Karate Association Guidance Dep. Until 1971, kept coaching at each
Karate club as follows: The head Dojo of the JKA, Kogakuin Univ., Nihon Univ. of Agriculture and Veterinary Dept., Taisho Univ., ICU, Tokyo Keizei Univ., Hitotubashi Univ., Chuo Tetudo. |
| Nov. 1957 | Received 4th Dan. |
| Apr. 10th 1958 | Appointed
the Director of the Corp. Japan Karate Association. Engaged in making rules of matches and referee. |
| May 14th 1958 | Recieved a qualification of P.E. instructor of Karate-Do from Ministry of Education. |
| From 1959 through 1963 | As a part-time P.E. Karate instructor, lectured at General Education Dept. of Asia Univ. |
| Mar. 1961 | Received 5th Dan. |
| Dec. 1961 | Engaged in editing a atextbook "Karate-Do no Kihon", or "Basics of Karate-Do". This textbook points out the common errors of the JKA members. |
| Apr. 1963 | Received 6th Dan. |
| May. 1963 | Engaged in making 8 mm film for overseas. Charged in 2 videos of 6 volumes of Engling edition. |
| Jun. 10th 1963 | Resigned the Director of the JKA. |
| Apr. 1964 | Promoted to full-time P.E. Karate instructor. |
| Apr. 1964 | Promoted to assistant professor at General Education Dept. of Asia Univ. |
| Apr.1968 | Received 7th Dan. |
| Apr. 1969 | Engaged in writing a textbook. |
| From Mar. 26th to Apr. 7th 1970 | Got
invitation of China Japan Friendship Karate-Do Cup. Visited Taipei, Taichu, Tainan, Takao. |
| Aug. 1970 | Engaged in making video of Karate Kata for overseas. |
| From 1973 to 1978 | Served the president of Koganei City Karate-Do Federation and Kaganei P.E. Association officer. |
| Apr. 1975 | Became Japan Martial Arts Society. |
| From Aug. 20th to 27th 1975 | Visited Los Angeles Hawaii to enter the meeting of IAKF and the 7th Cup. |
| Dec. 1975 | His column was published serially in magazine "Monthly Karate-Do". |
| Apr. 1976 | Promoted to professor of General Education Dept. of Asia Univerisity. |
| June 21th 1976 | Received 8th Dan. Was entitled Technical Commitee. |
| From Jul. 17th to 26th 1976 | Went together with Asia Univ. Alumn Association to Indonesia. On the way, visited the branches in Jakarta, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. |
| From Sp. 15th to Oct. 5th 1976 | Visited universities in the AS to study instruction of Karate in the US.UCR, PIERCE College, UCLA, Arisona State Univ., Scottsdale Community College, JEKA of Colorado, Temple Univ. College of PE, New York State Univ. |
| May 1977 | His tesis "A system of Karate-Do" was accepted in the no. 15 Asia University Bulletin. |
| Apr. 1983 | Made teaching stuff for Karate-Do as P.E. |
| Mar. 1989 | Made Karate.Do Guideline. |
| Mar. 1990 | Retired from Professor of General Education Dept. of Asia University. |
| 1991 | Was appointed the chief Shihan of the JKA. |
| Apr. 1992 | Received 9th Dan. |