- Katsuaki Satō
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birth_date=Birth date and age|1946|4|4|mf=y
birth_place=Sakhalin ,Japan nihongo|Katsuaki Satō|佐藤 勝昭|Satō Katsuaki|bornApril 4 ,1946 is the founder and director ofSatojuku Karate , also known as Odo (The Champion's Way) karate. The Satojukuhonbu is located inTachikawa ,Japan .History
Sato was born on
Sakhalin Island (now controlled by Russia). In 1947 his family moved to Nakoso, in Fukushima Prefecture.In high school Sato trained-in
Judo and after graduation, continued to study it while working full-time as a journalist and going to school part-time atChuo University . However, at the age of 20, he injured his knee and shoulder and had to give-up judo. Instead, he began training inKyokushinkai karate, earning his black belt in only one-year's time.Sato excelled in tournament competition. He won the 1971 and 1974 All-Japan Karate Tournaments as well as the 1975 First World Open Karate Tournament. He then retired from full-time karate training and competition and devoted himself to assisting his family's business.
In 1977, he started his own karate style—Satojuku in
Mitaka ,Tokyo , Japan as a singledojo . Satojuku has now grown to include dojos in many locations in Japan. Satojuku is known as a similar style to Kyokushin, but emphasizes precise knockdown techniques over techniques designed to injure or "knock-out" one's opponent. The organization sponsors an annualtournament , the All-Japan Point & K.O. Tournament, held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2 in Tokyo, Japan, with full-contact, knockdown rules of competition.Links
* [http://www.satojuku.com/ Official Odo Karate Satojuku website (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.odokarate.com/jukucho/jukucho.html English language website of Odo Karate Satojuku]
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