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Akira Masuda
Akira Masuda presiding at Ko Ryu Jiai (Tournament), Japan, 3 November 2003Born May 22, 1962
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Ishikawa prefecture, JapanResidence Japan Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Weight 85.5 kg (188 lb; 13.46 st) Style Kyokushin Karate Teacher(s) Masutatsu Oyama Akira Masuda[1] (増田 章 Masuda Akira ) (born May 22, 1962) is a Japanese Kyokushin kaikan karateka. In March 1991 he completed the 100 man kumite supervised by Mas Oyama.[2]
He was born in 1962 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan. In junior high school he was captain of the school judo club.[3] When he was 16 years old he joined Kyokushin Kaikan Ishikawa Dojo. At 19 years old he made his debut in his first All Japan Tournament.
He remained a top athlete in Kyokushin All Japan Tournaments, going on to beat Michel Wedel, Gerard Gordeau and Michael Thompson.[4] He fought and lost to Andy Hug[5] however Hug was unable to walk after the fight.[6]
In 1990 he won a gold medal in the 22nd All Japan Kyokushin Tournament.[7] and in 1991 he placed second in the 5th World Karate Tournament.[8]
He is the shihan of Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo.[9] In 2007 Masuda published the book "Freestyle Karate"[10] and in 2009 he published "Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru".[11]
References
- ^ Note on Japanese names: Family names go before given names, so in Japan he is known as Masuda Akira, while in the west he is usually referred to as Akira Masuda
- ^ masutatsuoyama.com: "100 Man Kumite - Akira Masuda (March, 1991)"
- ^ primary source: biography Masuda, Akira "Freestyle Karate" ISBN 978-4-902535-03-7, Novelpress, August 2007
- ^ kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk
14th All Japan - 1982, 8th place: Akira Masuda;
15th All Japan - 1983, 5th place: Akira Masuda;
17th All Japan, 1985, 3rd place: Akira Masuda;
18th All Japan, 1986, 2nd place: Akira Masuda;
21st All Japan, 1989, 4th place: Akira Masuda;
22nd All Japan, 1990, 1st place: Akira Masuda - ^ andyhug.com
- ^ kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "Fighter Profiles Japan"
- ^ kyokushinresults.freeserve.co.uk: "All Japan Champions: 1990 Champion Akira Masuda"
- ^ kyokushincanada.com : "November 2-4, 1991, Tokyo. 2nd place : Akira Masuda, Japan"
- ^ Kyokushin Kaikan Masuda Dojo (in Japanese)
- ^ Masuda, Akira 'Freestyle Karate' ISBN 978-4-902535-03-7, Novelpress, August 2007
- ^ Masuda, Akira 'Masuda Akira - Go, Budojin toshite Ikiru' ISBN 978-4-8094-0768-0, Budo-ra Books, February 2009
Karate Origin Styles Budōkan · Chitō-ryū · Gensei-ryū · Gōjū-ryū · Gosoku-ryu · Isshin-ryū · Kobayashi Shōrin-ryū · Koei-Kan · Kuma-Ryu · Matsubayashi-ryū · Motobu-ryu · Mushindo Kempo · Ryū Te · Ryūei-ryū · Shitō-ryū · Shohei-ryu · Shōrin-ryū · Shōrei-ryū · Shorinjiryu Kenkokan · Shōrinji-ryū · Shōtōkai · Shotokan · Shūdōkan · Shūkōkai · Shuri-ryū · Tōon-ryū · Uechi-ryū · Wadō-ryū · Yoseikan-ryu · YoshukaiFull contact styles Techniques Comparison of styles Categories:- Japanese martial arts biography stubs
- Living people
- 1962 births
- People from Kanazawa, Ishikawa
- Japanese karateka
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