World Champion 1991
WKO President and Chairman of WKO Grading Committee
1962 (April) Born on 18 April in AmamiOshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan 1978 Started Kyokushin Karate 1980 (April) 4th Place at 1st Chiba Prefectural Tournament 1983 (August) 3rd Place at 1st NishiNihon (Western Japan) Tournament 1984 (April) Best 8 at 1st All Japan Weight Division Tournament – Men Lightweight 1985 (June) 1st Place at 2nd All Japan Weight Division Tournament – Men Lightweight 1985 (November) 5th Place and Best Fighting Sprit Award at 17th All Japan Tournament 1987 (June) 1st Place at 4th All Japan Weight Division Tournament – Men Lightweight 1987 (November) Best 16 and Best Technique Award at 4th World Tournament 1988 (September) 2nd Place at International Tournament in Switzerland
(December) Married on 4 December 1990 (June) 1st Place at 7th All Japan Weight Division Tournament – Men Lightweight 1990 (December) 2nd Place at 22nd All Japan Tournament 1991 (November) 1st Place at 5th World Tournament 2000 (March) Became President of NPO Kyokushin Kaikan 2001 (March) Became President of NPO International Karate Organization 2002 (November) Promoted to 6th Dan on 26 November 2003 (October) IKO changed WKO (World Karate Organization) 2010 (June) Promoted to 7th Dan on WKO Grading Committee He has two sons and a daughter.
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