Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama dead
Traurige Nachricht: am 07. November ist Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama von uns gegangen. A huge loss for the Shotokan community, and world Karate in general. Shotokan Karate master, and one of the founding pioneers of the JKA, Nishiyama Hidetaka, dead (07.11.2008) after losing his battle with cancer. Born in Tokyo, Japan Nishiyama started kendo training in 1933, followed by judo training in 1938. In 1943, he began training in Shotokan karate at the Hombu Dojo under its founder, Funakoshi Gichin. By 1946 he had his black belt in karate and by 1948, he would have his second dan.
Two years later, while enrolled at Takushoku University, he became a member of the university’s karate team, and in 1949 he was named captain. He was a co-founder of the All Japan Collegiate Karate Federation and was elected its first chairman.
Nishiyama received a Master of Arts degree in economics from Takushoku University in 1951.[2] That same year, he was a co-founder of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) and was elected to the JKA board of Directors.
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http://www.itkf.org/nishiyama.html
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