by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Tournament Director and Host Ryobu-Kai Northwest Classic Invitational Biography Sensei Junki Yoshida was born in Kyoto, Japan on December 7, 1949, the youngest of seven children. He began to study karate as a child. In 1968, at the age of 19, Yoshida Sensei decided...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Sensei Yamazaki is a former Chairman of the USA National Karate-do Federation’s Technical Committee and is a member of the World Karate Federation’s Sports Commission. As an official with the World Karate Federation, he has traveled the world assisting in...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Shihan Toshihiro Oshiro is a widely recognized authority on the history and techniques of traditional Okinawan martial arts. Chief Instructor in the USA for the RBKD (Ryukyu Bujutsu Kenkyu Doyukai), an organization dedicated to the research and development of...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
An American citizen since 1974, Soke Kubota devotes much of his time to teaching karate at his school in Glendale, California. Although he is well known for having been an instructor to some of the most prominent members of our society, he is most sincerely...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Shihan Demura introduced Shito-Ryu Karate to the USA in 1965. In 1974 he entered into the Hong Kong film industry and in 1975 he entered into the Hollywood film industry. In 1977 he appeared in his first movie, The Island of Dr. Moreau. Many films followed such as...
by Amie Leon | Jan 21, 2013 | Masters Biographies
Tomohiro Arashiro was born in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan. He began studying karate in 1968 with Nakaima Kenko, grandson of Ryuei Ryu founder Nakaima Norisato. A jr. high school student at the time, Arashiro and his friend Matsuda Takeshi (today also highly ranked in...
