Masahiko Tanaka (karateka)
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| Masahiko Tanaka | |
|---|---|
 (Photo: Gyöngyi Rózsavölgyi) | |
| Born | 24 February 1941 Tokyo, Japan |
| Style | Shotokan Karate |
| Teacher | Masatoshi Nakayama |
| Rank | 8th dan karate (JKA) |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Yuko Takahashi, Asuka Sasa, Ayano Takaki-Nakamura |
Masahiko Tanaka (田中 昌彦, Tanaka Masahiko; born 24 February 1941) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] He won the first of his two IAKF world championship Kumite titles in 1975,[1] was part of the Japan team to win the team Kumite title in the third IAKF world championship[1] and was twice JKA All-Japan kumite champion.[1] He became the national coach of Denmark in 1975 and in 1978 returned to Japan, where he currently manages the international affairs of the JKA.
Masahiko Tanaka was born in Tokyo on February 24, 1941. He studied agriculture and veterinary medicine at Nihon University. After graduating he chose karate as his way of life and continued studying at the Japan Karate Association (JKA) honbu dojo (headquarters training hall) in Tokyo under Masatoshi Nakayama, then the JKA's Chief Instructor.
