Bobby Lowe (karateka)

This article is about the martial artist. For the baseball player, see Bobby Lowe.
Bobby Lowe
B. Lowe, 1985
BornAugust 23, 1929
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
DiedSeptember 14, 2011(2011-09-14) (aged 82)
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
StyleKyokushin Karate
Teacher(s)Masutatsu Oyama
Rank10th dan karate

Edward 'Bobby' Lowe (August 23, 1929 – September 14, 2011) was a prominent Chinese American master of Kyokushin karate.[1][2][3] He was the first uchi deshi (live-in student) of Masutatsu Oyama, founder of Kyokushin karate, and established the first Kyokushin school outside Japan.[1][2][3][4] Lowe held the title of shihan and was the Senior Instructor and an International Committee Chairman of the International Karate Organization founded by Oyama.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Canadian Kyokushinkai-kan Karate Organization: Board of Directors Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b Hawaii Karate Seinenkai salutes Bobby Lowe Retrieved on 22 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b Calgary Kyokushin Karate: About Kyokushin Karate Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 1 February 2010.
  4. ^ Sosai Masutatsu Oyama: Sosai's history Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 22 December 2009.