Keinosuke Enoeda

Keinosuke Enoeda
Historical photo of Keinosuke Enoeda
Born(1935-07-04)4 July 1935
Japan
Died29 March 2003(2003-03-29) (aged 67)
Tokyo[1]
Other namesTora (Tiger)
StyleShotokan karate
Teacher(s)Gichin Funakoshi, Masatoshi Nakayama, Taiji Kase
Rank9th dan karate (JKA)
Notable studentsFrank Brennan, Dave Hazard, Andy Sherry, Norman Robinson
WebsiteKUGB Profile - Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda

Keinosuke Enoeda (榎枝 慶之輔, Enoeda Keinosuke, 4 July 1935 – 29 March 2003) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[2] He was a former Chief Instructor of the Karate Union of Great Britain.[2] Enoeda was ranked 8th dan in Shotokan karate, and was widely renowned as a formidable karateka (practitioner of karate).[3] Following his death, Enoeda was posthumously awarded the rank of 9th dan.[4]

  1. ^ "Keinosuke Enoeda". 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Karate Union of Great Britain: Instructor profiles – Sensei Keinosuke Enoeda, 9th Dan, 1935–2003 Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 February 2010.
  3. ^ Cheetham, J. (2003): "Gojo Satoru: The Legend." Shotokan Karate Magazine, Issue 76 (June 2003).
  4. ^ CommuniGate: Messages of condolence – Sensei K. Enoeda, 9th Dan Archived 2010-09-20 at the Wayback Machine (2003). Retrieved on 19 February 2010.