| Masatoshi Nakayama | |
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| Born | April 13, 1913 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | April 15, 1987 (aged 74) Tokyo, Japan |
| Style | Shotokan karate |
| Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Gigō Funakoshi, Isao Obata, Takeshi Shimoda |
| Rank | 10th dan Karate |
| Notable students | Keigo Abe, Tetsuhiko Asai, Keinosuke Enoeda, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Shojiro Koyama, Takayuki Mikami, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Teruyuki Okazaki, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Hiroshi Shirai, Masaaki Ueki, Hideo Ochi, Masahiko Tanaka, Yutaka Yaguchi, Shigeru Takashina, Stan Schmidt, Toshihiro Mori, Takenori Imura, Minoru Kawawada, Hideo Yamamoto, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yoshiharu Osaka, Yasunori Ogura, Ilija Jorga, Tomio Imamura, Seizo Izumiya, Katsutoshi Shiina, Yasuo Hanzaki Vilaça Pinto |
| Website | Karate Association |
Masatoshi Nakayama (中山 正敏, Nakayama Masatoshi, April 13, 1913 – April 15, 1987)[a] was an internationally famous Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1][2][3] He helped establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1949,[4] and wrote many textbooks on karate, which served to popularize his martial art.[1][3] For almost 40 years, until his death in 1987, Nakayama worked to spread Shotokan karate around the world. He was the first master in Shotokan history to attain the rank of 9th dan while alive, and was posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan.[3]
- ^ a b Japan Karate Association: Master Nakayama Masatoshi Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
- ^ Abada Capoeira: In memoriam – Master Masatoshi Nakayama Archived 2009-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c USA Dojo: Masatoshi Nakayama Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
- ^ Evans, J. K. (1988): "The battle for Olympic Karate recognition: WUKO vs. IAKF." Black Belt, 26(2):54–58.