Mitsusuke Harada

Mitsusuke Harada
Born(1928-11-16)16 November 1928
Dairen, Manchuria, Empire of Japan
Died26 February 2021(2021-02-26) (aged 92)
Cwmbran, Wales, United Kingdom
StyleShotokai karate
Teacher(s)Shigeru Egami, Gichin Funakoshi, Gigō Funakoshi, Genshin Hironishi
Rank5th dan karate
Websitehttp://www.karatedoshotokai.com/

Mitsusuke Harada, MBE (原田 満祐, Harada Mitsusuke, 16 November 1928 – 26 February 2021) was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokai karate who introduced this martial art to Brazil and was after based in the United Kingdom.[1] He founded the Karate-do Shotokai (KDS) organisation in 1965 and was its president.[1][2] Harada held the rank of 5th dan, personally awarded by Gichin Funakoshi in 1956.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Karate-do Shotokai: What is KDS? (c. 2009). Retrieved on 21 March 2010.
  2. ^ Shotokai Encyclopedia & Japanese Martial Arts: Mitsusuke Harada – A brilliant career (c. 2005). Retrieved on 21 March 2010.