Teruyuki Okazaki | |
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Born | Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | June 22, 1931
Died | April 21, 2020 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 88)
Residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Style | Shotokan |
Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Masatoshi Nakayama |
Rank | 10th dan karate |
Notable students | Hiroyoshi Okazaki 9th Dan Frank Woon-a-tai, Leslie B Safar |
Website | http://www.iskf.com |
Teruyuki Okazaki (岡崎 照幸, June 22, 1931 – April 21, 2020), was a tenth degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, as well as the founder and chief instructor of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF). Along with Gichin Funakoshi and Masatoshi Nakayama, Okazaki helped found the Japan Karate Association's instructor training program.