Hidetaka Nishiyama | |
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![]() H. Nishiyama, c. 2007 | |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | October 10, 1928
Died | March 10, 2008 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 79)
Style | Shotokan Karate, Kendo |
Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Gigō Funakoshi, Moorio Mochida, Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama |
Rank | 10th dan karate (ISKA, ITKF), 3rd dan kendo |
Spouse | Yohko Nishiyama |
Children | 3 |
Notable students | Hiroshi Shirai, James Yabe, Vern Vaden, Susan Vance, Avi Rokha, Nicolas Salcedo, Tati Eugnio, Ron Vance, Falah Kanani, Justo Gómez |
Website | http://www.hidetakanishiyama.com/ |
Hidetaka Nishiyama (西山 英峻, Nishiyama Hidetaka, October 10, 1928 – March 10, 2008) was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1][2][3] He was an internationally recognized instructor, author, and administrator, and helped to establish the Japan Karate Association.[3] Nishiyama was one of the last surviving students of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate.[1][2][3] He was based in the United States of America from 1961 until his death in 2008, and was a pioneer of karate in that country.[4] He had been posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan in karate.[4][5]