Hiroshi Shirai | |
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Born | Nagasaki, Japan | 31 July 1937
Residence | Milan, Italy |
Style | Shotokan Karate |
Teacher(s) | Masatoshi Nakayama, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Taiji Kase, Motokuni Sugiura |
Rank | 10th dan karate (ISKA, ITKF) |
Notable students | it:Roberto Fassi, Luigi Zoia, Pino Presti |
Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛, Shirai Hiroshi, born 31 July 1937) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate. He is the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute).[1] Shirai holds the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.