Keigo Abe

Keigo Abe
Born (1938-10-28) October 28, 1938 (age 86)
Iyoshi, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
StyleShotokan Karate, Iaido
Teacher(s)Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank9th dan karate
Websitehttp://www.jskajp.org/
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Keigo Abe (阿部 圭吾, Abe Keigo, October 28, 1938 – December 21, 2019, Matsuyama, Ehime - Ken, Shikoku, Japan)[1] was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate who founded the Japan Shotokan Karate Association in 1999 and is its Chief Instructor.[2][3] He held the rank of 9th dan in karate,[3] was a direct student of Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987),[3][4][5] and was a senior instructor in the Japan Karate Association.[3]

  1. ^ "Japan Shotokan Karate Association HQ". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  2. ^ Japan Shotokan Karate Association (c. 2009). Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Japan Shotokan Karate Association: ABE Keigo, 9th Dan, JSKA Chief Instructor (May 2009). Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  4. ^ The Shotokan Way: Keigo Abe profile (c. 2007). Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  5. ^ Habersetzer, G., & Habersetzer, R. (2004): Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient (p. 23) (in French). Paris: Amphora. (ISBN 978-2-8518-0660-4)