Keigo Abe | |
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Born | Iyoshi, Ehime Prefecture, Japan | October 28, 1938
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Style | Shotokan Karate, Iaido |
Teacher(s) | Masatoshi Nakayama |
Rank | 9th dan karate |
Website | http://www.jskajp.org/ |
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]