Kenji Kurosaki

Kenji Kurosaki (黒崎健時)
Born (1930-03-15) March 15, 1930 (age 94)
Kuwamura, Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture
Other namesAkira Kurosaki (黒崎 明), Taketoki (たけとき)
StyleKickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, Goju-ryu, Shinkakutō-jutsu
Teacher(s)Mas Oyama, Gogen Yamaguchi[1]
Rank  7th Dan Black Belt in Kyokushin Karate
Notable studentsJapan: Toshio Fujiwara,[1] Terutomo Yamazaki, Yoshiji Soeno, Akio Fujihara, [1] Tadashi Nakamura,[1] Shigeru Oyama, [1] Hatsuo Royama, Hideyuki Ashihara, Yasuo Tabata[1]
Aboard: Jan Plas, Biban Palik, Jan Kallenbach, Loek Hollander, Willie Williams (karateka), Patrick Brizon, Gerald Finot, Christian Tissier

Kenji Kurosaki (黒崎健時, Kurosaki Kenji, born March 15, 1930) is a Japanese martial arts instructor, specializing in full-contact karate and kickboxing. He is a 7th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate and operates various martial schools. He is most well-known as a pioneer of full-contact karate and kickboxing in both Japan and the Netherlands.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Habersetzer, Barielle; Habersetzer, Roland (2004). Encyclopédie technique, historique, biographique et culturelle des arts martiaux de l'Extrême-Orient [Technical, historical, biographical and cultural encyclopedia of the martial arts of the Far East] (in France). Amphora. (In French) Kurosaki Kenji: (Jap.) Expert de Karaté qui fut, avec Oyama Masutatsu* à l'origine du Kyokushinkai* en 1953. Il avait aussi été élève de Yamaguchi Gogen*. Pionnier du Kickboxing, il compta parmi ses élèves Fujihara Akio, Fujiwara Toshio, Nakamura Tadashi, Oyama Shigeru (Oyama-ryu, 2*), Tabata Yasuo.
    (In English) Kurosaki Kenji: (from Japan) Karate expert who was, with Oyama Masutatsu* at the founding of Kyokushinkai* in 1953. He had also been a student of Yamaguchi Gogen*. A pioneer of Kickboxing, his students included Fujihara Akio, Fujiwara Toshio, Nakamura Tadashi, Oyama Shigeru (Oyama-ryu, 2*), Tabata Yasuo.    {{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ "Dutch Style Kickboxing & Kyokushin Karate". 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Muay Thai vs Karate - the Origins of Kickboxing -". 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ Malcolm, Dominic; Velija, Philippa (2018). Figurational Research in Sport, Leisure and Health. Routledge. ISBN 9781351781329. Kickboxing became popular in Japan, stimulated by the techniques pioneered by Kenji Kurosaki, and the marketing promotion of Osamu Noguchi.