Minoru Kawawada

Minoru Kawawada
Born (1952-01-16) 16 January 1952 (age 72)
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
StyleShotokan Karate
Teacher(s)Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank7th Dan karate (JKA)

Minoru Kawawada (born 16 January 1952) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for both kata and kumite, and has also won the JKA All-Japan Championships for kata on 2 occasions.[1] He is currently the Vice General Manager of the Japan Karate Association Technical Division,[1] and an instructor at their headquarters dojo,[2] as well as the famous Hoitsugan dojo founded by Masatoshi Nakayama.[3]

  1. ^ a b c JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Minoru Kawawada 7th Dan Retrieved on 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ JKA Instructors Retrieved on 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ Hoitsugan Dojo - Instruction Retrieved on 20 January 2017.