Shigeru Takashina

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Shigeru Takashina
Born	(1943-09-28)September 28, 1943 Tomonoura, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan
Died	September 3, 2013(2013-09-03) (aged 69) Coral Springs, Florida, USA
Style	Shotokan Karate
Teacher(s)	Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank	8th dan karate

Shigeru Takashina (September 28, 1943 – September 3, 2013) was the founder and Chief Instructor of the South Atlantic Karate Association, an organization of the Japan Karate Association (JKA). In 1966 he graduated from Ryukoku University in Kyoto and entered the Instructor School of the Japan Karate Association, graduating in 1968. Takashina was the Captain of the Japan team in the 1st World Karate Championships held in Tokyo in 1970 and scored a perfect win. He moved to the United States in 1972.