Taiji Kase | |
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Born | Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan | 9 February 1929
Died | 24 November 2004 Paris, France | (aged 75)
Style | Shotokan Karate |
Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Gigō Funakoshi, Genshin Hironishi, Tadao Okuyama, Masatoshi Nakayama, Isao Obata |
Rank | 9th dan karate, 2nd dan in judo |
Spouse | Chieko Kase |
Children | Yumiko Inaba (née Kase), Sachiko Kase |
Notable students | Ilija Jorga, Keinosuke Enoeda, Hiroshi Shirai |
Taiji Kase (加瀬 泰治, Kase Taiji, 9 February 1929 – 24 November 2004) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate who was one of the earliest masters responsible for introducing this martial art into Europe.[1] He taught his style of karate, Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha, in France from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.[1][2] In his later years, he travelled across the world teaching karate, but Paris remained his home.[3] Kase held the rank of 9th dan in karate.[4]