| Terutomo Yamazaki 山崎 照朝 | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1947 Yamato, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Other names | The Dragon of Kyokushin The Genius Karate Fighter |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Kyokushin Karate, Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Kyokushin Gym |
| Rank | 7th dan black belt in Gyakushin-Kai |
| Years active | 1969–1970 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Occupation | Grandmaster of Gyakushin-Kai |
| Notable students | Shokei Matsui, Katsuaki Satō, Miyuki Miura, Seiji Isobe, Howard Collins, Toshikazu Satō, Takashi Azuma, Makoto Nakamura |
| Website | https://archive.today/20040615005232/http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~j-karate/ GYAKUSHIN-KAI (in Japanese) |
Last updated on: March 20, 2010 | |
Terutomo Yamazaki (山崎 照朝, Yamazaki Terutomo, born July 31, 1947) is a Japanese karateka from the Kyokushin Kaikan (極真会館) and professional lightweight kickboxer. He is the founder of Gyakushin-Kai (逆真会館) and a Director of Karate in Japan. He presides over the International Budo Karate Organization Gyakushin-Kai from the headquarters of the organization (honbu) in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Japan. His title as head of the Gyakushin-Kai organization is “Kancho” (Grandmaster - 7th Dan).
Yamazaki is a first champion of the All-Japan Full Contact Karate Open Championships in 1969, and has promoted Kyokushin famous through his accomplishments. Because he fought and defeated Muay Thai boxers, he created a reputation for Kyokushin before the First All-Japan Open Full Contact Karate Championships was held.[1][2][3][4]
Yamazaki is highly skilled at and an authority on fighting and breaking. When he fought someone, it was usual that he knocked them out without receiving any injuries himself.[5] He is nicknamed “The Genius Karate Fighter” or “The Dragon of Kyokushin", and when he was an active fighter, he was the most popular figure of the time.[1][5][6][7] He has shown off his mixed karate and Muai Thai style of fighting at both full contact karate open championships and kickboxing, and has been noted internationally as a prominent fighter in karate's history, appearing in Black Belt Magazine in the United States.[8][9][10]
- ^ a b Nakamura, Katabutsukun (1999). Kyokushin gaiden: kyokushin karate mō hitotsu no tatakai (極真外伝 - ～極真空手もう一つの闘い～). Tōkyō: Piipurusha (ぴいぷる社). ISBN 4-89374-137-3.
- ^ Fullcontact KARATE (フルコンタクトKARATE), page3-6, page8-11, pp. 14−28, pp. 30–31, fukushodo (福昌堂), October, 1995.
- ^ Fullcontact KARATE, pp. 23–24, pp. 35−36, pp. 40−41, fukushodo, December 1997.
- ^ Takagi, Kaoru (1990). Wagashi Ōyama Masutatsu: Sennihyakumannin e no michi (わが師大山倍達). Tokuma Shoten. ISBN 4-19-464420-4.
- ^ a b Gekkan Hiden (月刊秘伝), pp. 4–5, pp. 54–59 BAB Japan, October, 2007.
- ^ Katsuaki, Satō (1987). Ōdō no karate. (王道の空手). Kodansha. pp. 133, 176–187, 205, 209, 220, 252, 265, 281, 283–285. ISBN 4-06-203551-0.
- ^ Gongkakutōgi, pp. 44–47, pp. 52–55, Nippon Sports Publishing co., Ltd, March, 1996.
- ^ Kakuto K Magazine (格闘Kマガジン), pp. 50–51, Piipurusha, June, 2002.
- ^ Fullcontact KARATE, p. 6, pp. 8–15, fukushodo, February, 1994.
- ^ Gekkann Power Karate (月刊パワー空手), pp. 12–15, Power Karate Shuppannsha (パワー空手出版社), November, 1984.