Hidetaka nishiyama biography template

Nishiyama continued as Chairman of the JKA-US and also as Chairman of the AAKF.

Japanese-American karate master, author, administrator and pioneer.

Japanese-American karate master, author, administrator and pioneer.

O-SENSEI HIDETAKA NISHIYAMA ( - ) Born in Tokyo, Japan Hidetaka Nishiyama was a Japan's Living Karate Legend Japanese-American Martial Arts Great.

Hidetaka Nishiyama was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate.

This interview originally conducted by sensei Don Warrener, in , has a very rich content, as it brings the history and main ideas of master Nishiyama.

Hidetaka Nishiyama was a beacon for the practice of traditional Shotokan Karate.

In April of that same year, the AAKF became a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. In 1973, Nishiyama co-founded the Pan American Karate Union (PAKU) and was elected its First Executive Director. The first PAKU Championship was staged in Rio de Janeiro.

Based on a 1968 agreement formed at a Mexico City conference, tournaments were held in Tokyo (1970) and Paris (1973).These World Championships resulted in disagreements caused by the lack of formal international organization.

An international meeting later followed in New York City resulting in the formation of the International Amateur Karate Federation (IAKF) with Nishiyama elected as its Executive Director. The first IAKF World Championship was held in Los Angeles in 1975.

He oversaw the formation of the Mediterranean Kara te Championship Committee and Bolivian Karate Federation in 1976.

Also that year, acting on behalf of the IAKF, he submitted an