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| Over the years the Dadar Dojo has had various Karate Teachers
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| have influenced instruction at the Dadar
Dojo. |
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Sasaki
Shihan is our Chief Instructor or Shihan and is the Direct Instructor of Anand Sensei. Sasaki Shihan
has been connected with the Dadar Dojo for the
past 31 years and it was in our dojo
that Shihan brought the JKA to India. |
| Sasaki Shihan was born on the
28th of June, 1941 in Honjyo City,Akita Prefecture,
Japan. After finishing school, he entered the Nihon University
in the Veternary and Agricultural Department where he got the
Bachelor of Animal Science & Agriculture. Upon joining the University,
he enrolled in the Nihon University Karate Club. While entering
the third year of his university,he was appointed as the Captain
of the Karate Club. In 1962 he won the First Place at Team Competition
of Kanto (East Japan) Students Karate Tournament. The Universities
of Japan are the breeding ground of great Instructors andthe Nihon University is no different. This university is also the Alma Mater
of such great Teachers as Yutaka Yaguchi Shihan of the U.S andthe legendary karate genius Masahiko Tanaka Shihan who is nowthe Dy. Managing Director of the JKA, the great kata world Champion,Takenori Imura
Shihan and many other instructors around the world.He currently holds the 7 Dan of black belt and is a member of the Shihan-Kai or the Masters Society of the JKA. He is the Head
of the Tohoku Region of JKA and is the Chief Instructor
for the Akita Prefecture.Sasaki Shihan has been associated with the JKA India from the day of
it's inception and has visited the country every year to conduct
the National Tournament and impart training to the members of JKAIndia. In order to raise the level of Instruction in India, Sasaki Sensei has brought out a series of Instructor Manuals for
the Instructors of the JKA India Branch. In 2004
whilst the Indian Team was in his dojo, Sasaki Shihan
suffered a stroke which he has recovered fully
from. However his illness prompted him to request his brother, a former JKA Headquarters Instructor to help him with his instructruction in India. Therefore for the past few years, Shihan
is accompanied by Yoshitaka Sensei during his
annual visits to India. |
 | Sasaki
Yoshitaka Sensei is the Dy Chief Instructor of the JKA India Branch. Yoshitaka Sensei is a graduate of the Komazawa University famous for it's karate club and rivals the Takshoku University in it's karate luminaries. While in |
| the University Yoshitaka Sensei was famous as a karate player
and joined the Instructors Course as special inductee
along with the legends Osaka Sensei & Yahara
Sensei and completing the course with them in
1972. This batch has generally been considered as the most famous
one. Yoshitaka Sensei accompanied his brother during their first
visit to India while he was teaching in the JKA Headquarters. He has come to India around 6 times so far bringing with his his
juniors in the JKA Headquarters Instructors like
Mori, the JKA World Champion, Sakata, the All
JKA Champion. Due to illness in his family Yoshitaka Sensei gave up his Instructors job at JKA Head Quarters as an Instructor to look after his family. In gratetude for the cure
of his dear ones he took up the vocation of a
priest,and
whenever time permitted him he taught at
his brother's dojo in Honjyo. Over the years Yoshitaka Sensei has been directly responsible for Anand Sensei and Garodia Sensei's
training ensuring his presence during their annual
training in Japan. Upon his older brother's request
Yoshitaka Sensei has taken up the responsibility
of teaching the members of JKA India since 2004. |
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Takenori Imura. A legend in the JKA, Imura
sensei has won the Kata Title at the Shoto Cup and All Japan many times.A graduate of the same university as Sasaki Shihan, Imura Sensei has visited India in 2000 & 2005 putting
in immense effort to ensure that techniques are | | learned
correctly. |
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| | Fujikiyo
Oumura was the first JKA Headquarters Instructor officially invited by the JKA India in 1989. A
fantastic teacher Oumura Sensei is the Chief Instructor
for Thailand and as the Secretary General of the
Asian Region, he has |
| been the host to the delegates of the JKA Asia Oceania Seminars
since inception. |
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| Tomio
Imamura Sensei visited India with the JKF team and great instructor that he is, he consented to teach
the seniors members of the JKA Bombay branch during
the little spare time he had at the Dadar Dojo.Imamura
Sensei |
| is a legend in the JKA for his Kumite
having won the Shoto Cup and
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 | Katsutoshi
Shiina Sensei was also part of the JKF Team to India he consented to teach the seniors of the
JKA Bombay branch at the Dadar Dojo. Shiina Sensei
is famous for both his Kata and his Kumite. He
has won the Shoto Cup & the All
Japan in Kata as well and the kumite title in |
| the All Japan. |
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Tanaka
Masahiko Shihan is the Dy. General Manager of the Technical Division of the JKA. Tanaka Shihan was born on the 24th
February 1941 in Tokyo. He joined the Nihon University in the Veternary and Agricultural Department and |
| was Sasaki
Sensei's Senior by one year. Tanaka Shihan is considered a
legend in the JKA. He retired undefeated as the World Kumite Champion.
Tanaka Shihan was the guest instructor for the thirty years
celebration of the JKA India Branch and has been Anand Sensei's
examiner since he gave his first instructor's licence in 1992.Tanaka
Shihan has published the book and the Video "Hasha" More |
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