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Japanese karateka

Hidetaka Nishiyama
Hidetaka Nishiyama.jpg

H. Nishiyama, c. 2007
Born (1928-10-10)Oct 10, 1928
Tokyo, Nippon
Died March 10, 2008(2008-03-10) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.Southward.
Style Shotokan Karate, Kendo
Teacher(s) Gichin Funakoshi, Gigƍ Funakoshi, Moorio Mochida, Isao Obata, Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank 10th dan karate (ISKA, ITKF), tertiary dan kendo
Spouse Yohko Nishiyama
Children iii
Notable students Ilija Jorga, Hiroshi Shirai, James Yabe, Vern Vaden, Susan Vance, Avi Rokha, Nicolas Salcedo, Tati Eugnio, Ron Vance, Falah Kanani,
Website http://www.hidetakanishiyama.com/

Hidetaka Nishiyama ( è„żć±± è‹±ćł» , Nishiyama Hidetaka , October ten, 1928 – march ten, 2008) was a prominent Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] [two] [3] He was an internationally recognized teacher, author, and administrator, and helped to establish the Nippon Karate Association.[3] Nishiyama was one of the concluding surviving students of Gichin Funakoshi, founder of Shotokan karate.[1] [2] [3] He was based in the United States of America from 1961 until his death in 2008, and was a pioneer of karate in that country.[4] He had been posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan in karate.[iv] [5]

Early life [edit]

Nishiyama was built-in on October 10, 1928, in Tokyo, Nippon.[ane] [2] [4] [6] [7] [8] His father was a lawyer and a kendo master, and he had two sisters, Sumiye and Michiko.[4] [6] During Nishiyama'southward childhood, karate was mostly unknown in Nippon, and children were required to railroad train in either judo or kendo in eye schoolhouse.[nine] He started learning kendo in 1933 and judo in 1938.[ii] Recalling the beginning of his martial arts training, Nishiyama said, "I began, as is the custom in Japan, on the fifth day of the fifth calendar month at the age of 5. I started in kendo."[7] His kendo instructor, Moorio Mochida, had a stiff and lasting influence on the youth'south development in the martial arts.[ten] By the time Nishiyama reached 14 years of historic period, he had attained black belt status in judo.[9]

In 1943, Nishiyama was promoted to the rank of 1st dan in kendo (and would eventually achieve 3rd dan in that fine art),[7] and began training in Shotokan karate at the art'south honbu dojo (headquarters training hall) nether its founder, Gichin Funakoshi.[ane] [2] [four] [half-dozen] [7] [8] His interest in karate had been sparked by ii things: an one-time book written by a sword main (Nishiyama estimated the volume to have been written effectually 1550), and Zoku Sugata Sanshiro (1945), a film by Akira Kurosawa.[10] He recalled that preparation in the honbu dojo was around fourscore% kata (patterns) and 20% kihon (basics), and that Funakoshi and his son, Gigƍ Funakoshi, would split up the teaching load evenly between them.[7]

Nishiyama served in the Imperial Japanese Navy earlier the end of World State of war II, and was unable to go along his karate training during this cursory menstruum.[4] In 1946, he was promoted to the rank of 1st dan in karate, and in 1948, he was promoted to 2nd dan.[2] [8] With the state of war over, he was able to begin studying at university.

Japan Karate Association [edit]

While enrolled at Takushoku Academy, Nishiyama became a member of the university'south karate squad, and in 1949 he was named team captain.[1] [2] That same year, he helped to establish the Japan Karate Clan (JKA).[3] [8] He likewise co-founded the All Japan Collegiate Karate Union, and was elected its beginning chairman.[1] [2] In 1950, Funakoshi promoted him to 3rd dan in karate.[2] [6]

Nishiyama received a Master of Arts degree in economics from Takushoku Academy in 1951.[two] [11] That twelvemonth, he was appointed to the JKA's Board of Directors.[1] [2] [iii] He began working for Shell Oil, just his JKA role soon became his full-time occupation.[9] He was appointed to take accuse of the JKA instructors' training program, and connected to oversee it until the late 1950s.[7] Recalling notable graduates of the class, he said, "In that location were many but I think Mr. Kanazawa was exceptional, even though he left the JKA. At that place were many very good people, similar Mr. Enoeda, Shirai, Mikami and many others as well."[vii]

In 1952, Nishiyama began teaching karate to US military personnel from the Strategic Air Command (SAC).[1] [2] [3] The other karate instructors for this programme included Masatoshi Nakayama and Isao Obata.[2] [11] The following twelvemonth, The states Air Forcefulness General Curtis LeMay invited several instructors, including Nishiyama, to tour U.s. air bases on the Northward American mainland.[ii] In 1960, Nishiyama published his first book, Karate: The Art of Empty-Hand Fighting (co-authored with Richard Brown).[12] This work has been recognized every bit a seminal textbook on karate;[1] [2] [3] [four] [thirteen] [14] [15] the cover of a 1990 reprint noted that over 300,000 copies had been sold.[16] In June 1960, Nishiyama was promoted to the rank of 5th dan in Shotokan karate.[half-dozen]

United States [edit]

In July 1961, Nishiyama moved to the United States of America at the invitation of his students from the SAC, and founded the All American Karate Federation (AAKF).[1] [2] [3] [6] It was around this fourth dimension that Tsutomu Ohshima invited Nishiyama to take charge of his karate students in the United states of america, every bit Ohshima was planning to render to Nihon following completion of his US university studies.[17] The arrangement did not work out satisfactorily, and was to be a source of bitterness between the two men.[17] [eighteen] Four years later, in 1965, Nishiyama organized the first U.s. vs. Japan Goodwill Karate Tournament.[ane] [2] [8] He wrote a long letter on the country of karate tournaments, published in 1967 past Black Belt mag.[19] In that letter, he warned of the dangers of unqualified competitors and officials.[nineteen] In 1968, he organized the first World Invitational Karate Tournament, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.[i] [2] [8]

In 1973, Nishiyama co-founded the Pan American Karate Union and was elected its first Executive Director.[ane] [ii] He became Executive Director of the International Amateur Karate Federation (IAKF) in 1974.[2] The first IAKF World Karate Title was held in Los Angeles in 1975.[two] The organization would subsequently become the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) in 1985.[1] [two] In 1979, the AAKF became the American Amateur Karate Federation (and kept the same acronym).[2] [20] Nishiyama was elected as the countdown President of the new AAKF.[2]

Through the 1980s, Nishiyama served in a multifariousness of authoritative leadership roles, including President of JKA International (USA), Chairman of the AAKF, and President of the ITKF.[2] [3] He was based in Los Angeles, where he had settled with his family unit, but travelled across the world to teach karate.[3] Nishiyama was featured on the cover of the December 1986 result of Blackness Belt magazine.[10] [21] In 1989, he published the Traditional Karate Coach's Transmission.[22]

In the early 1990s, Nishiyama's refusal to align his ITKF organization with the Earth Matrimony of Karate-Exercise Organizations (WUKO) caused the International Olympic Commission to suspend its recognition of WUKO as amateur karate's international governing trunk.[23] The ITKF and WUKO had been due to merge and form a unified karate organization, simply this did not eventuate.[24] The WUKO eventually became the World Union of Karate-Exercise Federations in late 2008.[24]

In 1999, the United States Senate honored Nishiyama past presenting him with the US flag that had been flown on October x (his altogether) that yr over the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.[1] [25] [26] The flag was awarded in recognition of his contributions to traditional karate.[26] At the request of United states Senator Slade Gorton, the accompanying letter stated: "I would similar to give thanks yous for your many years of service to this country. Your efforts in bringing the art of Karate to the United States Armed Forces has been immeasurable. On behalf of your grateful students and friends, I wish y'all the best in your many endeavors."[26]

Later life [edit]

Nishiyama at a karate seminar in 2006

In May 2000, Nishiyama was honored when the Nishiyama Cup was held in Moscow, the first official karate result conducted in Russian federation since the terminate of the Soviet Marriage.[i] [iii] On November 3, 2000, the Emperor of Nippon awarded the Gild of the Sacred Treasure, 4th Class (Gold Rays with Rosette), to him in a ceremony on the grounds of the Tokyo Royal Palace.[1] [27] Nishiyama was one of only 11 recipients of the award from outside Japan in that year.[27]

During the get-go Traditional Karate World Cup, in October 2001, Poland honored Nishiyama with the Officer'south Cantankerous of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.[1] [two] The laurels was presented by the President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaƛniewski.[1] On November 1, 2003, the International San Ten Karate Association (ISKA) awarded Nishiyama the rank of 10th dan.[4] [27] The ISKA reported that "Main Nishiyama at start tried to turn bated the honor, but was moved by the heartfelt amore of the ISKA leadership."[27] The calligraphy for the certificate was executed by Eri Takase.[28]

Nishiyama died on November 7, 2008, in Los Angeles, following a long battle with lung cancer.[1] [2] [14] [27] His funeral was held on Nov 30 at the Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, with over 500 people in attendance.[25] He was survived by his wife, Yohko, and their iii daughters: Yumi, Amy, and Nami.[1] [3] [4]

On October 10, 2009, the ITKF posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan to Nishiyama; his daughter Nami accepted the award on his behalf.[5] ITKF Chairman Richard Jorgensen recalled, "[Nishiyama] always said he never wanted to achieve the level of 10th Dan considering he believed to do so and learn the highest rank meant that his learning and his life would be over ... he would never accept the rank while he lived."[5]

See as well [edit]

  • List of Shotokan organizations
  • Earth Karate Federation

References [edit]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f m h i j k l E/B Productions: Main Hidetaka Nishiyama (from the 36th AAKF National Tournament program) (c. 1997). Retrieved on April 17, 2010.
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  10. ^ a b c Pinheiro, J. A. (2006): "Hidetaka Nishiyama: An interview with a Karate Legend." Black Chugalug, 44(1):112–117.
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  17. ^ a b Evans, J. K. (1988): "The battle for Olympic Karate recognition: WUKO vs. IAKF." Blackness Belt, 26(2):54–58.
  18. ^ Clary, D. W. (1992): "Political rivalries in the martial arts: Can't we all become along?" Black Belt, 30(12):24–28.
  19. ^ a b Nishiyama, H. (1967): "Nishiyama calls for new look at Karate tournaments." Black Belt, five(viii):33.
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  22. ^ Nishiyama, H. (1989): Traditional Karate Omnibus's Manual. Los Angeles: International Traditional Karate Federation.
  23. ^ Coleman, J. (1993): "Sentinel out, WUKO—Here comes Shotokan Karate's Nishiyama! Noted Instructor claims he is ready to atomic number 82 Olympic Karate move if IOC ousts WUKO." Black Belt, 31(4):18–22.
  24. ^ a b World Union of Karate-Do Federations: About us Archived 2010-05-07 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2009). Retrieved on April 17, 2010.
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  28. ^ Clayton, B. D. (2004): Shotokan'due south Hole-and-corner: The hidden truth behind Karate's fighting origins (p. 53). Burbank, CA: Black Belt Books. (ISBN 978-0-8975-0144-6)

External links [edit]

  • Hidetaka Nishiyama Official Website
  • International Traditional Karate Federation
  • American Amateur Karate Federation
  • Globe Traditional Karate Federation

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