Abe Hidetaka

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Hidetaka Abe ( Japanese 阿 部 秀 孝 , Abe Hidetaka ) is a master of Wadō-ryū Karate and one of the three oldest students of Hironori Ōtsuka . He graduated with the 7th Dan Wadō-Ryū and the 2nd Dan Jūdō . At the age of 13 he started to train martial arts . At Meiji University in Tokyo , he began to practice karate under Ōtsuka. Meanwhile, he was co-captain of the All-Japan Collegiate Championship Team from 1965. In 1967 he went to Berkeley and began teaching as a head instructor at the UC Karate Club.

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Abe is the family name, Hidetaka the first name.
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SURNAME Abe, hidetaka
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 阿 部 秀 孝 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Master of Wado-Ryu Karate
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century