Akio Nagai
Akio Nagai Shihan ( Japanese 長 井 昭夫 Nagai Akio ; born February 19, 1942 in Yamaguchi Prefecture ) is a Japanese Shōtōkan - karate master and holder of the 9th Dan, who lives in Germany .
Life
Akio Nagai is the firstborn of a previous samurai family.
Akio Nagai began karate training in 1957 and joined Takushoku University in Tokyo in 1960 . In the following years he was trained as a karate instructor together with other greats such as Hirokazu Kanazawa , Hideo Ochi and Masao Kawasoe .
Career in Germany
Nagai has been spreading traditional Shotokan Karate in Germany since 1965 .
He is a founding member of the SKIF (Shotokan Karate-do International Federation) and has been building the SKID (Shotokan Karate International Germany) continuously since 1975 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nagai, Akio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 長 井 昭夫 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese karate master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yamaguchi |