Teruyuki Okazaki
Teruyuki Okazaki (岡 崎 照 幸; born June 22, 1931 in Fukuoka , Kyūshū ; † April 21, 2020 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was a Japanese karateka and holder of the 10th Dan in Shōtōkan karate.
Okazaki started karate training in 1947. He joined the Japan Karate Association (JKA), where he was one of the last students of Nakayama Masatoshi and Funakoshi Gichin . After graduating from Takushoku University in 1953, he taught at several universities in Tokyo. In 1961 he was sent by Nakayama to spread karate in the United States . In 1963 he founded the East Coast Shotokan Karate Association , and in 1977 the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF), one of the world's largest karate associations today. There he was chief instructor for many years until his death. Okazaki gave numerous karate courses and seminars all over the United States, and also internationally.
In October 2007 Okazaki received the 10th Dan, the highest distinction in karate. Thus, together with Hirokazu Kanazawa , Hiroshi Shirai and Masaaki Ueki, he was one of the only living carriers of the 10th Dan in Shōtōkan karate at that time.
Teruyuki Okazaki died on April 21, 2020 at the age of 88 as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Works
- Okazaki Teruyuki, Stricevic Milorad: Modernes Karate , Falken Verlag, 1987, ISBN 3-8068-4280-9 (Original: The Textbook of Modern Karate )
Web links
- Resume on the International Shotokan Karate Federation website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Facebook page of the International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) . Retrieved May 5, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okazaki, Teruyuki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 岡 崎 照 幸 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese karateka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fukuoka , Kyushu , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 2020 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |