Kazumi Tabata

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Kazumi Tabata is an 8th degree Grand Master in Shotokan karate. Born in Japan in 1943, Master Tabata started karate at age 13 and received the rank of nidan in Shorinji as a freshman in high school. Master Tabata went to Waseda University and started studying Shotokan style karate under Master Isao Obata, a direct student of Master Gichin Funakoshi. He founded the North American Karate-Do Federation (NAKF) and the New England Collegiate Karate Conference (NECKC), and lives in Massachusetts in the United States where he teaches regularly.

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[edit] North American Karate-do Federation

The North American Karate-do Federation is a collection of Shotokan karate schools, mostly in New England and centered in Greater Boston. The organization was founded in 1968 by Master Tabata at the urging of his teacher Master Isao Obata. Its sister organisation is the NECKC, and together they host a bi-annual tournament.

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[edit] The New England Collegiate Karate Conference

The New England Collegiate Karate Conference is a group of colleges and universities in the New England area, centered in Boston, that was founded by and train under Tabata. It is a sister organization of the NAKF.

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