Toyotaro Miyazaki

Master Toyotaro Miyazaki is the Head of the International Shotokai Federation.

Personal Life Master Miyazaki, who was born September 25, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. He would go to college and major in Economics.[1] He would leave Japan in 1966. [2] Initially he would stay in California before arriving in the United States.[3]


He began his karate training at the age of 15 under Master Tomasaburo Okano at the Kenkojyuku Dojo. He was a student of Tomasaburo Okano, who was a direct student of the founder of Shotokan Karate Gichin Funakoshi [4]He trained in Kenkojuku Karate (Shotokan Style) in Japan until his mid twenties before coming to the United States. . He would serve as the head instructor of Tokutai Karate-Do . [5]

Upon arriving in the United States he quickly achieved fame as one of the fiercest karate competitors in both Kata and Kumite. His skills brought him to be on the cover of Black Belt Magazine, Karate Illustrated, and Official Karate Magazine. He retired from competition in 1971.[6] In addition to being on the cover of these magazines he has been featured in the articles of these magazines multiple times.

Having been established in Flushing over 30 years, Master Miyazaki has taught thousands of students and has produced hundreds of black belts, some of whom have become Instructors at their own Karate Dojos.

Master Miyazaki is also a former instructor of the Long Island University Karate Instructor Certification program. As such he is responsible for the development and spreading of Modern Karate, in association with Dr. Milorad V. Stricević of LIU and the Yugoslav Karate expert and National Team selector and coach Sensei Dušan Dačić.

His students include Kai Leung [7] GEORGE ASCHKAR [8] Jorge Decena [5] Nixon Feliz [5]

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=g9UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=miyazaki+karate&source=bl&ots=YfBmDetLeR&sig=ek8ba0h3ZNG4QEZyaSjzWAVbI-w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rmbwVPi8PM2wsAThnYL4Cw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=miyazaki%20karate&f=false
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=g9UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=miyazaki+karate&source=bl&ots=YfBmDetLeR&sig=ek8ba0h3ZNG4QEZyaSjzWAVbI-w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rmbwVPi8PM2wsAThnYL4Cw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=miyazaki%20karate&f=false
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=g9UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=miyazaki+karate&source=bl&ots=YfBmDetLeR&sig=ek8ba0h3ZNG4QEZyaSjzWAVbI-w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rmbwVPi8PM2wsAThnYL4Cw&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=miyazaki%20karate&f=false
  4. ↑ "HISTORY OF KARATE OUR LINEAGE". uskda.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "HISTORY OF KARATE OUR LINEAGE". uskda.com.
  6. ↑ "Black Belt". google.com.
  7. ↑ "Shihan Kai Leung". Kai Leung's Shotojuku.
  8. ↑ "MARTIALFORCE.COM INTERVIEW WITH GEORGE ASCHKAR". martialforce.com.