Hirokazu Kanazawa
| Hirokazu Kanazawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 3, 1931 Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 8, 2019 (aged 88) |
| Style | Shotokan Karate, Judo, T'ai chi ch'üan |
| Teacher(s) | Gichin Funakoshi, Masatoshi Nakayama |
| Rank | 10th dan karate, 2nd dan judo |
| Website | Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation |
Hirokazu Kanazawa (金澤 弘和, Kanazawa Hirokazu, 3 May 1931 – 8 December 2019)[1] was a Japanese teacher. He taught Shotokan karate.[2][3][4] He was the Chief instructor and President of the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation, an organisation he founded after he left the Japan Karate Association (JKA). Kanazawa was ranked 10th dan in karate.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Goodman, F. (2004): The practical encyclopedia of martial arts (p. 50). London: Lorenz Books. (ISBN 978-0-7548-1468-9)
- ↑ Smit, S. (2008): Karate (2nd ed.) (p. 21). London: New Holland. (ISBN 978-1-8477-3150-0)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fightingmaster.com: Hirokazu Kanazawa, Shihan, 10th Dan Archived 2018-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 18 February 2010.
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