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Hirokazu Kanazawa was born on 3 May, 1931 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, is a Korean ethnic Japanese karateka (1931–2019). Discover Hirokazu Kanazawa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 3 May, 1931
Birthday 3 May
Birthplace Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Date of death 8 December, 2019
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Nationality Japan

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Hirokazu Kanazawa (金澤 弘和) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.

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).

1931

Kanazawa was born on 3 May 1931 in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

He trained in judo during his school years, and held the rank of 2nd dan in that martial art.

He began training in karate whilst at Takushoku University under the then-head instructor of Shotokan karate, Masatoshi Nakayama.

Kanazawa also learned from the founder of the Shotokan style, Gichin Funakoshi, and was one of the last living karateka (practitioners of karate) to have done so.

Kanazawa was promoted to the rank of 1st dan in Shotokan karate with less than two years of training in the art; promotion to 2nd dan came three years later.

1956

In 1956, he graduated from university and joined the JKA.

That same year, he was promoted to 3rd dan.

1957

Kanazawa won the inaugural All Japan Karate Championship's kumite (sparring) championship in 1957.

He reportedly won the kumite competition with a broken hand.

That same year, Kanazawa was among the first to graduate from the JKA's instructor training programme.

1958

In 1958, Kanazawa won the kata (patterns) title and shared the kumite title with Takayuki Mikami.

Mikami and Kanazawa had been classmates and roommates for a long time and, because they knew each other well, they launched a minimal number of attacks, mainly just circling until the time was up; thus, they shared the kumite title.

1961

In January 1961, the JKA sent Kanazawa to Hawaii to establish karate schools there.

He was ranked 5th dan at the time.

He established a dojo (training hall) and served as the inaugural President of the Hawaii Karate Congress.

1963

In May 1963, he left Hawaii to teach in Europe and Japan.

1966

In 1966, Kanazawa became Chief Instructor of the Karate Union of Great Britain, and the JKA promoted him to the rank of 6th dan that year.

1969

Kanazawa wrote several books on karate, which include: Kankudai (1969), Moving Zen: One man's journey to the heart of Karate (2001, co-authored), Karate: My life (2003), Karate fighting techniques: The complete kumite (2004, co-authored), and Black Belt Karate (2006).

He was featured in Paul Walker's book, Lessons with the Master: 279 Karate lessons with Master Hirokazu Kanazawa.

1973

In 1973, the All Japan Karate Federation promoted him to 7th dan.

1977

In 1977, Kanazawa left the JKA and founded the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF).

Since then, he taught and promoted karate through the SKIF, including the organisation of several karate world championship competitions.

Despite leaving the JKA, he was reported to maintain some ties with former colleagues in that organisation.

1978

The International Martial Arts Federation promoted Kanazawa to 8th dan in 1978, 9th dan in 1988, and 10th dan in 2000.

1990

In 1990, Kanazawa demonstrated his art at the 10th Traditional Karate Tournament International, held in Las Vegas.

1994

In 1994 and 1995, he demonstrated his art at the 14th and 15th Traditional Karate Tournaments International.

2010

Kanazawa was ranked 10th dan in Shotokan Karate.