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Hiroshi Shirai was born on 31 July, 1937 in Nagasaki, Japan, is a Japanese karateka. Discover Hiroshi Shirai'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 86 years old?

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 31 July, 1937
Birthday 31 July
Birthplace Nagasaki, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.

He is the founder of the Istituto Shotokan Italia, a subdivision of FIKTA (the Italian Traditional Karate Association) and of the SCI (Shotokan Cultural Institute, formerly WSI - World Shotokan Institute).

Shirai holds the title of Shihan and is responsible for taking the dan examinations within SCI and, together with Carlo Fugazza, for those within the FIKTA.

1937

Shirai was born on 31 July 1937 in Nagasaki, Japan.

1956

He started learning karate in 1956, three years after seeing a promotional video of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) at Komazawa University.

1957

Shirai received the following dan ranks: 1st - 1957; 2nd - 1959; 3rd - 1961; 4th - unknown year; 5th - 1964; 6th - 1969; 7th - 1974; 8th - 1986, 9th - 1999.

1962

In 1962, he won both the kata and the kumite championships of the JKA, thereby becoming one of those receiving the title 'Grand Champion'.

1965

After a world trip to promote karate together with Taiji Kase, Hirokazu Kanazawa, and Keinosuke Enoeda to Europe, South Africa, and the United States of America, he settled in Milan, Italy in 1965.

Under his tutelage the Italian karate flourished and many titles went to his students.

Shirai feels that the self-defence (goshindo) aspect of Shotokan karate has been too much in the shadow of kumite and kata.

Although he practised karate for self-defence initially, he focussed on kumite for a few years until moving to Europe.

He started refocussing on self-defence and its incorporation in the practise of shotokan karate.

During the last years Shirai has given special goshindo oriented stages in Europe often together with Claudio Ceruti, Massimo Abate, and Angelo Torre.

2011

His current rank, 10th dan, he received in 2011.