Taiji Kase, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Taiji Kase

martial artist

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1929

Place of Birth: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Nov-2004

Profession: writer, karateka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Taiji Kase (?? ??, Kase Taiji, 9 February 1929 – 24 November 2004) was a Japanese master of Shotokan karate who was one of the earliest masters responsible for introducing this martial art into Europe.
He taught his style of karate, Shotokan Ryu Kase Ha, in France from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.
In his later years, he travelled across the world teaching karate, but Paris remained his home.
Kase held the rank of 9th dan in karate.