Masatoshi Nakayama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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martial artist
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Place of Birth: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
About Masatoshi Nakayama
- Masatoshi Nakayama (?? ??, Nakayama Masatoshi, April 13, 1913 – April 15, 1987) was an internationally famous Japanese master of Shotokan karate.
- He helped establish the Japan Karate Association (JKA) in 1949, and wrote many textbooks on karate, which served to popularize his martial art.
- For almost 40 years, until his death in 1987, Nakayama worked to spread Shotokan karate around the world.
- He was the first master in Shotokan history to attain the rank of 9th dan while alive, and was posthumously awarded the rank of 10th dan.
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