Masami Tsuruoka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMasami Tsuruoka
Canadian karateka
Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1929
Place of Birth: Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Death: 10-Oct-2014
Profession: karateka
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Masami Tsuruoka
- Masami Tsuruoka (????, Tsuruoka, January 12, 1929 – October 10, 2014), was a Japanese Canadian karate instructor and practitioner recognized as "The Father of Canadian Karate" by Black Belt Magazine.
- Although mainly responsible for establishing the Chito-ryu style in Canada, Tsuruoka is also known as founder of his own karate style known as Tsuruoka Ryu.Masami Tsuruoka kept Chito-ryu karate before the Canadian public from 1958 to 1968 through newspaper articles, magazine articles, and frequent public appearances, demonstrations and exhibitions across Canada.
- He formed the National Karate Association of Canada (presently called Karate Canada) in 1964, followed by the Tsuruoka Karate-do Federation in 1979.
- Tsuruoka was appointed a member of the Order of Ontario in 1998 for his significant contribution to martial arts.
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