Tetsuji Murakami
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Tetsuji Murakami | |
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Born | March 31, 1927 Shizuoka, Japan |
Died | 24 January 1987 | (aged 59)
Nationality | Japanese |
Style | Karate |
Rank | 10th dan Shotokan Karate |
Notable students | Vernon Bell, Henry Plée, Ilija Jorga |
Tetsuji Murakami (Japanese: 村上 哲次; March 31, 1927 – 24 January 1987) was an early Japanese karate representative to Europe.[1][2]
Early life
He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, in 1927.[3] When he turned nineteen, he started learning Karate-do under Masaji Yamagushi, a student of Gichin Funakoshi. He trained for ten years, also learning the styles of kendo, aikido and iaido.[3]
Europe
In 1957, he was invited to France by Henry Plée of the French Martial Arts Academy. In 1959, he was invited to Italy by Vladimiro Malatesti. By 1960, his skills and charisma had begun to draw a following of the top students in Europe. His influence progressively expanded to Germany, England, Yugoslavia, Algeria, Portugal, and Switzerland.[4] In 1968, he traveled back to Japan where he trained with Shigeru Egami.[citation needed]
Influenced by Egami, Murakami improved his techniques, integrating a technique called irimi. Using what he observed, he decided to make a profound transformation in his technique and practice. He returned to Europe as the representative of the style Shotokai. His students included Louis Carvalho, Patrick Herbert, Antonio Maltoni, Borko Jovanovic, Leopoldo Ferreira, Pierre-John Boyer and José Ivo Pinto Mendes, who taught Shotokai in Panama City.[citation needed]
Tetsuji Murakami died in 1987 in Paris.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "A Karate Missionary". Black Belt. July 1965. pp. 35–39.
- ^ "Murakami, histoire d'une vie / Actualité – Fédération Française de Karaté". Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b Inc, Active Interest Media (1 July 1965). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Google Books.
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