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Hideo Yamamoto (karateka)

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Hideo Yamamoto
BornTokyo, Japan
ResidenceTokyo
StyleShotokan Karate
Teacher(s)Masatoshi Nakayama
Rank7th dan karate (JKA)

Hideo Yamamoto (山本 英雄, Yamamoto Hideo) is a Japanese master of Shotokan karate.[1] He won the IAKF world championship Kumite title in 1983,[1] and he was twice JKA All-Japan kumite champion.[1] He became the national coach of Japan.

Competition

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Major Tournament Success

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  • 4th IAKF World Karate Championship (1983) - - 1st Place Kumite
  • 27th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1984) - 1st Place Kumite
  • 26th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1983) - 1st Place Kumite

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