Yoshiharu Osaka
Japanese karateka
| Yoshiharu Osaka | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-09-08) 8 September 1947 (age 76) Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| Style | Shotokan Karate |
| Teacher(s) | Masatoshi Nakayama |
| Rank | 8th Dan karate (JKA) |
Yoshiharu Osaka (Osaka Yoshiharu, born 8 September 1947) is a Japanese instructor of Shotokan karate.[1] He has won the JKA's version of the world championships for kata on four occasions. He has also won the JKA All-Japan championships for kata on six occasions and for kumite on two occasions.[1]
Biography
Yoshiharu Osaka was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan on 8 September 1947. He studied at Takushoku University. His karate training began during his first year of high school.
Competition
Yoshiharu Osaka has had considerable success in karate competition.
Major tournament successes
- 26th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1983) - 1st Place Kata
- 4th IAKF World Karate Championship (Egypt, 1983) - 1st Place Kata
- 25th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1982) - 1st Place Kata
- 24th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1981) - 1st Place Kata
- 3rd IAKF World Karate Championship (Bremen, 1980) - 1st Place Kata
- 23rd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1980) - 1st Place Kata
- 22nd JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1979) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
- 21st JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1978) - Tournament Grand Champion; 1st Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
- 2nd IAKF World Karate Championship (Tokyo, 1977) - 1st Place Kata
- 19th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1976) - 1st Place Kumite
- 1st IAKF World Karate Championship (Los Angeles, 1975) - 1st Place Kata
- 18th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1975) - 2nd Place Kata; 3rd Place Kumite
- 17th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1974) - 2nd Place Kata
- 16th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1973) - 2nd Place Kata
- 15th JKA All Japan Karate Championship (1972) - 2nd Place Kumite
- 13th All Japan Student Karate Championship (1969) - 1st Place Kumite
References
- ^ a b JKA: Instructor profiles – Sensei Yoshiharu Osaka8th Dan Archived January 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
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JKA All-Japan Male Champions – Kumite
- 1957: Hirokazu Kanazawa
- 1958: Hirokazu Kanazawa / Takayuki Mikami
- 1959: Takayuki Mikami
- 1960: Masaki Sato
- 1961: Tetsuhiko Asai
- 1962: Hiroshi Shirai
- 1963: Keinosuke Enoeda
- 1965: Katsuya Kisaka
- 1966: Hideo Ochi
- 1967: Hideo Ochi
- 1968: Masaaki Ueki
- 1969: Takeshi Oishi
- 1970: Takeshi Oishi
- 1971: Takeshi Oishi
- 1972: Masayoshi Kagawa
- 1973: Takeshi Oishi
- 1974: Masahiko Tanaka
- 1975: Masahiko Tanaka
- 1976: Yoshiharu Osaka
- 1978: Toshihiro Mori
- 1979: Fujikiyo Omura
- 1980: Toshihiro Mori
- 1981: Takayuki Tsuchii
- 1982: Masashi Sakata
- 1983: Hideo Yamamoto
- 1984: Hideo Yamamoto
- 1985: Masayoshi Kagawa
- 1986: Yasunori Ogura
- 1987: Masaaki Yokomichi
- 1988: Tomio Imamura
- 1989: Masayoshi Kagawa
- 1990**: Tomio Imamura
- 1991: Katsutoshi Shiina
- 1992: Tatsuya Naka
- 1993: Katsutoshi Shiina
- 1994: Katsutoshi Shiina
- 1995: Takuya Taniyama
- 1996: Takuya Taniyama
- 1997: Toshito Kokubun
- 1998: Takuya Taniyama
- 1999: Kunio Kobayashi
- 2000: Toshito Kokubun
- 2001: Takuya Taniyama
- 2002: Kunio Kobayashi
- 2003: Kunio Kobayashi
- 2004: Kunio Kobayashi
- 2005: Koji Ogata
- 2006: Ryosuke Shimizu
- 2007: Takuya Taniyama
- 2008: Ryosuke Shimizu
- 2009: Yusuke Inokoshi
- 2010: Keisuke Nemoto
- 2011: Kazuaki Kurihara
- 2012: Keisuke Nemoto
- 2013: Keisuke Nemoto
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